Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each made a career-high seven 3-pointers while scoring 23 points apiece to lead No. 18 Purdue to a 100-71 trouncing of Rutgers in Big Ten play on Tuesday night at West Lafayette, Ind.Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting as Purdue (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten) won its second straight game following a four-game slide. Smith also had nine assists, five rebounds and two steals for the Boilermakers.The victory bolsters Purdue’s chance of landing a double bye in next week’s Big Ten tournament. The Boilermakers conclude the regular season on Friday at Illinois.Dylan Harper scored 13 points and Ace Bailey had 12 for Rutgers (14-16, 7-12), which lost its second straight game.Purdue shot 18 of 36 from 3-point-range (50 percent) and connected on 56.1 percent overall. The Boilermakers held a 40-26 rebounding advantage. Gicarri Harris added 11 points for Purdue, which reached 100 for the second time this season.The Scarlet Knights connected on 43.9 percent of their shots and were 8 of 25 from behind the arc.Rutgers ran off eight straight points, ending with Harper’s 3-pointer for a 27-19 lead with 10:13 left in the first half before Purdue took over.The Boilermakers answered with a 13-2 dash with Smith capping it with consecutive treys to give Purdue a 32-29 lead with 7:36 left.