Texas basketball

The Purdue Boilermakers are seeded No. 3 in the East Region, while the Texas Longhorns are No. 6. They play for a Sweet Sixteen berth.

Fouls: Purdue 5, Texas 2. Turnovers: Purdue 5, Texas 2. Purdue bringing the smothering defense. Purdue is in the double bonus and has committed just 2 fouls in the second half with 11+ minutes left. Then Texas forces a turnover that turns into a dunk. 14:48 left 1H: Texas 14, Purdue 8 Texas scores with 5:19 to go. 11:21 left 1H: Texas 14, Purdue 13 15:58 left 2H: Purdue 40, Texas 39 Eric Hunter Jr. scores 11 and Ethan Morton is the unexpected scorer with 8. 4:26 left 2H: Purdue 65, Texas 58 1:10 left 2H: Purdue 74, Texas 71

After four years in burnt orange and white, it appears that the local product is moving on from basketball.

Cunningham’s minute per game dropped to 11.7 this season, but he improved his efficiency across the board, shooting 48.2 percent from the field, a boost of 21.1 percent, hitting 47.8 percent from three, up 22.8 percent, and making 81.3 percent of his free throws, 25.7 percent better. Thank you to the team, the fans, and everyone in between. He also posted career highs in offensive rebounds (31), assists (22), and steals (24) while also fouling at a much more efficient rate — he drew foul calls at a rate of 7.2 per 40 minutes while averaging 2.1 fouls per game with six disqualifications. As a redshirt sophomore, Cunningham ranked fourth on the team in assists with 21 and offensive rebounds with 29, and fifth in steals with 21 while averaging 15.2 minutes per contest. I’m sorry for the confusion. I will return to play at texas while I finish a masters program.— Brock Cunningham (@Brockolli13) #sorry #hookem #texas March 22, 2022

The Longhorns came in undersized against the 7-foot-4 Zach Edey, but they didn't count on every little bump, push and shove getting called, either.

Jase Febres missed a 3-pointer from the right corner, Timmy Allen missed his customary 15-foot elbow jumper and Jones got called for an offensive foul before his shot. On the other end, Timmy Allen found himself under the basket and was looking up at Edey. Normally, Allen would just go straight up for a layup attempt and draw a foul. Bishop tied the game at 52-52 with a strong reverse layup. Williams had a team-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the first half while Edey had seven points in almost eight minutes. Brock Cunningham missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key, Carr missed a long shot and Ramey couldn’t finish a run-out layup after a steal. Allen dribbled the ball out from under the basket and set up the offense. Then, Jones got a run-out chance after a steal and slammed it home. Bishop was caught fronting him once in a one-on-one situation, and the Boilers just lobbed it over Bishop’s head. Bishop had a little trouble on the other end, though. On the game’s first possession, Beard shouted for his players to have “High hands!” and Christian Bishop opened by blocking Edey. The Longhorns came in undersized against the 7-foot-4 Zach Edey, but they didn’t count on every little bump, push and shove getting called, either. The Boilermakers got 46 free throw attempts and made 33.

Purdue basketball faces off against Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night inside Fiserv Forum. The two teams are playing for a ...

9:08 p.m. ET — Zach Edey called for an early foul, and Trevion Williams comes into the game in his place. 9:13 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Texas leads Purdue 14-8 with 14:48 to play in the first half. 10:49 p.m. ET — Purdue will be in the double bonus for the rest of the game. 9:21 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey has the ball poked away from his arms while driving into the lane, and it looked like Texas would get an easy bucket in transition. Purdue is 3-5 from the line to start the game. 10:41 p.m. ET — Caleb Furst gets Purdue's second 3-pointer of the game to fall. 9:47 p.m. ET — Texas right back into the game after a quick 10-2 run. 9:35 p.m. ET — It's a 16-0 run for Purdue as Ethan Morton knocks down an open 3-point jumper. 9:40 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Trevion Williams is taking over in this first half. 10:44 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Fouls mounting for Texas in the second half. The Boilermakers shot 46 free throws in the game. 11:32 p.m. ET, FINAL — Purdue takes down Texas 81-71 to advance to the Sweet 16.

Despite being 1 for 7 from 3-point range and sophomore guard Jaden Ivey failing to hit a shot, the Boilermakers are up 36-30 going into half time.

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 ...

Jones and Carr helped the Longhorns quickly overcome the halftime deficit as the game settled into a back-and-forth contest for much of the second half. Texas got off to a quick start offensively, hitting 5-of-6 shots before the under-16 timeout and making three of the first four attempts from beyond the arc. Senior guard Jase Febres proceeded to hit one from beyond the arc, too, giving Texas a 9-1 run. Ivey’s three, which came after shaking the tenacious defense of Texas guard Courtney Ramey, who helped hold the Purdue star without a field-goal attempt in the first half, splashed through the net as the Boilermakers led by three points against a Longhorns team that refused to go away. Head coach Chris Beard’s team was whistled for 29 fouls, 13 more than Purdue, and only shot 12 free throws compared to 46 for the Boilermakers, who finished with a 23-point advantage from the line. Purdue had led by 10 points with 2:29 left before Texas senior guard Jase Febres hit a three and was fouled, converting the four-point play at the line.

Less than 30 minutes from tip-off between Chris Beard and the six-seed Texas basketball against the three-seed Purdue, what do the odds look like?

That would also be the 11th time in program history where the Longhorns made it to the Sweet 16. But it definitely won’t be easy for the Longhorns to matchup against one of the best offensive teams in the entire country. According to WynnBet, Texas is a three-point underdog against Purdue. And the over/under is set at 135 points.

For the first time in eight years, those that follow Texas basketball are actually still discussing the team being in the tournament after the first round.

Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports It will be a tough matchup for Chris Beard’s squad considering the Longhorns struggle with teams who have skilled big men. Texas was able to extinguish Virginia Tech’s scorching hot streak that saw them win 13 of their last 15 games, including the ACC conference tournament. Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports