Trey Kaufman-Renn’s bucket gives Purdue win over Texas
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Trey Kaufman-Renn you’ve gotten heard coach Matt Painter remind the Boilermakers so many instances throughout his 4 years at Purdue that it isn’t all the time the primary shot of a possession that issues most.
“It’s those tip-ins at the end of the games,” Kaufman-Renn recalled of the message. “He said that my four years here, so it’s kind of cool to experience that.”
Yes, Kaufman-Renn’s fast palms on the rim prolonged a particular NCAA event run for Purdue.
Kaufman-Renn typed in a miss by Braden Smith with 0.7 seconds left, and the No. 2-seed Boilermakers edged hobbling Texas star Tramon Mark and the Eleventh-seeded Longhorns 79-77 on Thursday night time within the Sweet 16.
Purdue (30-8) advances to Saturday’s Elite Eight recreation in opposition to top-seeded Arizona (35-2).
“It’s not like it’s a shot to practice every single day,” Kaufman-Renn stated. “I’m glad I went in.”
Texas (21-15) tied it moments earlier when Dailyn Swain made a driving layup, was fouled and transformed the three-point play with 11.9 seconds to go. Smith had scored on his personal drive with 38 seconds remaining and completed with 16 factors.
For the Longhorns, it was this system’s fourth loss on a successful subject objective within the last two seconds, probably the most by any staff in NCAA event historical past, in response to ESPN Research.
Kaufman-Renn hit his first seven photographs — going 6-for-6 and grabbing 5 rebounds within the first half — on the way in which to twenty factors. He was mobbed by teammates proper after the ultimate buzzer sounded at SAP Center.
Texas had subbed 7-foot heart Matas Vokietaitis out of the sport with 11 seconds left after Boilermakers large man Oscar Cluff had fouled out, giving Purdue a greater alternative within the paint. Kaufman-Renn bought himself proper beneath the entrance of the rim after Smith missed on his drive.
“The No. 1 thing for us to have a chance today was to rebound with Purdue,” Texas coach Sean Miller stated. “I thought we really struggled to rebound on defense.”
Mark scored 29 for the Longhorns, grimacing and clearly in ache cleansing on his injured leg via the closing minutes when the sixth-year senior’s staff wanted him most. His factors had been probably the most by a Texas participant in an NCAA event recreation since Kevin Durant scored 30 in opposition to USC within the second spherical of the 2007 event.
The groups traded baskets and probabilities a lot of the night time.
chendall weaver scored off his offensive rebound with 1:03 to play pulling Texas inside 73-72 after Smith had made solely considered one of two free throws.
Vokietaitis hit a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left earlier than Purdue’s CJ Cox made two on the 19.4-second mark.
Miller made his ninth Sweet 16 look in 21 seasons, probably the most of any coach who hasn’t reached the Final Four. The Longhorns had gained three straight following a three-game shedding streak — this time with soccer coach Steve Sarkisian amongst an animated Texas crowd sitting a couple of rows off courtside.
“It feels really good to be a part of what we did, that’s the one thing I would say,” Miller stated.
Smith thought he’d taken a successful shot, then was left beneath the basket to observe his teammate ship.
“I was standing under the rim, I was like ‘Please get in there, please get in there,’ and it did,” stated Smith, who additionally dished out 5 assists. “Trey tipped it perfectly and I was like ‘Thank God, thank God that went in.'”
Mark was going to remain on the ground for his last recreation any manner he may. He took three foul photographs in ache with 16:20 left after a tough fall and foul by Fletcher Loyerbriefly exiting earlier than coming again.
“Just being a competitor wanting to play and wanting to advance for my teammates,” he stated of how he withstood the ache, “wanting to keep this thing going.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
