No. 25 Minnesota defeated No. 8 Purdue 70-67 on Thursday night, handing the Boilermakers their first conference loss of the season.

Blake Hoffarber scored 26 points to lead the Gophers.

"It felt like the rim was just a little bigger than normal," Hoffarber said.

Purdue is now 4-1 in the Big Ten, while Minnesota improved to 2-3.