Three Purdue men's basketball players have double-doubles and the top-ranked Boilermakers proved to be too much for the Akron Zips.

The Boilermakers cruised to a victory over the MAC champs once they started rebounding. It led to a milestone win for Purdue's coach. Here's what we learned.

Second-ranked Purdue will be without a sharp-shooting bench player for Sunday's game against Akron, per the Big Ten's availability report.

Trey Kaufman-Renn had 17 points and Oscar Cluff added 14 to power No. 2 Purdue to a 97-79 romp over Akron on Sunday night.

The Boilers used a 12-4 push to extend their lead to a game-high 13. They shot 52% from the field and were 8 for 12 on 3-pointers. Purdue had a 21-14 rebounding advantage, scored 10 points off four Akron turnovers, and had edges of 14-6 in bench points and 14-10 in the paint. They assisted 10 of 16 makes.

Purdue had five players score at least 14 points and three of them notch double-doubles on the way to a 97-79 win over Akron, an elite mid-major opponent, Sunday night

With a win over Akron on Sunday night at Mackey Arena, Purdue coach Matt Painter accomplished something that will put him among the best to ever coach.

On a quick turnaround following its marquee win at Alabama Thursday night, No. 2 Purdue squeezes in a rare November home game Sunday when it hosts Akron. DETAILS: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.ET | TV: BTN (Jack Kizer,

Amani Lyles scored a career-high 22 points as the Zips overcame a nine-point halftime deficit to secure their first win of the season.

On a night where Notre Dame was just 4-20 from 3, Notre Dame’s #3 went off with a 44 point game to set a new record.