No. 1 Purdue and No. 15 Texas Tech should be happy to be meeting in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas.

They weren't that far away from facing each other in the consolation game.

But they both found the necessary resolve to set up what could be an entertaining final, with each team having a player who's considered among the best in the country.

Both teams were extended late into their games Thursday.

Purdue (5-0) got past Memphis 80-71 after trailing with less than six minutes to play.

"Very fortunate to learn a hard lesson and still win the game," said Boilermakers coach Matt Painter, who identified several teachable areas in the game's aftermath.

Texas Tech (4-1) had even more late-game drama before prevailing 84-83 against Wake Forest in

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