A last-second shot sent Purdue to the Elite Eight. Here’s how Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchups went down

Purdue players celebrate after their last-second win over Texas on Thursday. - Kelley L Cox/AP For the last few days, the fans of 16 men’s college basketball teams haven’t been able to get one thought out of their heads: Two more wins until the Final Four. For four teams – Iowa, Illinois, Purdue and Arizona – that number is down to just one.

After surviving the gauntlet that is the opening rounds of March Madness, the Sweet 16 is an accomplishment on its own and for some of these teams – the Hawkeyes especially – the Elite Eight is just a dream. But the chance to play for a national championship now doesn’t just feel like a far-off hope; it’s only one weekend away. Here are tonight’s results: Purdue calls game on Texas No.

2 seeded Purdue shocked No. 11 seeded Texas 79-77 after Boilermakers forward Trey Kaufman-Renn’s late basket won them the game with 0. 7 seconds left.

It was a tightly contested matchup between the two programs and it all came down to the final seconds after Longhorns’ and-one foul with 11 seconds left to tie the game at 77. Purdue star guard Braden Smith then received the inbounds pass and tried for a contested layup with seconds remaining when Kaufman-Renn tipped it in, securing the Boilermakers’ trip to the Elite Eight. Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn tips the ball in for the game-winning basket against Texas.