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03/26 20:49 CDT Kaufman-Renn tips in game-winner to send No. 2 seed Purdue past
11th-seeded Texas 79-77 in Sweet 16
Kaufman-Renn tips in game-winner to send No. 2 seed Purdue past 11th-seeded
Texas 79-77 in Sweet 16
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) --- Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a miss by Braden Smith
with 0.7 seconds left, and No. 2 Purdue edged hobbling Texas star Tramon Mark
and the 11th-seeded Longhorns 79-77 on Thursday night in the Sweet 16 of the
NCAA Tournament.
Texas (21-15) tied it moments earlier when Dailyn Swain made a driving layup,
was fouled and converted the three-point play with 11.9 seconds to go. Smith
had scored on his own drive with 38 seconds remaining and finished with 16
points.
Kaufman-Renn hit his first seven shots --- going 6 for 6 and grabbing five
rebounds in the first half --- on the way to 20 points. He was mobbed by
teammates right after the final buzzer sounded at SAP Center.
Mark scored 29 for the Longhorns, grimacing and clearly in pain limping on his
injured left foot through the closing minutes when the sixth-year senior's team
needed him most. His points were the most by a Texas player in an NCAA
Tournament game since Kevin Durant scored 30 against Southern California in the
second round of the 2007 tournament.
Purdue (30-8) advances to Saturday's Elite Eight game against either top-seeded
Arizona (34-2) or No. 4 seed Arkansas (28-8), who were playing the late game at
SAP Center.
Texas coach Sean Miller made his ninth Sweet 16 appearance in 21 seasons, the
most of any coach who hasn't reached the Final Four.
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coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
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