Wolfpack's Cinderella run ends in Final Four against Purdue, 63-50
After the Wolfpack cut the lead to six points, the Boilermakers nailed clutch baskets midway through the second half and ended the Wolfpack's miracle run.
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After the Wolfpack cut the lead to six points, the Boilermakers nailed clutch baskets midway through the second half and ended the Wolfpack's miracle run.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — There was more than one team that came to the Final Four with a dream — more than one team hoping to add its own unforgettable chapter to college basketball’s colorful history book. Zach Edey and Purdue have been thinking big all year, and after snuffing out North Carolina State’s magical season with a 63-50 victory Saturday, it’s the Boilermakers who find themselves a win away from the program’s first NCAA title.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — North Carolina State’s miraculous late-season run to the Atlantic Coast Conference title and an even more improbable Final Four trip had been the product of a blending of talent, balance and cohesion when the pressure peaked. One first-half tumble appeared to change everything — and the magic all came undone in […]
The Boilermakers (34-4), top-seeded again, will play defending champion UConn in the final Monday night.
In a national semifinal where both teams struggled to unlock the offense that brought them to Glendale, each basket in the second half Saturday was magnified. Most of those buckets were for the …