Summary: Purdue 63-50 NC State in 2024 NCAA Final Four

Last minute of the game and it will be all on the floor, NC State leaves after a great championship.

It seems that there will be no surprise and Purdue will be in the grand final.

NC State timeout, Purdue up 18 and The Wolfpack stops the game to try to find a miracle.

Purdue dominance, NC State fails to score and the difference is already 15.

Purdue is 13 ahead on the scoreboard and is getting closer and closer to the title.

Purdue time out, the Boilmakers' defense begins to be dominated by the rival and the difference falls little by little.

NC State cuts the lead to 7 and pushes hard for the tie.

Zach Edey with the defensive block and the hook to get the basket and keep his rival away from the scoreboard:

Time out, NC State has no way to open the rival defense and tries to stop the game to make adjustments.

Great fight between Zach Edey and DJ Burns in the paint, the top scorers of both teams are giving everything but Purdue maintains the advantage.

Wolfpack timeout, 12 difference and biggest lead of the game for Purdue that forces NC State to stop the game.

Purdue breaks the 5-minute streak without scoring with a pair of baskets and leads by 9 points.

Very little offensive in this second half, the scoreboard is stuck in a rut and almost doesn't move.

DJ Burns gaining space over Edey and making the basket:

Purdue's tenth loss in the game and they stop the game to make adjustments.

Good defensive play on the floor, only one score per side in this second half.

Third foul by DJ Burns, NC State's post player starts to get into trouble as the game closes. Difference of 10 for Purdue.

Very close restart with both teams committing many fouls in the game.

Start of the second half.

Some highlights from Zach Edey and DJ Horne, each team's leading scorers at halftime:

NC State stops the game, last possession of the game and they want to stay within 3 points of a tie before halftime.

Purdue timeout, couple of minutes without scoring on both sides and the difference is still 5 points in the game.

Press NC State and they want to erase the difference.

Time out NC State, the Wolfpack slows down the game to adjust and try to recover from the double-digit deficit.

Advantage of 10 for Purdue, the Boilmakers dominate the game and want the victory.

Little by little NC State manages to regulate the pace and wants to erase the difference.

Purdue maintains control of the pace and wants to get further away in the game.

Pair of losses by Purdue and the Wolfpack cut the difference to 5, forcing the rival's requested time.

6-0 run for Purdue's 8-point lead and NC State timeout.

Good start on the court for Purdue who wants to take control of the game.

The game begins.

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the presentation of the game and the previous NCAA protocols.

State Farm Stadium is ready for the start of this match between NC State and Purdue, both teams will look for a victory that will keep them in the fight for the NCAA title.

These are the NC State starters for today's game:

These are the players starting for Purdue for today's game:

Tony Brothers, Nick Buchert and Derek Richardson are the designated referees for the 2024 NCAA game between NC State and Purdue.

This will be the first time that both teams meet in this instance of the NCAA.

NC State are already in the vicinity of State Farm Stadium for today's game:

The Purdue team arrived at their stadium for this day's game:

This day we have a very interesting game between NC State and Purdue with both teams looking for a ticket to the grand final.

A close match awaits us between both teams, here we share the latest results of both teams.

We're just under an hour away from the start of the NC State-Purdue game at State Farm Stadium. Both quintets will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.