Purdue's Kaufman-Renn Scores Winner in Thriller

0:00On March 27, in a thrilling first-round match-up, SECOND-C Purdue edged out 11-C Texas 79-77. The Boilermakers punched their ticket to the next round, thanks to Ford-Tray Kaufman-Ren's clutch tip-in with just 0.7 seconds on the clock. Texas had fought back to tie the score at 77 with 11.7 seconds left on forward Dalynn Swain's 3-point play. Purdue's Braden Smith then drove to the basket, missed, but Kaufman-Ren cleaned up for the winner in a game where neither team led by more than 7. Tremel-Mark led all scores with 29 points with a long horns, battling through an ankle injury that forced him to play on one leg, much of the second half. Purdue got double figure scoring from five players, topped by Kaufman-Ren's 20 on efficient 8-10 shooting. Shooting was sharp on both sides, with Texas hitting 52 percent from the field and 11 of 25 from 3, while Purdue made. 48 percent. Purdue held a slim 39-35 halftime edge

1:02after a back and forth first half. Texas wraps up their season at 21 wins and 15 losses, while Purdue advances with momentum from this instant classic.