Purdue has to cool off eventually after two of their best shooting performances of the season. The Longhorns don’t give up many three’s, only allowing their opponents to shoot them 33% of the time. Texas doesn’t shot many threes and even if they do, they're inconsistent. The Longhorns want to get to the free throw line but Purdue does a great job keeping their opponents off the stripe. Both teams like a slow half-court game and the total continues to drop.

Texas has won its first three games of the NCAA Tournament, and now it's made it to the Sweet 16 in San Jose to face second-seed Purdue. Texas had lost its last three games before the tournament started and had 14 losses on the season. Thinking about what Purdue can do to this team, you can't help but think about Texas losing to Mississippi in the SEC tournament and Oklahoma at home. If Purdue just plays their regular game, which is making lots of 3-pointers and not turning the ball over, it’ll be fine. They are third in the nation with 19.9 assists per game. I think that if Purdue just plays their regular game, it should win by 12 or more.

There's nothing more as an Arizona fan that I would like to see than Sean Miller vs. his former team with a spot at the Final Four on the line. But it's not gonna happen. I think Purdue rolls on Thursday behind an efficient offense and the fact that Texas' three wins in this tournament were against teams that had been declining in recent months. Texas is 2-7 when scoring less than 74 points, while Purdue hasn't given up 74 or more points in 15 of their last 21 games. I think this game is a no-contest result from the early stages - something like 81-65 Boilermakers.