You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
(2) Purdue Boilermakers
79 – 77
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Texas Longhorns
SAP Center at San Jose (Neutral) · March 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -8.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money PUR -455 / TEX +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +2 156 Won
Massey PUR -8.3 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (+2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -8.3 (-6.3) 146.9 (+9.1) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -7.1 (-5.1) 144.5 (+11.5) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -7.7 (-5.7) 147.4 (+8.6) 78% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -7.4 (-5.4) 147.1 (+8.9) 76% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 21, 2022 PUR 81 – 71 TEX

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR TEX
Overall 30-9 21-15
Conference 13-7 9-9
Home 12-5 12-5
Away 8-3 5-6
Neutral 10-1 4-4
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 81.7
Avg Pts Against 70.5 76.1
Massey 22.6 (#8) 14.3 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 3.68 (#7) 2.34 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.68 (#7) 3.26 (#32)
RPI 0.625 (#13) 0.556 (#65)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR TEX
FG% 50.3% 47.7%
3PT% 38.8% 34.8%
REB / G 35.3 37.1
OREB / G 11.2 11.9
AST / TO 2.21 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.2% 53.9%
TOV% 13.8% 15.1%
ORB% 36.4% 35.4%
FT Rate 21.5% 33.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 13.2%
DRB% 73.3% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 29.6%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.