NCAA Tournament roundup: Last-second shot lifts No. 2 Purdue past Texas
Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a shot with 0.7 seconds left to give No. 2 Purdue a 79-77 win over Texas in the West Region semifinals.
San Jose – Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a shot with 0. 7 seconds left to give No. 2 Purdue a 79-77 win over No.
11 Texas in the NCAA Tournament's West Region semifinals on Thursday night. Purdue's Braden Smith drove to the lane on the final possession, and his jumper bounced off, right to the hands of Kaufman-Renn, one of three starters for the Boilermakers (30-8) who were part of the team that played in the 2024 NCAA final. NCAA Tournament scoreboard A Texas heave from beyond halfcourt at the buzzer was off the mark.
Kaufman-Renn finished with 20 points and eight rebounds, making 8 of 10 shots from the floor. Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points and Smith added 16 for Purdue, which will face either No. 1 Arizona or No.
4 Arkansas in the regional final on Saturday. Texas (21-15) got 29 points from Tramon Mark, most by a Longhorn in the NCAA tourney since Kevin Durant had 30 in 2007. He hit 11 of 15 from the field and 5 of 7 from 3-point range.
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