Purdue celebrates trip to Elite Eight
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) —Purdue is in the South Region final after outlasting Tennessee 99-94 in overtime.
Carsen Edwards made two of three free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining in regulation to force OT for the Boilermakers. He followed with six more in the extra session, including a free throw with 6 seconds left to seal the game. Edwards finished with 29 points.
Ryan Cline had 27 before fouling out as Purdue reached its first regional final since 2000.
The third-seeded Boilermakers face either No. 1 seed Virginia or No. 12 seed Oregon on Saturday.
Purdue won despite shooting 16 of 33 on free-throw attempts and squandering an 18-point, second-half lead.
Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield each scored 21 points for second-seeded Tennessee.
#Purdue in the #EliteEight for the first time since 2000 @WISH_TV pic.twitter.com/kr8nY0VG5p— Meghan McKeown (@Meghan_WISH8) March 29, 2019
ELITE EIGHT LOCKER ROOM MOOD ????#BoilerUp / #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/XTH1RhCqXQ— Purdue Mens Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 29, 2019
Enjoying this tonight.
But we’re back to work tomorrow. #Purdue / #BoilerUp ???? / #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/t2u8aYSPIi— Purdue Mens Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 29, 2019