Kaufman-Renn Tips in Last-Second Winner as No. 2 Purdue Edges Texas 79-77 to Advance in Sweet 16

INDIANAPOLIS — With the clock bleeding out and 77-77 on the scoreboard, Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn slipped through the lane, met a teammate’s miss at the rim, and tapped the ball home as the horn sounded, lifting the second-seeded Boilermakers past 11th-seeded Texas 79-77 on Thursday night and into the Elite Eight.

The dramatic finish capped a back-and-forth affair in which Purdue, a popular Final Four pick, found itself pushed to the brink by the tournament-tested Longhorns. Kaufman-Renn’s decisive tip provided the final margin, preserving the Boilermakers’ title hopes and ending Texas’ March run in the cruelest fashion.

Purdue now moves one win away from the national semifinal, while the Longhorns exit after a valiant upset bid that fell a single possession short.