Braden Smith hit Purdue’ first 3-pointer in transition. When Smith drove baseline and dumped to Kaufman-Renn for another bucket, it capped a 13-2 run dating back to the end of the half.

The big man from Oregon’s 7 feet tall, and Purdue center Trey Kaufman-Renn misses his first shot, then his second, then his third, and he doesn’t care. I mean, he doesn’t care any.

He also hit chunk gains to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. It was a complete game for the sometimes embattled dual-threat quarterback, who deservedly earned Super Bowl MVP honors. As for the regular ...