LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Down two to Tennessee with 2.7 seconds left, Purdue narrowly avoided a 5-second call before Carsen Edwards took a pass in the corner and heaved up a 3-point attempt that bounced off the rim.
But a whistle gave Edwards and the Boilermakers a reprieve.
Lamonte’ Turner bumped into Edwards after he released the shot and the Big Ten’s leading scorer went to the line for three free throws with 1.7 seconds left. Edwards missed the first, steadied himself, and knock down the next two to force overtime. Given a second chance to put away the Volunteers, the Boilermakers got it done.
Purdue also busted the last perfect bracket , handing a 40-year-old neuropsychologist who had picked the first 48 games correctly on NCAA.com and changed his Twitter name to Gregg “Perfect Bracket” Nigl. The Boilermakers’ win not only ended that run but also dropped Nigl’s bracket to sixth place in the NCAA’s bracket challenge.
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