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Saturday night time, the clock struck midnight on NC State’s Cinderella story, and Purdue put away the Wolfpack in a males’s Last 4 matchup, 63-50.
Purdue will play within the nationwide championship sport for the primary time since 1969.
The Boilermakers solely had a six-point lead over the Wolfpack on the half. However they had been in a position to keep that lead and thwart any probability of an NC State comeback. Purdue saved NC State’s scoring in verify and restricted the Wolfpack to 2 gamers in double figures.
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Purdue heart Zach Edey, proper, helps NC State ahead Ben Middlebrooks through the second half of an NCAA Last 4 sport on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photograph/Brynn Anderson)
“That is the one we have been speaking about all yr. That is the one I have been speaking about for 4 years now,” Purdue star Zach Edey advised CBS’ Tracy Wolfson. “To have the ability to play in that and be capable of tackle that problem the following sport. Whoever comes out of that subsequent sport shall be an amazing workforce, however we will nail down our sport plan and execute it.”
Edey completed with 20 factors and 12 rebounds. It was the fifth double-double of the postseason.
Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer (2) celebrates through the second half of a Last 4 sport towards NC State on Saturday, April 6, 2024 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photograph/Brynn Anderson)
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Lance Jones scored 14 factors and grabbed 4 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer added 11 factors. Purdue shot 40% from the ground.
DJ Horne led NC State with 20 factors and 6 rebounds. Jayden Taylor got here off the bench to attain 11 factors. DJ Burns, who was the speak of the city, was held to only eight factors.
NC State shot 36.8% from the sector and was outrebounded 41-22.
North Carolina State Guard Casey Morsell (14) and Purdue Guard Lance Jones (55) chase a free ball through the second half of a Last 4 sport on Saturday, April 6, 2024 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photograph/David J. Phillip)
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Purdue, ranked No. 1 within the match, awaits the defending nationwide champion, UConn.
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Purdue closes the e book on NC State’s Cinderella story and advances to the nationwide championship
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