Purdue clutches up vs. Texas advance to another March Madness Elite Eight
The Purdue Boilermakers make it to yet another March Madness Elite Eight through Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn's heroics.
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SAN JOSE, CA ā The Purdue Boilermakers found it a bit difficult to continue being physical against the Texas Longhorns. Coach Matt Painter had a few schematic changes in order to get close in this March Madness matchup . They needed Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, and Oscar Cluff among others to play big minutes.
When it was all said and done, Trey Kaufman-Renn had his shining moment to send them to the Elite Eight. Kaufman-Renn etches name in March Madness history in Purdue vs. Texas This game was decided at the very last second, no gimmicks or hyperbole.
Smith ended up initiating an isolation play to beat the Texas defense for a layup but it missed. Kaufman-Renn was there to tip the ball in for two points which sent them into March Madness' Elite Eight. This angle of the Trey Kaufman-Renn winner š„ pic.