GLENDALE, Arizona -- Midway through the first half of Purdue's 63-50 win over NC State in the Final Four on Saturday,-- the 7-foot-4, 290-pound reigning Wooden Award winner -- touched the ball. As Edey scored on a skyhook, Burns shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.
Head coach Matt Painter has been the leader of Purdue's redemption tour a year after the team suffered a loss to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson. But Edey is its star. Mohammad Diarra, all 215 pounds of him, bounced off Edey a few times. Burns leaned on him throughout the game and tried to avoid fouls., a 6-foot-10 center, was NC State's best defender against the Purdue star. But midway through the second half, he had his hands on his knees during a timeout, as sweat poured from his brow.added 11 points , as NC State realized it couldn't guard Edey and address the four other players on the court at the same time.
Pudue, which will play in its first national championship matchup since 1969, can now focus on Monday night. The Boilermakers will have a chance to win the first national title in school history and complete a full turnaround -- perhaps mimicking Virginia, which won a ring in 2019 a year after its loss to 16-seed UMBC in the NCAA tournament.Against NC State, he had 14 points in the first half and finished 6-for-9 from the field. The big man's effort dictated the tone of the game.
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