After struggling against three top-five offenses, Steven Pearl plans to focus on creating more turnovers to overcome size disadvantages with Queens College matchup on deck.

Auburn basketball suffered more than one defeat going against No. 6 Purdue, as guard Tahaad Pettiford exited with an apparent ankle injury in the second half of an 88-60 loss to the Boilermakers on Saturday, Dec. 20, in Indianapolis.

The Purdue Boilermakers and Auburn Tigers meet at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis: Start time, streaming, key players.

Steven Pearl calls their 8-4 mark "solid" given the circumstances, pointing to valuable learning experiences against elite competition as Auburn prepares for SEC play.

What seemed like a meaningless 3 vs. Auburn last season got Purdue basketball's Gicarri Harris on track. On Saturday, he made four 3s vs. the Tigers.

Right now, it’s those two and everyone else. And they seem to be getting even better. Michigan has scored 100-plus points in five of its last six games. Arizona is dominating with defense, with only Florida (1.07 points per possession) and UConn (1.06 PPP) scoring a point per possession against the Wildcats this year.

Auburn shot 36% compared to Boilermakers' 56% in 88-60 loss, with coach Steven Pearl noting: "We got to make shots, we didn't do that tonight."

Purdue blasted Auburn 88-60 in Indianapolis on Saturday night, but Trey Kaufman-Renn said he wasn't satisfied. He wanted a larger margin of victory.