Purdue beats Bama for third straight year with another big Braden Smith performance; weekend preview: UCLA-Zona, BYU-UConn, Houston-Auburn + more

Eye On College Basketball

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4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Parrish and Norlander start with Thursday's top 10 matchup in Tuscaloosa between Purdue and Alabama. Purdue stars Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn power the Boilermakers to a victory in a battle of old vs. new in college basketball. Then, the Final Four And 1 sets up another strong weekend of top 25 matchups headlined by UConn vs. BYU. (0:00) Intro (0:50) Purdue goes in to Alabama and leaves with a victory + Braden Smith was awesome (20:30) Final Four And 1 (presented by FanDuel!) + the Mississippi River Hawks… (22:20) No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 15 UCLA (29:10) No. 3 UConn vs. No. 7 BYU (37:00) No. 1 Houston vs. No. 23 Auburn (40:50) No. 10 Florida vs. Miami (47:15) And 1: Maryland at Marquette (51:32) More games to know this weekend Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ Visit the ⁠betting arena on CBSSports.com⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: [email protected] Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there. I am Gary Parrish. Welcome back to the CBS Sports Eye on College Basketball podcast where we sometimes discuss camel fighting
0:21.2	dodo birds and leaky black. Matt Norlander is here with me if you're watching on YouTube.
0:25.9	Be Brandon Davies. Smash the like button. WWBDD. What would Brandon Davies do? If you want
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0:39.3	please do that wherever you subscribe to podcasts like Apple, Spotify.
0:43.4	Let's get into it.
0:44.3	Awesome game Thursday night,
0:45.7	down in Tuscaloosa.
0:46.9	The final score, Purdue 87, Alabama, 80.
0:50.1	Three days after the Bullenmakers were demoted from number one to number two in the AP poll.
0:55.9	Matt Painter's team entered Coleman Coliseum and left with what is arguably now the best victory anybody has so far this season.
1:03.5	They beat a top 10 team on the road more specifically.
1:06.8	They went on the road and beat a top 10 team that had just five days earlier, one at St. John's.
1:12.1	Braden Smith was tremendous, 29.7 rebounds for assist in 34 minutes.
1:17.6	Despite being roughly my height, he grabbed at least three more rebounds than every single Alabama player.
1:24.4	Norlander.
1:25.3	Hello.
1:25.7	I see you on this Friday morning.
1:27.4	Special shout to Oasis.
1:29.0	What did you make of what Purdue did at Alabama last night.
1:32.2	Yeah, slip inside the eye of your mind.
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