Purdue gets 1st NCAA tourney win in 5 years with win over Vermont
Vincent Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, and Purdue held off Vermont 80-70 on Thursday night for its first victory in the NCAA Tournament in five years.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Vermont Catamounts
70
Purdue Boilermakers
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UVM | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| PUR | 37 | 43 | 80 |
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | L 76-79 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | @ Fairfield Stags | W 79-67 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Iona Gaels | L 55-56 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 70-80
Caleb Swanigan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 70-79
Foul on Payton Henson.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 70-79
Foul on Ernie Duncan.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 70-79
Carsen Edwards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 70-78
Carsen Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:06 70-77
Foul on Dre Wills.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:16 70-77
Ernie Duncan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trae Bell-Haynes.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 67-77
Trae Bell-Haynes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 66-77
Trae Bell-Haynes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 65-77
Foul on Dakota Mathias.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 65-77
Caleb Swanigan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 65-76
Foul on Payton Henson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 65-76
P.J. Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Swanigan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:26 65-73
Carsen Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Thompson.
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JumpShot 3:44 65-70
Anthony Lamb made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 63-70
Foul on Carsen Edwards.
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PersonalFoul 4:06 63-70
Foul on Anthony Lamb.
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LayUpShot 4:06 63-70
Vince Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Carsen Edwards.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:31 63-68
Ernie Duncan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre Wills.
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TipShot 4:40 60-68
Carsen Edwards made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 4:59 60-66
Anthony Lamb made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:42 58-66
Dakota Mathias made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Swanigan.
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JumpShot 6:49 58-63
Anthony Lamb made Jumper. Assisted by Ernie Duncan.
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LayUpShot 6:59 56-63
Isaac Haas made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:26 56-61
Trae Bell-Haynes made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Lamb.
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JumpShot 8:48 54-61
Vince Edwards made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:00 54-59
Foul on Drew Urquhart.
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LayUpShot 9:15 54-59
Trae Bell-Haynes made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Lamb.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 52-59
Foul on Payton Henson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:55 52-59
Vince Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dakota Mathias.
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LayUpShot 11:10 52-56
Isaac Haas made Layup. Assisted by Dakota Mathias.
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PersonalFoul 11:14 52-54
Foul on Darren Payen.
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LayUpShot 11:28 52-54
Dre Wills made Layup. Assisted by Darren Payen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:09 50-54
Caleb Swanigan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Spike Albrecht.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:24 50-51
Ernie Duncan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darren Payen.
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JumpShot 13:06 47-51
Darren Payen made Jumper. Assisted by Cam Ward.
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LayUpShot 13:35 45-51
Isaac Haas made Layup. Assisted by Vince Edwards.
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JumpShot 14:01 45-49
Darren Payen made Jumper. Assisted by Cam Ward.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 43-49
Isaac Haas made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 43-48
Isaac Haas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:19 43-47
Foul on Drew Urquhart.
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PersonalFoul 14:23 43-47
Foul on Anthony Lamb.
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TipShot 14:39 43-47
Payton Henson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 15:10 41-47
Dakota Mathias made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:44 41-45
Foul on Ryan Cline.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:23 41-45
Trae Bell-Haynes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Lamb.
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PersonalFoul 17:13 38-45
Foul on Ryan Cline.
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JumpShot 17:27 38-45
Vince Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Dakota Mathias.
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PersonalFoul 17:32 38-43
Foul on Anthony Lamb.
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PersonalFoul 17:49 38-43
Foul on Ryan Cline.
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PersonalFoul 17:53 38-43
Foul on Carsen Edwards.
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PersonalFoul 18:08 38-43
Foul on Carsen Edwards.
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JumpShot 18:34 38-43
Vince Edwards made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 19:00 38-41
Vince Edwards made Layup.
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JumpShot 19:24 38-39
Ernie Duncan made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Henson.
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LayUpShot 19:41 36-39
Vince Edwards made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:02 36-37
P.J. Thompson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 36-35
Payton Henson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 35-35
Foul on Dakota Mathias.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 35-35
Foul on Carsen Edwards.
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End Game 0:00 70-80
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 70-80
Dakota Mathias Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:23 70-80
Caleb Swanigan Block.
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LayUpShot 0:23 70-80
Trae Bell-Haynes missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 70-80
Caleb Swanigan made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:28 70-79
Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 70-79
Caleb Swanigan missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 70-79
Foul on Payton Henson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:33 70-79
Caleb Swanigan Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:33 70-79
Payton Henson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 70-79
Anthony Lamb Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 70-79
P.J. Thompson missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:45 70-79
Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 70-79
P.J. Thompson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 70-79
Foul on Ernie Duncan.
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Defensive Rebound 0:57 70-79
Vince Edwards Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:57 70-79
Caleb Swanigan Block.
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JumpShot 0:57 70-79
Trae Bell-Haynes missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 70-79
Carsen Edwards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:06 70-78
Carsen Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:06 70-77
Foul on Dre Wills.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:16 70-77
Ernie Duncan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trae Bell-Haynes.
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Offensive Rebound 1:20 67-77
Trae Bell-Haynes Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 67-77
Trae Bell-Haynes missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 67-77
Trae Bell-Haynes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 66-77
Trae Bell-Haynes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 65-77
Foul on Dakota Mathias.
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Defensive Rebound 1:35 65-77
Dre Wills Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 65-77
Caleb Swanigan missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 65-77
Caleb Swanigan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 65-76
Foul on Payton Henson.
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Defensive Rebound 1:39 65-76
Caleb Swanigan Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:39 65-76
Ernie Duncan missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 65-76
P.J. Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Swanigan.
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Defensive Rebound 2:23 65-73
Dakota Mathias Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:23 65-73
Ernie Duncan missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:39 65-73
Dre Wills Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:39 65-73
Dakota Mathias missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:56 65-73
Vince Edwards Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:56 65-73
Caleb Swanigan missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 299 events.
Team Stats
UVM
PUR
27-61
FG
31-60
44
Field Goal %
52
10-27
3PT
9-20
37
Three Point %
45
6-10
FT
9-14
60
Free Throw %
64
28
Rebounds
38
8
Offensive Rebounds
11
20
Defensive Rebounds
27
21
Assists
16
6
Steals
2
1
Blocks
6
9
Turnovers
10
3
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
24
Points in Paint
38
17
Fouls
15
8
Largest Lead
12
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