Loyer shoots No. 1 Purdue past Memphis 80-71 in the Bahamas
AP
Nov 20, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Fletcher Loyer scored 20 points to lead No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers to an 80-71 victory over Memphis Tigers on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship.
CJ Cox added 18 points for Purdue (5-0). He and Loyer each made four 3-pointers. Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and four assists before fouling out after 27 minutes, and reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Braden Smith had 11 assists.
Dug McDaniel paced Memphis (1-3) with 18 points, six assists and six rebounds. Zach Davis chipped in 11 points.
The game featured nine lead changes and six ties. Trailing by two, momentum seemed to swing in Purdue’s direction with 7:54 to play when Memphis forward Aaron Bradshaw fouled out after getting a technical following an altercation with Purdue's Oscar Cluff. The game was physical and chippy throughout, with three technical fouls given out by officials.
Loyer sank the pair of technical free throws, which was the start of a 17-5 game-sealing run for the Boilermakers. The late surge featured a sequence from Loyer where he connected on a fast-break layup and then sank a 3-pointer seconds later, giving Purdue a nine-point advantage with under 3 1/2 minutes to play.
Memphis had shot better than 50% from the floor and 3-point range in each of its last three games against AP top-five teams. Against Purdue, the Tigers were just 4 for 19 (21%) behind the arc.
The Tigers played without 6-foot-11 senior center Thierno Sylla, who the team said did not make the trip to the Bahamas due to personal reasons.
Staying in the Bahamas, Purdue will face the winner of Thursday night’s clash between No. 15 Texas Tech and Wake Forest on Friday night. Memphis will take on the loser before that.
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1st Half
MEM
Tigers
35
PUR
Boilermakers
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tigers gains possession)
19:50
+3
Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (Zach Davis assists)
3-0
19:25
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot
3-2
19:02
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
19:00
Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
18:50
Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
18:48
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
18:43
+3
Zach Davis makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
6-2
18:15
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point dunk (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
6-4
17:52
Ashton Hardaway turnover (out of bounds)
17:32
Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
17:32
Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
17:32
Aaron Bradshaw personal foul
17:31
Boilermakers turnover (5-second violation)
17:14
+2
Aaron Bradshaw makes two point dunk (Dug McDaniel assists)
8-4
16:49
Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
16:47
Tigers defensive rebound
16:34
+3
Ashton Hardaway makes three point jump shot
11-4
16:07
C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
16:05
Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
15:56
Aaron Bradshaw personal foul
15:56
TV timeout
15:53
Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
15:51
Ashton Hardaway defensive rebound
15:30
Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
15:28
Simon Majok offensive rebound
15:27
+2
Simon Majok makes two point jump shot
13-4
15:05
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup
13-6
14:41
Ashton Hardaway misses three point jump shot
14:39
Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
14:19
Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
14:17
Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
14:15
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot
13-8
13:57
Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
13:55
Daniel Jacobsen defensive rebound
13:45
William Whorton blocks Braden Smith's two point layup
13:43
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
13:30
+2
Simon Majok makes two point layup
15-8
13:30
Daniel Jacobsen shooting foul (Simon Majok draws the foul)
13:30
+1
Simon Majok makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-8
13:23
+2
Daniel Jacobsen makes two point dunk (Gicarri Harris assists)
16-10
12:59
Sincere Parker misses two point jump shot
12:57
Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
12:48
+3
Omer Mayer makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
16-13
12:42
Tigers 30 second timeout
12:22
Simon Majok misses two point layup
12:20
Tariq Ingraham offensive rebound
12:17
Daniel Jacobsen shooting foul (Tariq Ingraham draws the foul)
12:17
+1
Tariq Ingraham makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-13
12:17
+1
Tariq Ingraham makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-13
11:51
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot
18-15
11:50
TV timeout
11:27
Oscar Cluff blocks Tariq Ingraham's two point layup
11:25
Braden Smith defensive rebound
11:21
Gicarri Harris misses two point layup
11:20
Boilermakers offensive rebound
11:08
Zach Davis blocks Omer Mayer's two point layup
11:07
Boilermakers offensive rebound
11:07
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)
18-17
10:54
Zach Davis misses three point jump shot
10:52
Jack Benter defensive rebound
10:45
Jack Benter misses three point jump shot
10:43
Zach Davis defensive rebound
10:31
Oscar Cluff blocks Tariq Ingraham's two point layup
10:29
Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
10:21
Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
10:19
Sincere Parker defensive rebound
10:05
Curtis Givens III misses two point jump shot
10:05
Braden Smith personal foul
9:46
Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:31
Omer Mayer misses three point jump shot
9:29
Jack Benter offensive rebound
9:13
William Whorton shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)