Purdue's last-second winner
Purdue knocked off Texas with a razor-thin finish — Trey Kaufman-Renn hit the go-ahead basket with 0.7 seconds left to seal the Sweet 16 win and send Purdue to the Elite 8. The game has been replayed and dissected across highlight reels and analysis videos as a textbook March Madness clutch moment. (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 20 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line in 36 minutes. (realgm.com(basketball.realgm.com)) Point guard Braden Smith logged 37 minutes, scored 16 points and handed out five assists while going 6-for-16 from the floor. (realgm.com(basketball.realgm.com)) Texas’ Tramon Mark led all scorers with 29 points and was visibly hampered by an injured leg late in the game, forcing Texas adjustments down the stretch. (espn.com(espn.com)) Purdue committed only four turnovers — the fewest in an NCAA Tournament game in program history — while the matchup drew an announced crowd of 15,341 at SAP Center in San Jose. (purduesports.com(purduesports.com); espn.com(espn.com)) Postgame replay prompted debate across highlights and social clips, with several outlets pointing to an apparent push/no-call on the decisive sequence that went unreviewed. (larrybrownsports.com(larrybrownsports.com); msn.com(msn.com)) Purdue advances to face No. 1 seed Arizona in the West Region final on Saturday, March 28; the Elite Eight matchup is scheduled to air on TBS/truTV from San Jose. (indystar.com(indystar.com))
