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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 seed Purdue beat Miami 79-69 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.
A Miami Hurricanes player has as big an appetite for winning–and postgame grub. Following his team’s 79-69 loss to the No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday at Enterprise Center in St.
The sophomore starter has great belief in his teammates, and they stepped out as he didn't step back onto the court in the March Madness win.
Loyer, formerly of Clarkston, Mich., is the son of John Loyer, who was a Detroit Pistons assistant coach from 2011-14.
Watching your team's season end can be a hungry affair.
Miami basketball landed in the second round with Jai Lucas during his first season, but summed up the Purdue loss in honesty.
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Purdue coach Matt Painter has done just about everything with the Boilermakers except win a national championship. The same could be said for his All-American guard, Braden Smith, the new NCAA career assists king,