No. 20 Purdue 76, Southern California 71
Trey Kaufman-Renn matched his career-high with 30 points as sixth-seeded Purdue narrowly avoided an upset against 14th-seeded USC. Fletcher Loyer added 14 points, and Braden Smith contributed 12 points and nine assists, helping the Boilermakers close the game with five unanswered points. Purdue advances to face third-seeded Michigan in Friday’s quarterfinals. USC’s Desmond Claude scored 18 points, 14 of them coming in the second half.
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No. 18 Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 63
John Tonje and Nolan Winter each scored 18 points as fifth-seeded Wisconsin held off 13th-seeded Northwestern. The Badgers capitalized on 14 turnovers by Northwestern, converting them into 17 points. Wisconsin moves on to face fourth-seeded UCLA in the semifinals. Nick Martinelli led Northwestern with 22 points, while KJ Windham finished with 14 points and five assists.
No. 23 Oregon 72, Indiana 59
Jackson Shelstad scored 18 points to propel eighth-seeded Oregon past ninth-seeded Indiana. TJ Bamba added 17 points for the Ducks, who pulled away late in the game with a decisive defensive stretch, holding Indiana scoreless for over four minutes. Oregon advances to face top-seeded Michigan State. Malik Reneau led Indiana with 19 points, and Trey Galloway added 15 points and nine assists.
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No. 24 Illinois 106, Iowa 94
Kylan Boswell (24 points), Tre White (22 points), and Will Riley (21 points) powered seventh-seeded Illinois to a high-scoring victory against 15th-seeded Iowa. Tomislav Ivisic contributed a double-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Illinois became only the second team ever to reach the century mark in a Big Ten tournament game and will face second-seeded Maryland on Friday. Iowa’s Payton Sandfort matched his career-high 30 points and tied a Big Ten tournament record with eight 3-pointers. Josh Dix also added 21 points for the Hawkeyes.
