Myles Colvin scored off a rebound in the final second and Trey Kaufman-Renn racked up 25 points and 13 rebounds as No. 13 Purdue recovered after surrendering a large early lead to defeat No. 23 Ole Miss 80-78 in the title game of the Rady Children’s Invitational on Friday in San Diego.
The Boilermakers had trouble finishing, but they made their last possession count in a game with several momentum swings.
Colvin ended up with 20 points and Braden Smith’s 18 points and 11 assists were also key for Purdue (7-1), which has won three consecutive games since a loss at Marquette. Smith missed a shot on what became the winning possession, setting up Colvin for the heroics.
Fletcher Loyer added 13 points for Purdue, which shot 54.2 percent from the field with 10 baskets from 3-point range.
Jaemyn Brakefield scored 18 points off the bench for Ole Miss (6-1). Matthew Murrell had 14 points, Jaylen Murray posted 13 points and Dre Davis supplied nine points and a team-best six rebounds.
After leading 75-68 at the 5:19 mark on Murray’s 3-pointer, the Rebels stalled. But after cobbling together a 10-0 run to take the lead, Purdue also hit a rough patch. Murrell scored after making a steal, tying the game with 15 seconds left.
Purdue used a timeout to set up a final possession. Smith’s fadeaway shot was way off the mark, but Colvin swooped in and made the putback all in one motion with .05 showing on the clock.
Ole Miss got going in the second half, eclipsing its entire first-half point total within the opening 12:02. A three-point play and then a dunk by Brakefield pushed the Rebels to a 67-60 lead with more than nine minutes to play.
Purdue’s late run included five points from Colvin as the Boilermakers retook the lead at 76-75 with 3:03 to play on his fastbreak layup. Smith then scored on a drive to make it 78-75.
Purdue was up by 17 points three different times in the first half. The Rebels slowly worked their way back.
Kaufman-Renn shot 8-for-12 from the field, but he missed six of 15 free-throw attempts.
The Boilermakers won despite getting just two points from their bench players.
–Field Level Media
