Purdue edges Washington to reach Sweet 16

Purdue edges Washington to reach Sweet 16

Published Mar. 22, 2009 2:52 a.m. ET

Purdue was teetering. Desperate Washington was roaring back. The Huskies' close-to-home crowd was screaming. And the stifling intensity that makes the NCAA tournament so popular blanketed the court.

Amid all that, JaJuan Johnson stood tallest.

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