The Elite Eight continues on Sunday with two games in both the men’s and women’s brackets as teams jockey for Final Four spots.
It should be a great day of action as Zach Edey and top-seeded Purdue face No. 2 Tennessee while No. 11 NC State tries to keep its magical run going against No. 4 Duke. On the women’s side, undefeated No. 1 South Carolina faces its biggest challenge of the tournament yet in No. 3 Oregon State, and No. 3 NC State takes on No. 1 seed Texas.
Get ready for another fun day of college hoops.
Sweet 16 Saturday schedule
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
5:05 p.m. — No. 4 Duke vs. No. 11 NC State (CBS)
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- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 10:01 AM MST
Sun, March 31, 2024 at 3:39 PM MST
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.
Duke leads NC State 27-21 at halftime. The Wolfpack are shooting just 27% from the field and Duke is at 31%. The two teams are a combined 17 of 60 from the field. Ugh.
Each team has two key players with two fouls. NC State’s Mohamed Diarra and DJ Burns and Duke’s Kyle Filipowski and Tyrese Proctor.
NC State cannot buy a basket at the moment. The Wolfpack have made just one of their last nine attempts as there are 90 seconds to go in the first half.
Mohamed Diarra just picked up his second foul for NC State. He’s coming out of the game as DJ Burns is back in with two fouls of his own.
NC State calls timeout with 7:07 to go as Duke takes a 21-14 lead. Jared McCain has 11 of the Blue Devils’ 21 points and Duke is playing some great defense too.
DJ Burns has missed back-to-back shots at the basket and then picked up a cheap foul after the second miss. That’s his second foul. There’s 9:47 to go in the first half.
Duke has three turnovers through the first 8:10 of the game but leads NC State 12-9 with 11:50 to go in the first half.
DJ Burns is 3 of 4 for NC State. The rest of the team is 1 of 8.
DJ Burns has six of NC State’s first eight points. The Wolfpack lead Duke 8-7 with 13:25 to go in the first half at the first TV timeout of the game.
- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 2:19 PM MST
Final: NC State 76, Texas 66
The Wolfpack are moving on to the Final Four for the first time since 1998. They’ll face South Carolina on Friday. NC State’s Aziaha James led the way with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 2:15 PM MST
It’s not happening for Texas tonight. They’re going to play the foul game down the stretch here, but it’s far enough out of reach that NC State doesn’t have to worry.
- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 2:12 PM MST
It’s still an 8-point margin (72-64) with 1:32 left. The Longhorns need a stop badly.
It’s time to see which ACC team will join Purdue, UConn and Alabama in the Final Four. Will it be Duke or NC State?
- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 2:07 PM MST
Aziaha James might’ve just stuck a dagger in Texas. It’s her seventh 3-pointer and the Longhorns are up 11 with just over 3 minutes left.
- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 1:59 PM MST
The Longhorns are still in it, but they’re running short on time. The deficit is 8 and there’s a little over 5 minutes left on the clock. Madison Booker has 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but Texas will need her to carry them over the finish line here.
- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 1:45 PM MST
End of 3Q: NC State 57, Texas 48
The Longhorns have cut into the lead, but it’s still a nine-point game heading into the final quarter.
- Sun, March 31, 2024 at 1:42 PM MST
Final: Purdue 72, Tennessee 66
Zach Edey finishes with a career-high 40 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. He went to the free throw line 22 times and made 14 of them.
It’s the third Final Four trip for the Boilermakers and the team’s first since 1980.
It’s final. Purdue 72, Tennessee 66.
Purdue is heading to the Final Four the year after the Boilermakers lost in the first round