DALLAS — The ACC will have a representative at the Final Four. It may not be one many expected to start the season.
DJ Burns Jr. scored 29 points, including 21 in the second half, to carry 11th-seeded NC State to a 76-64 win over fourth-seeded Duke in Sunday’s South Regional final, punching the program’s first ticket to the Final Four since Jim Valvano and company won it all in 1983.
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In Phoenix, the Wolfpack will face Zach Edey and Purdue, which advanced earlier in the day with a win over Tennessee.
Burns scored only four points in NC State’s Sweet 16 matchup against Marquette but made his mark on that game
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