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Purdue Beats Texas 79-77 on Last-Second Tip-In

The No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers defeated the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns 79-77 in the Sweet 16 thanks to a last-second tip-in by forward Trey Kaufman-Renn.

Purdue advanced to the Elite 8 as Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 20 points, scoring the game-winning tip-in over Dailyn Swain in the final seconds.

Despite playing without Lassina Traore and with injured guards Tramon Mark (29 points) and Jordan Pope (12 points), Texas fought hard but could not secure the win.