Rady Children’s Invitational Concludes with Another Win on Last-Gasp Shot

The Rady Children’s Invitational gifted San Diego with a second-straight thrilling championship game.

At the tournament, in just its second year, Myles Colvin rebounded Braden Smith’s missed fadeaway jumper to score with 0.5 seconds left, giving No. 13 Purdue an 80-78 win over No. 23 Ole Miss on Friday.

Ole Miss didn’t box out on Smith’s missed shot, and Colvin swung in from the left side to grab the rebound and make the game winner.

2024 #RadyChildrensInvitational Championship game between @OleMissMBB and @BoilerBall ????

Cue the goosebumps. pic.twitter.com/B974pluMwp

— Rady Children's Invitational (@RCISanDiego) November 30, 2024

Trey Kaufman-Renn, named the tournament MVP, had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Purdue (7-1), which blew a 17-point first-half lead before rallying to end the Rebels’ 19-game non-conference winning streak.

Ole Miss tied it at 78 on Matthew Murrell’s layup with 14.7 seconds left. After two timeouts by Ole Miss and one by Purdue, the Boilermakers went down the floor at UC San Diego’s LionTree Arena for the winning sequence, with Smith shooting from the right baseline and Colvin swooping in for the putback.

Colvin had 20 points and Smith 18 for Purdue, which won its fourth straight Thanksgiving week tournament.

Shout out to all our fans that spent their Thanksgiving week with us in San Diego.

Definitely was a great experience for our team and proud of the way we battled.

And thank you to the @RCISanDiego for a terrific event! pic.twitter.com/8pTFhR0qt4— Purdue’s Matt Painter (@CoachPainter) November 30, 2024

Jaemyn Brakefield scored 18 for Ole Miss (6-1), which had a 75-68 lead with 5:16 left after Jaylen Murray hit a 3-pointer. Murrell scored 14 and Murray 13.

The Rebels fell behind by 17 points with 9:40 to go before halftime after a barrage of 3-pointers by Purdue before getting hot from long distance themselves to trail 42-34 at halftime. The Rebels took a 59-58 lead on Dre Davis’ two free throws with 12:10 to go.

The invitational, which began in 2023, ended in a similar fashion last year. Oklahoma edged USC 72-70 on a second-chance touch with less than a second to play.

The 2025 field is set with Big 12 giant Kansas, last crowned NCAA champions in 2022, joined by Florida (SEC), Providence (Big East) and Wisconsin (Big 10).