{"id":687258,"date":"2026-03-30T03:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/687258\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T03:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:04:01","slug":"braden-smith-adds-to-assist-record-with-more-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/687258\/","title":{"rendered":"Braden Smith adds to assist record with more history"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday evening, the Purdue basketball program’s 2025-26 season came to an end<\/a> with a tough loss against the Arizona Wildcats<\/a> in the Elite Eight of March Madness<\/a>. It was a solid start for the Boilermakers in this one, who took a lead into halftime, but ultimately ended up falling apart down the stretch of the game, losing by a final score of 79-64.<\/p>\n

This game marked the end of the line at Purdue for guard Braden Smith, who established himself as a legend of the program over the last four years, leading the team on multiple deep tournament runs.<\/p>\n

Last week, during an earlier round of the ongoing NCAA Tournament, Smith became the NCAA’s all-time division one assists leader, breaking a record held by Bobby Hurley.<\/p>\n

With the game against Arizona, Smith also broke another NCAA record<\/a>, taking over for the most minutes played in a four-year career in history, with 5,067, per NCAA March Madness on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n

Smith had a rough shooting night from the field on Saturday against Arizona, finishing the game at just 4-15 for 13 points, but he did add to his assist record by adding seven more dimes in the loss.<\/p>\n

Smith helped guide the Boilermakers on multiple deep forays into March Madness, including all the way to the NCAA championship game back in 2023-24, where they ultimately lost to the UConn Huskies.<\/p>\n

While it was a disappointing ending for Purdue against Arizona, especially considering the fact that they had a seven-point lead going into the locker room at halftime, that still doesn’t take away from the legend that Smith established for himself during his time with the program.<\/p>\n

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