Texas 77, at Purdue 79

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Interstat) — In a game defined by relentless runs and answered prayers, the Purdue Boilermakers survived a heroic individual performance from Texas’ Tramon Mark to escape with a 79-77 victory in a men’s NCAA Division I playoff game Thursday night at a raucous SAP Pavilion. The second-round thriller, which saw 12 lead changes and neither team lead by more than eight points, was ultimately decided in the final second on an offensive rebound and putback by Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn. Texas, finishing its season at 21-15, had one final chance after Kaufman-Renn’s tip-in gave Purdue a 79-77 lead… Read more...