The Elite Eight continued on Sunday with two games in both the men’s and women’s brackets as teams jockeyed for Final Four spots.
Zach Edey and the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers put on a showcase in a showdown with Dalton Knecht and No. 2 Tennessee. Presumptive two-time Player of the Year Edey finished with 40 points and 16 rebounds in a thrilling back-and-forth 72-66 win. DJ Burns followed that up with a dominant performance in the other men’s game, finishing with 29 points as NC State pulled off its upset of Duke.
On the women’s side, South Carolina rolled again but it wasn’t easy against Oregon State. The Gamecocks pulled away late for a 70-58 win. Later, the NC State women knocked out top-seeded Texas with a 76-66 win.
Here are all of the results from Sunday:
Sunday scores:
Women’s schedule (all times Eastern):
No. 1 South Carolina 70, No. 3 Oregon State 58
No. 3 NC State 76, No. 1 Texas 66
Men’s schedule:
No. 1 Purdue 72, No. 2 Tennessee 66
No. 4 Duke 76, No. 11 NC State 64
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This is NC State’s first Final Four since winning the 1983 national championship under Jim Valvano. The Cardiac Pack is back, this time as a No. 11 seed. Next up: A showdown against Purdue featuring DJ Burns vs. Zach Edey in the post.
Burns finished today’s game with 29 points, four rebounds and three assists. He shot 13 of 19 from the field. He’s the face of one of the more remarkable runs in NCAA tournament history.
What a win. What a run. NC State beats Duke for the second time in a run of 9 consecutive elimination games. Now it’s headed to the Final Four with a 76-64 win in the Elite Eight.
State beats the press again. Another and-1 layup for DJ Burns. State leads 71-58 with 55.6 seconds remaining.
State’s rotating Burns out of the lineup on defense when it can down the stretch. And rightfully looking to him on offense.
Now NC State beats the press for an and-1 layup from DJ Burns. 65-52, NC State with 1:47 remaining.
Duke is pressing with a full-court trap. NC State’s handling it well. Layups on back-to-back possessions for a 62-5- lead. 2:18 remaining.
NC State’s on a 37-19 run in a dominant second half.
DJ Burns, meanwhile, remains unstoppable. NC State leads, 58-44 at the last media timeout after a Burns drop-step and floater from the baseline.
Duke’s trouble deepens. Kyle Filipowksi just fouled out throwing Michael O’Connell to the floor. NC State leads 56-44 with 4:52 remaining.
Duke’s struggles from 3 (2 for 14) are playing a big role in its deficit right now. NC State’s up 54-44 with 5:16 remaining.
Guarding DJ Burns one-on-one is a shaky proposition.
The technical did not matter. NC State now leads 51-42 after a 3-pointer by Michael McConnell. Duke’s Mark Mitchell committed a foul while the shot was in the air too
NC State coach Kevin Keatts has been called for a technical after officials said the ball went out of bounds off NC State when it last touched Kyle Filipowski.
NC State is on fire.
Duke has called its third timeout with 8:19 to go. The Wolfpack are up 48-40.
Can NC State seriously win a ninth elimination game in a row and become the sixth No. 11 seed to advance to the Final Four?
Kyle Filipowski has just picked up his fourth foul with 9:49 to go.
Make it 10 straight points for the DJs. NC State leads 42-38 at the under-12 timeout with 10:42 to go.
Duke calls timeout with 11:39 to go. NC State has a 40-38 lead. DJ Horne and DJ Burns have scored the Wolfpack’s last eight points.
And on the very next possession, Kyle Filipowski draws Mohamed Diarra’s fourth foul and gets the lead right back for Duke.
This is getting fun.
Two free throws from DJ Horne have given NC State a 36-35 lead with 12:59 to go.
NC State has cut Duke’s lead to 33-29 with 15:11 to go in the game. The Wolfpack have made a few baskets at the rim this half after struggling mightily to get anything to go down in the first half.
