Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against Wabash College. The nickname "Boilermakers" was intended to be an insult, referencing Purdue's focus on engineering and agriculture, seen as working-class professions at the time.

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The University of Houston got the biggest of the season when Kelvin Sampson worked his magic to get Milos Uzan open for a layup with 0.8 seconds remaining to lift the Cougars over Purdue 62-60 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in Indianapolis.

On Friday night, Sampson coached the No. 1-seed Houston Cougars to a thrilling 62-60 victory over the No. 4-seed Purdue Boilermakers in the men's NCAA tournament. Milos Uzan and Joseph Tugler ran an inbounds play perfectly with .

Braden Smith and the Purdue Boilermakers went down swinging against the Houston Cougars on Friday night in the Sweet Sixteen

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Purdue labored through 2024, finishing with a lowly 1-11 record, making them one of the worst teams in the country. Head coach Ryan Walters was unsurprisingly fired, with Barry Odom coming in to replace him, and he made it clear right off the bat that he will hold his team to a high level of expectations.

Purdue head coach Matt Painter said he was "frustrated" with the officials following his squad's 62-60 loss to the top-seeded Houston Cougars.