It's a homecoming for a Lafayette high school great when the Purdue Boilermakers host the Northwestern Wildcats.

Purdue guard Braden Smith overtook Brian Walker for the No. 2 spot on the program's all-time assist leaderboard. He's on pace to make Boilermaker history.

Northwestern visited Purdue on Sunday for an early season Big Ten basketball clash. Both teams entered the game with 10-4 records, but Purdue took a 41-18 lead into halftime. To make things worse for ...