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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 32

AwayMiami69
Final
HomePurdue79
Sunday, March 22, 2026All Champaign sports
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MIA402969
PUR384179
Final

Purdue beats Miami 79-69

#2 Purdue Boilermakers beat #7 Miami Hurricanes 79-69 on Sunday at Enterprise Center.

The second half made the difference: Purdue outscored Miami 41-29.

Purdue shot 53% to 44% and lost the boards 33-25.

For Purdue, Fletcher Loyer (G): 24. For Miami, Shelton Henderson (F): 18.

Purdue improves to 29-8. Miami falls to 26-9.

Attendance: 16,348.

Full recap at ESPN: Fletcher Loyer stars as Purdue advances to 3rd straight Sweet 16, beating Miami 79-69

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#7
MIA · PointsShelton Henderson F18
#7
MIA · AssistsShelton Henderson F4
#7
MIA · ReboundsShelton Henderson F8
#2
PUR · PointsFletcher Loyer G24
#3
PUR · AssistsBraden Smith G8
#9
PUR · ReboundsTrey Kaufman-Renn F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
M. Reneau F36166-150-34-453741413
S. Henderson F40189-110-10-084220352
E. Udeh Jr. C3331-20-01-270111343
D. Allen G2483-72-40-013110012
T. Donaldson G36134-152-63-443000043
T. Malovec F300-00-00-000000002
T. Washington G28115-131-50-054110231
Team6928-635-198-1033171292141916

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