Purdue, Arizona Advance, Big Ten Pushes for Title

Purdues Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped in a game-winning miss with point seven seconds left, securing a heart-stopping seventy-nine to seventy-seven victory over Texas in the West Region semifinal. The Boilermakers advance to the Elite Eight, facing Arizona on Sunday for a shot at the Final Four. Arizona dominated Arkansas, one-oh-nine to eighty-eight, reaching their first regional final since two thousand fifteen. The Wildcats have won twelve straight games, including three tournament blowouts by sixty-seven points total. In the South Region, Illinois edged Houston sixty-five to fifty-five in a low-scoring battle. The Big Ten had a strong night, with Purdue, Illinois, and Iowa all advancing, guaranteeing at least one conference team in the Final Four and possibly five in the Elite Eight. Standout plays included Iowas freshman bench spark and Texas guard Jordan Pope dropping twelve points on a broken foot. Purdue and Arizona clash in massive regional finals, with the Big Ten pushing toward ending a twenty-four-year title drought. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f956e8bd2e4887a4