Purdue basketball head coach Matt Painter dropped a fiery take on point guard Braden Smith after the team’s 90-72 win over USC. The Boilermakers beat the spread in another Big Ten clash to strengthen their grip atop the conference.

Braden Smith had a 31-point night in Purdue's win over Iowa on Tuesday. Throughout the game, college basketball fans and analysts raved about the junior guard.

Braden Smith, Purdue: This one has become an obvious choice nightly, but that scoring outburst was a sight to behold. Everything Iowa did offensively was countered because Smith was in a zone to match. Smith finished with 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting to go with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.