The Elite Eight continued on Sunday with two games each for the men's and women's teams as each team competed for a spot in the Final Four.
Zach Eady and the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers put on a show against Dalton Knecht and No. 2 Tennessee. Eady, a two-time presumptive player of the year, had 40 points and 16 rebounds in a thrilling 72-66 back-and-forth win. He then had a dominant performance in the other men's game as DJ Burns finished with his 29 points in North Carolina State's come-from-behind victory over Duke.
On the women's side, South Carolina made another comeback, but it wasn't easy against Oregon State. The Shamcocks pulled away late and won 70-58. The North Carolina State women's team then defeated top-seeded Texas 76-66.
Here are all the results for Sunday:
Sunday's score:
women's schedule (always eastern):
1st place South Carolina 70, 3rd place Oregon State University 58
3rd place: North Carolina State University 76, 1st place: Texas State University 66
Men's schedule:
1st place Purdue 72, 2nd place Tennessee 66
4th Duke 76, 11th North Carolina State University 64
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This is NC State's first Final Four appearance since winning the 1983 national championship under Jim Valvano. The Cardiac Pack is back, this time as the No. 11 seed. Next up is a showdown with Purdue featuring DJ Burns vs Zach Edy in the post.
Barnes finished the game with 29 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. He made 13 of 19 field goals. He is the face of the most notable run in his NCAA Tournament history.
What a victory! What a run! North Carolina State snapped a nine-game losing streak with its second win over Duke. They have now advanced to the Final Four with a 76-64 victory in the Elite Eight.
The state beat the press once again. Another and-one layup from DJ Burns. State led 71-58 with 55.6 seconds left.
State's rotation Burns will be out of the defensive lineup late in the game. And of course we expect him to be aggressive.
NC State beat the press with DJ Burns' and-1 layup. 65-52 with 1:47 left, NC State.
Duke is pressing with a full-court trap. North Carolina is handling it well. He made layups on consecutive possessions to take a 62-5 lead. 2:18 left.
NC State went on a 37-19 run in a dominant second half.
Meanwhile, DJ Burns remains unstoppable. After a drop step and floater from the baseline by Barnes, NC State led 58-44 at the final media timeout.
Duke's troubles deepen. Kyle Filipouksi just fouled out, throwing Michael O'Connell to the floor. NC State led 56-44 with 4:52 left.
Duke's struggles in three games (2 of 14) have a big impact on the current deficit. He leads NC State 54-44 with 5:16 left.
Guarding DJ Barnes one-on-one is a shaky proposition.
There was nothing technical involved. NC State took a 51-42 lead on Michael McConnell's 3-pointer.Duke's Mark Mitchell also committed a foul while the shot was in the air.
North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts received a technical call after officials said the ball was over the line outside of North Carolina State when he last touched Kyle Filipovski.
North Carolina is on fire.
Duke called its third timeout with 8 minutes, 19 seconds left in the game. The Wolfpack led 48-40.
Can NC State seriously win nine consecutive elimination games and become the sixth No. 11 seed to reach the Final Four?
Kyle Filipowski just picked up his fourth foul with 9:49 left.
It was a 10-point streak for DJ. NC State led 42-38 at the under-12 timeout with 10:42 left.
Duke called a timeout with 11:39 left. NC State leads him 40-38. DJ Horn and DJ Barnes scored his final eight points for the Wolfpack.
On the next possession, Kyle Filipovski picked up Mohamed Diarra's fourth foul and Duke regained the lead.
This is getting fun.
Two free throws by DJ Horn gave North Carolina State a 36-35 lead with 12:59 left.
North Carolina State cut Duke's lead to 33-29 with 15:11 left in the game. The Wolfpack scored several goals in the half after struggling to score in the first half.
