Purdue Boilermakers Edge Texas in Sweet Sixteen

0:00It's March 27. From your city to your ears, this is Dallas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Produce number two seed. Boilermakers punched their ticket to the Elite 8 with a tight 79-77 win over the number 11. Seed Texas Longhorns in the sweet 16 round. The game came down to produce strong play inside the paint and a big edge at the free throw line, where they made 15 out of 20 shots. Compared to Texas's 8 out of 15, fans and players on both sides were on the edge of their seats after multiple lead changes, with Purdue holding firm in key second half moments. Despite Texas shooting over 50% from the field, Trey Kaufman-Rin led Purdue with 20 points and 8 rebounds, while Fletcher lawyer added 18 and Braden Smith had 16 for Texas. Treymon Mark poured in a game high 29 points, but it wasn't quite enough. Purdue now waits for the winner between Arizona and Arkansas in the West region final, eyeing a spot in the final four.