Purdue Boilermakers vs. Arizona Wildcats

Mar 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PUR	38	26	64
ARIZ	31	48	79

Game Recap

Arizona reaches its first Final Four in 25 years with 79-64 win over Purdue. Coach Tommy Lloyd climbed the ladder, cut the last strand of the net and waved to the Arizona fans while they chanted, “Tommy! Tommy!”.

Player Stats

PURDUE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Trey Kaufman-Renn	24	5-14	0-0	0-1	2	3	0	1	2	4	10
45Oscar Cluff	39	4-8	0-0	6-8	10	2	1	2	2	3	14
0C.J. Cox	26	3-5	1-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	0	7
3Braden Smith	35	4-15	3-8	2-2	5	7	1	0	3	2	13
2Fletcher Loyer	34	3-9	2-6	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	4	8
12Daniel Jacobsen	13	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17Omer Mayer	11	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
14Jack Benter	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Gicarri Harris	14	3-6	2-4	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	3	8
TOTAL	-	24-6338.1%	8-2236.4%	8-1361.5%	29	14	4	4	10	16	64

ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Ivan Kharchenkov	38	7-11	0-3	4-4	8	0	1	0	2	2	18
10Koa Peat	34	9-18	0-0	2-4	7	3	0	0	0	2	20
13Motiejus Krivas	35	1-5	0-0	4-4	12	3	1	1	0	3	6
5Brayden Burries	33	4-10	4-7	2-2	6	2	3	0	2	0	14
0Jaden Bradley	39	4-9	0-2	6-6	1	6	0	0	1	3	14
2Dwayne Aristode	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30Tobe Awaka	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	4	4
3Anthony Dell'Orso	9	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3

TOTAL	-	27-5846.6%	5-1533.3%	20-2290.9%	37	15	5	1	6	14	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPURARIZ

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Arizona.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Purdue.
(19:29) Motiejus Krivas misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:25) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Braden Smith misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:21) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Brayden Burries bad pass turnover.
(18:59) Fletcher Loyer misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:57) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:47) Brayden Burries makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
03
+3 (18:23) Braden Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper.
33
(18:12) Koa Peat misses layup.
(18:09) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:54) Ivan Kharchenkov makes driving layup.
35
(17:28) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:26) C.J. Cox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:10) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot.
55
+2 (16:57) Motiejus Krivas makes 3-foot hook shot (Koa Peat assists).
57
+2 (16:31) Braden Smith makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
77
+2 (16:03) Koa Peat makes 5-foot jumper (Jaden Bradley assists).
79
+3 (15:44) Braden Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists).
109
(15:27) Brayden Burries misses driving layup.
(15:25) Motiejus Krivas Offensive Rebound.
(15:25) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
+1 (15:25) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1010
+1 (15:25) Motiejus Krivas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1011
(15:11) Braden Smith misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:09) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Brayden Burries misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:01) Koa Peat Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:59) Jaden Bradley makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Koa Peat assists).
1013
(14:24) Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:22) Brayden Burries Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Koa Peat makes layup (Motiejus Krivas assists).
1015
+2 (13:48) Oscar Cluff makes layup (Fletcher Loyer assists).
1215
(13:33) Motiejus Krivas misses 13-foot jumper.
(13:30) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
(13:29) Fletcher Loyer bad pass turnover.
(13:29) Ivan Kharchenkov Steal.
+2 (13:25) Ivan Kharchenkov makes driving layup.
1217
(13:04) C.J. Cox misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:00) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
(12:58) Fletcher Loyer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:54) C.J. Cox Offensive Rebound.
(12:54) Foul on Ivan Kharchenkov.
(12:54) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
(12:54) Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover.
+2 (12:37) Tobe Awaka makes 5-foot hook shot (Anthony Dell'Orso assists).
1219
(12:13) Foul on Jaden Bradley.
+1 (12:13) Oscar Cluff makes free throw 1 of 2.
1319
(12:13) Oscar Cluff misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:10) Braden Smith Offensive Rebound.
(11:58) Braden Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Foul on Koa Peat.
(11:56) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:36) Oscar Cluff bad pass turnover.
(11:36) Brayden Burries Steal.
(11:32) Brayden Burries bad pass turnover.
(11:32) Gicarri Harris Steal.
(11:24) Omer Mayer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:19) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Tobe Awaka misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:04) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Oscar Cluff misses 10-foot jumper.
(10:51) Braden Smith Offensive Rebound.
(10:49) Braden Smith bad pass turnover.
(10:32) Anthony Dell'Orso misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:30) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:12) Gicarri Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Oscar Cluff assists).
1619
(9:50) Jaden Bradley misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:47) Gicarri Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:30) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 7-foot hook shot.
(9:28) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Ivan Kharchenkov bad pass turnover.
(9:25) Gicarri Harris Steal.
+2 (9:10) Omer Mayer makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
1819
(8:55) Foul on Gicarri Harris.
+1 (8:55) Tobe Awaka makes free throw 1 of 2.
1820
+1 (8:55) Tobe Awaka makes free throw 2 of 2.
1821
(8:39) Oscar Cluff misses 4-foot hook shot.
(8:37) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:36) Oscar Cluff makes layup.
2021
(8:15) Jaden Bradley bad pass turnover.
(8:15) Oscar Cluff Steal.
+3 (8:07) Gicarri Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2321
(7:48) Foul on Fletcher Loyer.
(7:33) Jaden Bradley misses driving layup.
(7:33) Oscar Cluff Block.
(7:29) Gicarri Harris Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Daniel Jacobsen misses 4-foot jumper.
(7:21) Koa Peat Defensive Rebound.
(7:13) Ivan Kharchenkov misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:10) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:53) Omer Mayer makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
2521
+2 (6:42) Koa Peat makes driving layup (Jaden Bradley assists).
2523
(6:23) Omer Mayer misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:20) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Jaden Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:05) Gicarri Harris Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Gicarri Harris misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:35) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:35) team shot clock turnover .
(5:20) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
+1 (5:20) Koa Peat makes free throw 1 of 2.
2524
+1 (5:20) Koa Peat makes free throw 2 of 2.
2525
(5:02) Oscar Cluff misses 3-foot floating jump shot.
(5:02) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
(4:43) Braden Smith misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:40) Motiejus Krivas Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) Brayden Burries misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:29) Ivan Kharchenkov Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Ivan Kharchenkov makes layup.
2527
+2 (4:05) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
2727
(3:49) Ivan Kharchenkov bad pass turnover.
(3:49) Braden Smith Steal.
(3:45) C.J. Cox bad pass turnover.
(3:33) Koa Peat misses layup.
(3:33) Daniel Jacobsen Block.
(3:29) Braden Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:14) Braden Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3027
(2:59) Ivan Kharchenkov misses 5-foot hook shot.
(2:57) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:33) C.J. Cox makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
3327
(2:21) Foul on Tobe Awaka.
(2:21) Tobe Awaka turnover.
(1:52) Braden Smith misses 21-foot jumper.
(1:50) Tobe Awaka Defensive Rebound.
(1:45) Foul on Braden Smith.
+1 (1:45) Jaden Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2.
3328
+1 (1:45) Jaden Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3329
+3 (1:29) Fletcher Loyer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
3629
+2 (1:17) Koa Peat makes layup (Jaden Bradley assists).
3631
(0:55) Braden Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:54) C.J. Cox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:52) C.J. Cox makes 16-foot jumper.
3831
(0:42) Brayden Burries misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:40) C.J. Cox Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Braden Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:24) Ivan Kharchenkov Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Koa Peat misses 5-foot jumper.
(0:00) Braden Smith Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PUR

ARIZ

64Points79

24-63(38.1%)Field Goal(%)27-58(46.6%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)5-15(33.3%)

8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)20-22(90.9%)

36(14)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

14Assists15

4Steals5

4Blocks1

11Turnovers6

16(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

7Largest Lead18

Game Details

Saturday, March 28, 2026 · 8:59 PM

SAP Center · San Jose, CA

attendance: 15,854 (85.7%)

tv: TBS

spread: ARIZ -5.5

over/under: 152.5