The winner of 1-seed Kansas and 4-seed Purdue will go on to play the Oregon Ducks out of the Pac-12.
After a back and forth game, Michigan surrendered a late lead and the dream match-up of two Big Ten teams meeting in the Elite 8 will not happen. Instead, Walton’s last second three attempt clanked off the front iron and Oregon was able to hold on to a 69-68 victory.
The Boilermakers were hoping to find redemption in a third match against the Wolverines who beat them at Ann Arbor in their only regular season match and then in overtime during the Big Ten Tournament.