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Big Ten Basketball: One conference team moves on with win in OT

By Charlie Lockhart

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MARCH 28: Carsen Edwards #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers goes up for a layup against Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers during overtime of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at the KFC YUM! Center on March 28, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MARCH 28: Carsen Edwards #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers goes up for a layup against Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers during overtime of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at the KFC YUM! Center on March 28, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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In one of the most exciting games of the NCAA Tournament one Big Ten team earned a spot in the Elite Eight with a win in OT.

The Big Ten will have at least one team in the Elite Eight. Purdue appeared to be cruising to an easy victory tonight against Tennessee but it was anything but. The Volunteers came back from a big deficit and took the lead late in the game and then the Boilermakers’ Carsen Edwards had to make two free throw at the end to send the game into overtime.

Purdue won the extra stanza and pulled out a 79-94 victory.

Edwards was lights out in the first half and the Boilermakers took a 40-28 lead into the break. They stretched the lead 53-36 with a little after 4 minutes gone in the second half but the Volunteers came storming back.

After they tied the game at 67 with about six minutes left to play it was a back and forth battle the rest of the way. Tennessee took a two point lead and appeared they had the game won with little time on the game clock.

Edwards then got the ball in the corner on an inbounds play and was fouled on a three point shot. The leading scorer in the Big Ten made two of three free throws to send the game into overtime .

Tennessee appeared to be out of gas from the big comeback and Purdue took control to secure the win.

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Tennessee had five players score in double figures:

  • Grant Williams 21
  • Admiral Schofield 21
  • Jordan Bowden 16
  • Lamonte Turner 15
  • Jordan Bone 10

Here are the leading scorers for Iowa:

  • Carsen Edwards 29
  • Ryan Cline 27
  • Matt Harms 11
  • Nojel Eastern 11

Quick takes: There were so many terrific performances by players in this game it’s difficult to mention them all. However, two players were spectacular.

Carsen Edwards was stellar in the first half and Ryan Cline was lights out from behind the arc in the second.

Stats provided by ESPN.com.

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Purdue is the first Big Ten team to make the Elite Eight with Michigan and Michigan State trying to join them. Conference teams are now 11-5 in the NCAA Tournament.

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