Texas Longhorns at Purdue Boilermakers

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - Sweet 16

Texas Longhorns

21-14, 5-6 Away

Purdue Boilermakers

29-8, 12-5 Home

Purdue meets Texas for Sweet 16 matchup

Game Preview

Texas Longhorns (21-14, 9-10 SEC) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (29-8, 17-7 Big Ten)

San Jose, California; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

Boilermakers -7.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Purdue squares off against Texas in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Boilermakers are 17-7 against Big Ten opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Purdue is fourth in the Big Ten scoring 82.2 points while shooting 50.3% from the field.

The Longhorns are 9-10 against SEC opponents. Texas averages 10.5 turnovers per game and is 8-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Purdue averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game, 2.6 more made shots than the 6.8 per game Texas gives up. Texas averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Purdue gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Smith is averaging 14.3 points, nine assists and 1.7 steals for the Boilermakers. Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Jordan Pope averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Longhorns, scoring 13.1 points while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc. Dailyn Swain is averaging 16.8 points, eight rebounds and 3.9 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 80.2 points, 29.0 rebounds, 20.6 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.

Longhorns: 5-5, averaging 77.2 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.4 points.

TV Channel: Texas at Purdue 2021 College Basketball, week , is broadcasted on CBS.
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Purdue: 75.6%

Texas: 24.4%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

TEX		PUR
W3	Streak	W6
76.1	Points Against	70.1
82.9	Points Per Game	82.2
48	Field Goal %	50
35	Three Point %	39
37.7	Rebounds Per Game	35.3
12.5	Assists Per Game	19.9
3.0	Blocks Per Game	2.9
5.7	Steals Per Game	5.6
0.3	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.3
11.2	Total Turnovers Per Game	9.4

Game Information

Venue: SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Florida	16-2	-	27-8
Arkansas	13-5	3	28-8
Alabama	13-5	3	25-9
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	27-9
Tennessee	11-7	5	24-11
Texas A&M	11-7	5	22-12
Georgia	10-8	6	22-11
Kentucky	10-8	6	22-14
Missouri	10-8	6	20-13
Texas	9-9	7	21-14
Oklahoma	7-11	9	19-15
Auburn	7-11	9	20-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Michigan	19-1	-	33-3
Nebraska	15-5	4	28-6
Michigan State	15-5	4	27-7
Illinois	15-5	4	26-8
Wisconsin	14-6	5	24-11
Purdue	13-7	6	29-8
UCLA	13-7	6	24-12
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-13
Iowa	10-10	9	23-12
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-17
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-19
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-19
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20