By EDDIE PELLS GLENDALE, Ariz. The opener at the Final Four on Saturday might feel like a trip through a time machine. Yes, those are Purdue and North Carolina State one program here for the first time since 1980, the other trying to write a 21st-century version of college basketball’s greatest story ever told. And yes, those are 7-foot-4 Zach Edey and 6-9 DJ Burns Jr. a touch less than 600 pounds of big men patrolling the paint and dictating a style that has been out of fashion for a decade or more. Whoever wins will face […]
North Carolina State coach Wes Moore fancies himself something of a singer. He s hoping his team can hit the right notes in Friday s women s Final Four against unbeaten South Carolina.
Seven-foot-4 Zach Edey and 6-9 DJ Burns Jr., some 600 pounds worth of center, will be patrolling the paint and dictating a style that has been out of fashion for a decade as they vie for a spot in the national title game.
There was a moment during the NCAA Tournament, when top-seeded Houston was well on its way to a 40-point rout of No. 16 seed Longwood, that helps to capture why the Cougars have become so dominant under Kelvin Sampson. It was late in the game, and Mylik Wilson was late closing out on the Lancers' DA Houston, who buried a 3-pointer over him.