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March Madness - Purdue Falls 62-60 to Houston - Recap

Milos Uzan scored 22 points leading Houston to a 62-60 victory over Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday.

Bettors who backed Houston were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -8.0.

Houston got 17 points from Emanuel Sharp and another 8 points from Ja'Vier Francis. Milos Uzan contributed 6 assists, while J'Wan Roberts cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.

Purdue got 16 points from Fletcher Loyer in a losing cause and another 14 points from Trey Kaufman-Renn. Braden Smith contributed 15 assists for them, while Trey Kaufman-Renn had 5 rebounds.

Houston was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Houston had a 30-25 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.