[10] Purdue 81, [25] Texas 71 (Postgame Notes)
- Purdue improved to 29-7 overall with an 81-71 victory over No. 25-ranked and sixth-seeded Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Purdue had been defeated by Texas head coach Chris Beard twice before in the NCAA Tournament (2016 vs. Little Rock; 2018 vs. Texas Tech). Purdue entered the game with Texas with a 1-4 record against the Longhorns, including two losses in the NCAA Tournament.
- Purdue is now 6-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament in games played in Wisconsin (1969 Regionals; 2017 first and second rounds; 2022 first and second rounds). In each of the last two trips, Purdue defeated a Big 12 team to reach the Sweet 16 (2017 – Iowa State; 2022 – Texas).
- Purdue won its sixth game this season against a ranked opponent – good for the fourth most nationally.
- Matt Painter will be making his sixth Sweet 16 appearance, the 11th most for an active head coach.
- The Boilermakers will be making their fourth Sweet 16 appearance in the last five tournaments. Only Michigan and Gonzaga have made all five Sweet 16s in that span (since 2017).
- Among Big Ten teams since 2017, there have been 11 Sweet 16 appearances, with Michigan and Purdue accounting for nine of them (Michigan -5; Purdue – 4; Michigan State – 1; Wisconsin – 1).
- Purdue won both its games in Milwaukee by double-digits, being one of three teams to reach the Sweet 16 to do that (Houston, Villanova).
- Purdue’s 46 free throw attempts were the 13th most in a game in school history and most since Jan. 9, 2002, vs. Illinois (46). The 33 made free throws were the 14th most in a game in school history and most since that same game (35).
- Since the 2010-11 NCAA Tournament, only Baylor (48) vs. Nebraska (March 21, 2014) and UCLA (47) vs. Michigan State (March 17, 2011) had more free throw attempts in the NCAA Tournament.
- During the two games in Milwaukee, Purdue went 60-of-79 (.759) from the free throw line. Opponents were 13-of-23 (.565).
- Purdue is now 19-0 when scoring over 80 points (26-0 when scoring 70 points) and has now won 40 straight games (Dec. 15, 2018 vs. Notre Dame) when scoring over 80 points.
- Purdue held Texas to 39.7 percent shooting from the field and during the two games in Milwaukee, opponents shot just 50-of-131 (.382) from the field.
- Jaden Ivey scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and added three rebounds, three assists and one blocked shot.
- Since the 1992-93 season, Ivey is one of eight underclassmen (freshman or sophomore) with 600 points, 150 rebounds, 100 assists, 30 steals and 20 blocks in a season. He is one of four Big Ten players to do so in the last 30 years (Frank Kaminsky, Draymond Green, Evan Turner), and the only Purdue player to do so in school history.
- Ivey moved to 19th place on the school’s single-season scoring list (615 points).
- Trevion Williams had 22 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the win. Williams now has 1,394 career points and 897 career rebounds. He needs six points and three rebounds to become the first player in school history with 1,400 points, 900 rebounds and 200 assists.
- Zach Edey recorded his 11th double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Williams and Edey combined for 33 points and 17 rebounds while going 12-of-19 from the field.
- Ethan Morton scored a career-high eight points and added two rebounds and two blocked shots. He made multiple 3-pointers in a game for the first time in his career.