Purdue won the Big Ten by three games last season, despite three road losses. Yet it also went to Champaign and beat its closest competitor — the Illini — in the penultimate game of the regular season.

In an ugly, physical game, Purdue found a way to win its seventh straight at Oregon. Who were the Boilermakers key performers?

No. 17 Purdue picked up another important road win on Saturday, defeating No. 13 Oregon in Eugene. Here's everything coach Matt Painter said after the game.

Oregon's offense struggled in Saturday's loss to Purdue, but coach Dana Altman also gave plenty of credit to the Boilermakers' defensive effort.

Only one more half stands between Oregon and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 31-30 lead against Purdue. Oregon entered the match having won three straight and they're just one half away from another.

The Purdue Boilermakers will face the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, January 18th, at Matthew Knight Arena in this top-ranked college basketball matchup. WATCH: Purd

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday and No. 17 Purdue stifled No. 13 Oregon in the second half for a 65-58 Big Ten Conference road win in Eugene, Ore.

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Purdue fans showed up in a huge way in the Pacific Northwest, making their presence known when the Boilermakers played both Washington and Oregon.

3:32 left 2H: Since the last timeout, Trey Kaufman-Renn has hit two jumpers for the Boilermakers. Braden Smith also made one. Purdue 52, Oregon 48 7:18 left 2H: Trey Kaufman-Renn has scored the ...

Oregon beat itself up for much of this game, and bad shot selection, silly turnovers, and a lack of rebounding were its downfalls. One solace the Ducks can take away is that most of their mistakes are fixable mistakes, but there’s a lot of fixing before the Ducks host Washington Tuesday night.