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Big Ten Tournament - Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Purdue Boilermakers Recap - Purdue Wins 70-65

Purdue grabbed a 70-65 win over Rutgers on Friday, behind a 20-point effort from Mason Gillis at United Center.

Zach Edey had 16 points for Purdue and David Jenkins Jr. chipped in with 12 points. Braden Smith had 5 assists for them, while Zach Edey was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

Rutgers got 18 points from Derek Simpson in a losing cause and another 13 points from Cam Spencer. Paul Mulcahy contributed 5 assists for them, while Clifford Omoruyi had 8 rebounds.

Purdue led at halftime, $HalfScore.

The rebound battle favored Purdue as they grabbed 31 boards, while Rutgers only had 24