Purdue Boilermakers win 63-50 to end North Carolina State’s improbably final-four appearance
NC State forward Mohamed Diarra, left, drives as Purdue center Zach Edey defends during the second half of the NCAA college basketball game at the Final Four, on April 6, in Glendale, Ariz.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.
It ended with the Wolfpack shooting just 28.6 per cent while scoring 21 points after halftime to fall to the Boilermakers 63-50 on Saturday night. They became the first team to go 5-for-5 and win the ACC Tournament, then followed with four NCAA wins in a row to get back to the sport’s biggest stage. Along the way, there had been a formula: three or four double-digit scorers, players ready to feed Burns inside and then capitalize on kickouts, and finding that confident rhythm.Horne finished with 20 points but needed 21 shots to get there.
“There was no chance I wasn’t going to try to step back on the floor,” O’Connell said. “If it’s a Final Four game, I’m going to do everything I can to be back on unless I can’t walk.” Taylor smartly went under the basket and tried a reverse layup with the basket obstructing the path of seven-foot-four, Canadian Edey, only to see the ball roll softly off the rim at a key moment.
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