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NCAA men’s tournament Final Four scores: UConn, Purdue advance to set up showdown in title game

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - APRIL 06: Donovan Clingan #32 and Hassan Diarra #10 of the Connecticut Huskies react in the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at State Farm Stadium on April 06, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

No. 1 Purdue 63, No. 11 NC State 50

Zach Edey did not overwhelm NC State on Sunday. He did not have to.

Purdue’s shot makers made performs whereas its protection flustered a beforehand sizzling NC State assault in a 63-50 Ultimate 4 victory. Edey did loads of injury alongside the best way in a 20-point, 12-rebound effort.

The win secures a spot in Monday’s nationwide championship for Purdue whereas ending NC State’s magical March run. The Wolfpack received 9 straight ACC and NCAA event elimination video games en path to its spot within the Ultimate 4 as an 11 seed. There, Purdue proved too tall of a job.

Learn Jason Owens’ full recap proper right here.

No. 1 UConn 86, No. 4 Alabama 72

UConn is a win away from back-to-back nationwide championships.

The Huskies pulled away from a pesky Alabama workforce late within the second half of their Ultimate 4 matchup on Saturday to dispatch the Crimson Tide 86-72 and arrange a gathering with Purdue for the nationwide title on Monday.

UConn led by 4 at halftime and didn’t incinerate the Tide after halftime prefer it did Illinois within the Elite Eight. As an alternative, UConn weathered a number of pushes by the Crimson Tide at the beginning of the second half earlier than Alabama’s 3-point taking pictures regressed to the imply.

Learn Nick Bromberg’s full recap proper right here.

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  • Ultimate: UConn 86, Alabama 72

    The Huskies are transferring on to play Purdue within the nationwide championship on Monday evening. Stephon Citadel led the best way with 21 factors and 5 rebounds.

  • UConn will play Purdue for its sixth nationwide championship. The Huskies are 5-0 of their earlier title sport appearances, all of them since 1999. A contemporary-day dynasty, certainly.

  • Stephon Citadel’s 21 factors are the third-most by a freshman within the Ultimate 4 within the final 40 years. Fairly good firm right here. Solely Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose scored extra. He is simply forward of Paolo Banchero and Mike Bibby.

  • The Huskies shot 50% from the ground, 40% (10 of 25) from 3 and received the rebound margin, 37-29. They assisted on 20 of their 31 made subject targets and turned the ball over simply 4 instances. It was an almost flawless victory in opposition to a sport Alabama workforce.

  • All 5 UConn starters scored in double figures. Freshman star Stephon Citadel paced the hassle with 21 factors, 5 rebounds and two assists. Donovan Clingan added 18 factors, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks. He scored two emphatic dunks because the Huskies put the sport away within the ultimate minutes.

  • UConn noticed its hardest check of the event Saturday and walked away with an 86-72 win. The margin would not mirror the shut nature of the sport, however the Huskies ran away within the ultimate two minutes.

    UConn will face Purdue on Monday for the NCAA championship.

  • Good choose and roll and bounce move from Tristen Newton results in a Donovan Clingan dunk. UConn can really feel it at this level, main 78-68 beneath 2 minutes.

  • Alex Karaban has been sensational on each side of the court docket. An enormous 3 from the UConn ahead extends the Huskies’ result in 76-65.

  • UConn leads, 73-63 on the ultimate TV timeout. Bama pulling this out at this level in opposition to the reigning champs could be an all-timer.

  • Dan Hurley pulled Citadel after his fourth. Is it a mistake 6-plus minutes from a possible berth within the nationwide championship?

  • UConn’s Stephon Citadel simply picked up his fourth foul on a transferring display screen with 6:30 remaining. Huskies lead 69-61.

  • UConn leads Alabama 67-61 on the under-8 timeout. Mark Sears has scored the final 5 factors for Alabama as they attempt to climb the UConn mountain for the fourth time this half.

  • Alabama went 3:31 with out scoring earlier than lastly slicing UConn’s result in six with 9:10 to go

  • UConn responds to Alabama’s second 7-0 run with an 8-0 run. That is fairly the second half to this point. Huskies lead 64-56 after Alabama had gotten the sport tied at 56-56.

  • GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alabama has achieved one thing that none of UConn’s earlier NCAA event opponents have: Placing precise second-half sport stress on the Huskies.

    Grant Nelson’s child hook within the lane capped a 9-1 Alabama surge and tied the rating at 56 with simply over 12 minutes remaining.

  • Alabama has its second 7-0 run of the second half and has minimize UConn’s result in one once more.

  • Alabama minimize UConn’s result in 48-47 … and the Huskies now lead 55-47 with 15:31 to go. Every workforce has had a pair of 7-0 runs already this half.

  • Mark Sears picks up his third foul as Alabama cuts what was an 8-point UConn result in one.

  • GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn could but unleash a killshot, however credit score Alabama’s Mark Sears for staving it off till at the least the second half.

    Sears hit two large pictures to maintain Alabama respiratory, the primary a nook 3-pointer to halt a UConn surge and the second a twisting scoop shot within the lane to shut the halftime hole to 4.

    Sears leads Alabama with 11 factors and is one in all 5 Crimson Tide gamers to have hit a 3-pointer. Alabama could have to duplicate its 8-for-11 first-half 3-point taking pictures within the second half to make this a sport down the stretch.

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