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DALLAS (AP) — Bruising big man DJ Burns Jr. plays with plenty of joy, skipping on and off the floor and interacting with North Carolina State fans that he often works into a frenzy with slick moves and a soft-touch shot. “I was raised in a happy environment,” Burns said. “I try to take that […]
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DALLAS -- Bruising big man DJ Burns Jr. scored a season-high 29 points, DJ Horne had 20 and 11th-seeded North Carolina State reached its first Final Four in four decades, beating Atlantic Coast Conference rival Duke 76-64 in the South Region final Sunday.
DJ Horne got a chance to play at home when he transferred to North Carolina State this season after starting for two other schools. Big body DJ Burns Jr. wasn't really sure how things were going to play out when he put his name into the transfer portal two years ago. Now the two DJs are going to the Final Four together with a Wolfpack team that hadn't been there in four decades.
NC State and its 2 DJs headed to 1st Final Four since 1983 after 76-64 win over Duke, Stephen Hawkins of Associated Press reports.