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Jaden Ivey made a critical 3-pointer with 1:01 left and finished with 18 points, and Purdue finally got past Texas coach Chris Beard in March. The Boilermakers beat the Longhorns 81-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Trevion Williams scored 22 points to lead the Boilermakers, who capitalized on a major disparity at the free-throw line to reach the Sweet 16. No. 3 seed Purdue advances to play 15th-seeded Saint Peter's in an East Region semifinal. Beard had beaten Purdue coach Mat...

Trevion Williams scored 22 points and Jaden Ivey had 18 to lead third-seeded Purdue to an 81-71 victory over No 6 seed Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tou

The Longhorns battled until the final whistle, but couldn’t overcome a huge disparity in free throws, a big day from Trevion Williams, and a dagger from Jaden Ivey.

Trevion Williams scored 22 points and Jaden Ivey had 18 to lead third-seeded Purdue to an 81-71 victory over No 6 seed Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tou

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Purdue’s Jaden Ivey had to hear from Courtney Ramey all night as Texas’ tenacious, talkative guard followed the future lottery pick up and down the court. With just over a minute left, Ivey delivered the last word.

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – Give me a Philly cheese! Purdue forward Mason Gillis bellowed at the top of his lungs as he sprinted into the Boilermak ...

Trevion Williams scored 22 points and Jaden Ivey had 18 to lead third-seeded Purdue to an 81-71 victory over No 6 seed Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tou

Purdue and Texas looks like one of the best match ups on the last day of the Round of 32.

Expert insight into the Boilermakers before a matchup that could determine the East region.

Texas’ Chris Beard has beaten Matt Painter’s Purdue teams twice in the NCAA Tournament. Both times, Bead had the worse-seeded squad. He will try to do it again Sunday when the sixth-seeded Longhorns face the third-seeded Boilermakers in the second round of the East Region. Beard was coaching Little Rock when the 12th-seeded Trojans won a 2016 first-round game 85-83 in double overtime over a fifth-seeded Purdue team. Beard was at Texas Tech in 2018 when the third-seeded Red Raiders won a regi...