Purdue's Kaufman-Renn Scores Game-Winner vs Texas

0:00In a thrilling sweet 16 match-up, Purdue edged out Texas 79-77, thanks to a clutch tip-in by Tray Kaufman-Ren with just 0.7 seconds on the clock. The number 2 seed, boiler makers improved to 30 wins and 8 losses, while the 11 seeded long horns finished their season at 21 and 15. The game stayed tight all night, with Texas tying it up late on a 3-point play by Daelin Swain with 11.9 seconds left. Braden Smith drove for a miss, but Kaufman-Ren cleaned it up under the basket after Texas pulled their 7-foot center. Kaufman-Ren led Purdue with 20 points, hitting his first 7 shots. Players and coaches were buzzing after the buzzer. Smith, who had 16 points and 5 assists, watched in relief as his teammate delivered. Texas coach Sean Miller pointed to poor defensive rebounding as the key issue, especially against Purdue's size. Sherman Martin gutted out an injured leg to score a game high 29 points for Texas, the

1:00most by a long horn in the tournament since Kevin Durand. Back in 2007, Jordan Pope added 12 in his Bay Area homecoming despite a recent foot injury. Purdue now heads to the Elite 8 on Saturday night against top seeded Arizona, one step closer to the final 4. That's the story for today, El Paso News Today, driven by AI.