Purdue’s last‑second stunner
Purdue beat Texas 78-77 on a Trey Kaufman-Renn putback with 0.7 seconds left to send the Boilermakers to the Elite Eight — the game had multiple lead changes and was tied 77-77 in the final seconds. ( ). Purdue’s Fletcher Loyer led with 18 points, Braden Smith scored 16 (12 of them after halftime), and Texas’s Dailyn Swain hit an and‑one to tie it with 11.9 seconds left. ( )
Purdue’s official game recap lists Trey Kaufman‑Renn at 20 points and eight rebounds on 8‑of‑10 shooting and 4‑for‑4 from the line. (purduesports.com) ESPN notes Kaufman‑Renn began the game by hitting his first seven attempts (6‑for‑6 in the first half) and grabbing five first‑half rebounds. (espn.com) Texas’ Tramon Mark finished with 29 points while visibly playing through an injured ankle, the most by a Longhorn in an NCAA tournament game since Kevin Durant’s 30 in 2007. (espn.com) With Oscar Cluff having fouled out, Texas removed 7‑foot center Matas Vokietaitis with 11 seconds left, leaving the Longhorns without their primary rim presence in the final sequence. (espn.com) ESPN Research recorded this as Texas’ fourth NCAA‑tournament loss decided by a winning field goal in the final two seconds — the most such losses by any program. (espn.com) Purdue (30‑8) is scheduled to face top‑seeded Arizona (listed 35‑2) in the Elite Eight on Saturday night, per the postgame reports. (espn.com) Purdue’s release added that the tip‑in was Kaufman‑Renn’s second career game‑winner in the final 10 seconds, his previous one coming against Indiana on Jan. 31, 2025, and that he has 514 points this season. (purduesports.com)
