Overview
- Smith entered the game with 994 assists, reached the mark with 6:43 left in the first half on a goaltended fastbreak feed to Trey Kaufman-Renn, and finished with 10 assists.
- Purdue confirmed the milestone on its official X account, marking Smith as the fifth Division I player to hit 1,000 career assists.
- The exclusive group includes all-time leader Bobby Hurley (1,076) along with Chris Corchiani and Ed Cota, with Jason Brickman also in the 1,000-plus club.
- With three regular-season games remaining plus the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments, Smith has a mathematical chance to climb the all-time list.
- Earlier this season he set the Big Ten career assists record and is averaging 14.8 points and 8.8 assists while shooting 47.3% from the field and 40.5% from three.