Trey Kaufman-Renn injury update, test results, Matt Painter on return

WEST LAFAYETTE — Trey Kaufman-Renn’s return to Purdue males’s basketball’s lineup stays up within the air.

Boilermakers coach Matt Painter stated after an 87-77 victory over Oakland that his star ahead didn’t undergo a full stroll by Friday afternoon. He additionally had been restricted to non-contact work the previous two days.

Painter stated an X-ray on Wednesday got here again damaging. He additionally stated he thought Kaufman-Renn underwent an MRI previous to Friday’s sport. He had not heard any outcomes but, which he took as at the very least an absence of unhealthy information.

“In our shootaround he did a few issues, then he stated it was nonetheless bothering him,” Painter stated.

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Though listed as questionable and regarded a game-time determination, Kaufman-Renn didn’t undergo the crew shootaround about 90 minutes previous to tipoff. When the remainder of the crew got here out in uniform for full pregame warmups, he got here out in shorts and a hoodie.

In his absence, Jack Benter began and picked up 11 factors, seven rebounds and three assists. Liam Murphy got here off the bench to attain 11 factors in 11 minutes.

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