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

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

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