No. 1 Purdue 63, No. 11 NC State 50
Zach Edey didn’t overwhelm NC State on Sunday. He didn’t need to.
Purdue‘s shot makers made plays while its defense flustered a previously hot NC State attack in a 63-50 Final Four victory. Edey did plenty of damage along the way in a 20-point, 12-rebound effort.
The win secures a spot in Monday’s national championship for Purdue while ending NC State’s magical March run. The Wolfpack won nine straight ACC and NCAA tournament elimination games en route to its spot in the Final Four as an 11 seed. There, Purdue proved too tall of a task.
Read Jason Owens’ full recap right here.
No. 1 UConn 86, No. 4 Alabama 72
UConn is a win away from back-to-back national championships.
The Huskies pulled away from a pesky Alabama team late in the second half of their Final Four matchup on Saturday to dispatch the Crimson Tide 86-72 and set up a meeting with Purdue for the national title on Monday.
UConn led by four at halftime and didn’t incinerate the Tide after halftime like it did Illinois in the Elite Eight. Instead, UConn weathered multiple pushes by the Crimson Tide at the start of the second half before Alabama’s 3-point shooting regressed to the mean.
Read Nick Bromberg’s full recap right here.
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Final: UConn 86, Alabama 72
The Huskies are moving on to play Purdue in the national championship on Monday night. Stephon Castle led the way with 21 points and 5 rebounds.