Purdue Boilermakers Advance to Sweet Sixteen

0:00On March 22nd, Purdue Bollermakers are back in the sweet 16 for the third straight year. They earned it with a solid 79-69 win over 7 seeded Miami on Sunday. Fletcher lawyer pays the team with 24 points, while Trey Kaufman ran at a 19 points and 9 rebounds. Braden Smith had a bumpy game, finishing with 12 points and 8 assists, but matching his career high 8 turnovers. He bounced back strong though, sinking four clutch free throws in the final minute to stop Miami's late push. Purdue shot lights out, hitting 57% from 3 point range and 53% from the field overall. This victory hit some big milestones for the program. It was Matt Painter's 500th win in his 21 seasons coaching Purdue. Smith also grabbed the NCAA All-Time Assist record on Friday night. Miami got 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists from Alec Renaud. The Hurricanes wrap up their season at 26 wins and 9 losses under first-year coach, Jay Lucas.

1:01Purdue now shifts focus to 11 seeded Texas in the West region semi-finals on Thursday night in San Jose, carrying momentum into the next round.