Purdue point guard Braden Smith has become the fifth player in Division I history to reach 1,000 assists. Smith reached the mark with his sixth assist against No. 13 Michigan State on Thursday night. Smith had an assist on the eighth-ranked Boilermakers’ opening basket, a 3-pointer by C.J. Cox. He got his sixth with 6:43 left in the first half on a basket by Trey Kaufman-Renn. Smith finished with 10 assists in Purdue's 76-74 loss. Bobby Hurley of Duke holds the record with 1,076 assists. Smith entered averaging 8.7 assists per game. The Boilermakers have three games left before the Big Ten tournament.