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Purdue basketball defeats German team in European tour opener – IndyStar
Purdue basketball started its European tour with an 88-71 victory over Kickz IBAM, a German basketball academy, in Munich.
Sophomore guard Braden Smith had 22 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Trey Kaufman-Renn had 16 points and 8 rebounds starting in place of Zach Edey, who is playing for Team Canada in international action. Brian Waddell had 15 points and 4 rebounds.
The Boilermakers led 49-42 at halftime as Smith had 15 points and 7 assists, and Waddell 10 points.
Purdue is set to play BG Hessing in Stadtbergen, Germany, at 1:30 p.m. ET Thursday. The game can be seen here.
