Purdue vs. NC State – Final Four NCAA tournament extended highlights

BALL. KNOCKED AROUND, CONTROLLED BY STONE UP, HE’LL GET EASY BUCKETS. >> Ian: JONES, TRANSFER FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, INSIDE, EDEY WITH THE LEFT HAND, THE SWEEPING HOOK. >> Grant: THAT WAS GOOD DEFENSE THERE, GETTING EDEY OFF THE HE CAN SHOOT THAT LEFT-HANDED HOOK CONFIDENT EITHER WAY. >> Ian: COMING

OFF THAT PERFORMANCE, BEAUTIFUL. DJ HORNE GETS IT STARTED FOR NC STATE. EDEY, THE COUNTER GOING TO WORK. LEANER DOESN’T GO, REBOUND BACK TO EDEY, COULDN’T BANK IT IN. REBOUND CONTROLLED BY JONES. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. LOYER GOT A THREE. >> Grant: PURDUE, GREAT ON THE OFFENSIVE GLASS, YOU HAVE TO

NOT EASY TO GET SIMPLE, EASY BASKETS. >> Ian: DIARRA, FEED THE POST, MIDDLEBROOKS, THE TRANSFER FROM CLEMSON, GIVE IT UP. HORNE, SILKY SMOOTH DELIVERY. BY HIMSELF — HE GOT BLOCKED! MORSELL GETTING BACK ON HIS HORSE TO REJECT IT. >> Bill: TAKE THE LAYUP AND FINISH IT. >> Ian:

JONES CONNECTS ON A THREE BALL. >> Grant: JONES, THE X FACTOR KNOCKING DOWN THE THREE, EARLY, IT’S BEEN PURDUE, INSIDE, AT HIS ALMA MATER FOR 19 YEARS. DJ BURNS IS BACK IN FOR NC STATE. SWING IT. O’CONNELL, BOOK IT, THREE. >> Grant: THEY LIKE BURNS AT THAT HIGH

POST ELBOW AREA WHERE HE CAN BE A POINT CENTER AND EDEY. BURNS PLAYING WITH ONE FOUL. EDEY TRYING TO USE THE BODY, MASSAGES IT WITH THE LEFT HAND.

>> Bill: GOOD DEFENSE, GETTING EDEY OFF HIS SWEET SPOT, BUT HIS TOUCH WITH THE LEFT-HANDED HOOK IS A PART OF

HIS GAME THAT’S TO ME HE’S KEY, GOT TO GET IN TRAFFIC, FIND PEOPLE. >> Ian: HERE’S WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE, BURNS AGAINST EDEY, DROP STEP AND THE FLOATER GOES FOR DJ! >> Bill: DRIBBLE HAND-OFF, GETS TO THE BOX NOW. >> Ian: SMITH, LOW DRIBBLE. EDEY. >> Bill:

EVEN LOST THAT BALL ON HIS PAW. BURNS. THIS IS WHEN HE’S IN TROUBLE, CAN MAKE MISTAKES, TAKES A TRIP OFF. PASS! >> Ian: OFF THE BACK DOOR CUT, JAYDEN TAYLOR, AND DJ BURNS, PERFECT DISH. WE APPROACH 11 MINUTES TO PLAY IN THE FIRST HALF. SMITH OFF THE HESITATION,

KNOCKED OUT OF HIS HANDS. EDEY THERE FOR CLEANUP DUTY. >> Grant: LOVE HOW THEY GET EDEY >> Ian: AIR BALL, MORSELL. >> Bill: CAN’T GET A BETTER LOOK, HE CAN DRILL THEM, 37 FOR THE YEAR. THAT SETS UP HIS DRIVE GAME. >> Ian: 24 YEARS BETWEEN TITLES FOR

THE BIG TEN, 2000. JONES CONNECTS ON A THREE BALL. THE YEAR. >> Ian: HANDED OFF, HORNE, NOT GOING TO ATTACK EDEY. BURNS, RIMS IN ON A TEARDROP. >> Grant: TO BE SO BIG WITH THAT KIND OF TOUCH. >> Bill: PROBLEM THEY HAVE, HE RESTS THIS END OF THE

FLOOR. >> Grant: CAN’T REST WITH EDEY, HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET A FOUL WHEN YOU’RE TIRED. >> Ian: EDEY, TOO EASY. >> Bill: IT’S TRYING FOR HIM TO GET UP AND DOWN. >> Ian: TEN POINTS, 5 OF 7 FROM THE FIELD FOR TORONTO’S ZACH EDEY. HORNE

LINES IT UP, KNOCKS IT DOWN. >> Bill: CAN’T GO UNDER ON HIM. >> Bill: BLEW UP THE BALL SCREEN, CHALLENGED THE JUMPER. >> Ian: O’CONNELL IS BACK ON THE SIDELINE BEHIND THE BENCH. >> Bill: HE CAN MAKE THESE, THAT’S HIS GAME. >> Ian: GILLIS BOTTOMS FOR THREE! >>

Bill: SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR, LOVES TO DUMP IT DOWN. FOR 15 FOR THE YEAR. >> Ian: MIDDLEBROOKS. >> Bill: SMART. >> Ian: KICK IT OUT. SHOT CLOCK WINDING DOWN. PASS ON THE SBLIBASELINE, HE HI UP TO DATE ON THE ACTION. FIRST TEAM FOUL, CALLED ON EDEY. MYLES

COLVIN IS IN FOR PURDUE. >> Grant: HE WILL CONTINUE TO COMPLEMENT THE INSIDE GAME. >> Ian: NINE POINTS FOR HORNE. KAUFMAN-RENN. WHAT A SPIN BUT MISSED THE ANGLE THERE. DIARRA, TRIGGERED A PASS, EUROS AND GOES FOR BREON PASS! >> Bill: WHAT A GREAT PASS. GROUP, THEY FIND A

WAY. BREON PASS WAS NOT PART OF THE ACTION DURING THE REGIONAL IN DALLAS. THEY NEEDED HIM HERE AND HE HAS DELIVERED FOR KEVIN KEATTS. POSSESSIONS FROM NC STATE. THEY’RE BACK IN THE GAME. >> Ian: O’CONNELL CAN’T MOVE, WINCING IN PAIN. EDEY, KICKOUT. LOYER TAKES ADVANTAGE. FLOATER, NO, EDEY

IN ONE MOTION. >> Bill: GO TO BLOCK THE SHOT, TAYLOR NEEDS HELP. TAYLOR, SIX TO SHOOT. >> Bill: LIKE THAT. >> Ian: LINE IT UP, KNOCK IT DOWN. >> Bill: THE BIG THING IS, THEY USED THE BALL SCREEN KNOWING THE ZONE UP BY ZACH EDEY, HE’S NOT INCLUDING

FOUR STRAIGHT LOSSES. >> Bill: SMALL GROUP, NICE DEFENSE. SHOW LATE IN THE CLOCK. NICE. >> Ian: KAUFMAN-RENN, PERFECT ANGLE FOR BRADEN SMITH ON THE FEED. >> Bill: HE CAN FIND PEOPLE. >> Grant: AND KAUFMAN-RENN, BEEN >> Ian: ANOTHER TURNOVER. DOING IT NOW WITHOUT DJ BURNS, ON THE BENCH

WITH TWO FOULS. >> Bill: SO ACTIVE THIS KID. >> Grant: THAT WILL BE THERE ALL NIGHT FOR NC STATE. ZACH EDEY, DROP COVERAGE, HIGH SCREEN AND ROLL DEFENSE. INVOLVED OFFENSIVELY? HORNE, ONE-ON-ONE WITH GILLIS. THOUGHT ABOUT IT. GETS IT BACK. HORNE WILL LINE IT UP. SWISH. >> Bill: MIDDLEBROOKS,

NICE HAND-OFF, BUT THE ACTIVITY, GET FIRST HALF. >> Bill: STATE HAS DONE A NICE JOB ON ENTRIES. >> Ian: EDEY, KICK. AND HE CONNECTS FROM THE OUTSIDE. >> Bill: PICKING YOUR POISON. WANT TO DOUBLE AND STUNT, THEY TIMES, BUT HAD FIVE ASSISTS AND FIVE REBOUNDS, DOING IT OTHER

AREAS. KAUFMAN-RENN, KICK, JONES. THREE. >> Bill: THAT WAS THE RENN SCREEN THAT SET UP THE SEQUENCE, UNDER CONTROL, DIDN’T CHARGE, COUNTRY, PREMIER. MENTIONED HIS TURNOVERS, GOT TO GET BACK IN. >> Ian: SECOND IN TURNOVER TO ASSIST. POWERS N GOT THE ANGLE ON EDEY. >> Ian: 6 OF 16,

1 OF 9 IN THE HALF FOR NC STATE. >> Bill: HE’S BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE CORNER AND DO DAMAGE, BEEN RIDING THIS QUITE A BIT. >> Ian: KICK. >> Bill: THAT’S HIS SHOT. >> Ian: GOT HIM. GILLIS FROM THE CORNER. >> Bill: THEY MAKE YOU PAY MORSELL

FORCING IT, DOESN’T GO. FIVE-ON-FOUR IF PURDUE HURRIES. SMITH, EARLY OFFENSE, JONES, ANOTHER FROM LONG RANGE. BULL’S EYE. >> Bill: ANOTHER ASSIST FOR HAVE A CHANCE. >> Ian: BOTH IN. HORNE TO BURNS, BURNS AGAINST EDEY, DROP AND FADE, THAT IS NICE! >> Bill: THAT’S HIS GAME. HE CAN EMBARRASS

YOU, THE BIG FELLOW. EDEY! HALF-COURT SET FOR PURDUE. EDEY. MOVING BURNS, GOT IT. >> Bill: OFF THE WRONG FOOT. DID YOU SAY MOUNT EDEY OVER >> Ian: LOYER, ALL THE WAY, COULDN’T SPIN IT IN. MIDDLEBROOKS TRYING TO CLEAR. AHEAD. SMITH, SAFE ON THAT SLIDE, AND DJ HORNE MAKES

HIM PAY WITH A TRIPLE. >> Grant: WHAT A GREAT OUTLET WAS LOYER WAS TRYING TO ATTACK OFF THE BOUNCE. EDEY ON A QUICK LOB TO THE BASKET. >> Ian: JONES GOES DOWN. LOB IT, EDEY, THE TOUCH. >> Bill: NICE PLAY. CUT SET IT UP, TOO. STATE? IT HAS

BEEN ALL DJ HORNE. 18 OF THE TEAM’S 38 POINTS. HORNE, QUICK FIRST STEP. >> Bill: NICE PASS. >> Ian: DIARRA REVERSES IT HOME. >> Bill: NICE CUT TO GET FREE. GREAT PRESENTATION. >> Bill: NEED THAT, GET THE GUYS GOING IN THE FLOW FIRST. >> Ian: RISING UP, BOTTOM.

>> Grant: MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE TOUGHEST SHOT THAT HORNE HAS MADE IN THIS SECOND HALF OR AWAY. BIG-TIME TICKER. >> Grant: OFF THE DRIBBLE HAND-OFF AND ROLL. >> Ian: LOYER TO THE RIM, BLOCKED BY BURNS! >> Bill: HE’S STRUGGLED AT THE RIM. >> Ian: GOT HIM IN THE

DJ BOOTH AND LOYER DIDN’T HAVE A CHANCE. GAME, FATIGUE MAY BE SETTING IN FOR HIM ON THE OFFENSIVE END. >> Ian: SMITH, VERY HIGH SCREEN FROM EDEY. HOW FAR FROM THE RIM. >> Bill: TRYING TO ICE IT. TARDY ON JONES. >> Ian: CHA-CHING. >> Bill: YOU GOT TO

SHORTCUT IS. GO UNDER THAT SCREEN AND BEEN STRONG AND FORCEFUL. REPOST. >> Ian: EDEY. >> Bill: RIGHT HOOK’S COMING. >> Ian: EDEY, MONEY. >> Bill: BANK IT. >> Bill: THAT’S THE HIGH-LOW. >> Ian: EDEY. LOYER, HE’S GOT IT. >> Grant: AWARENESS OF EDEY THERE, SENSING THE DOUBLE-TEAM COMING,

FINDING THE OPEN LOYER LEAD IS 16 THANKS TO A 9-1 RUN. STOP AND GO, TAYLOR, DENIED BY EDEY! THE BALL KNOCKED AROUND. TAYLOR IS NOT GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. >> Bill: EARLY IN THE GAME THEY GOT THE OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS. PUNISH YOU. >> Ian: SMITH LINING UP, IT’S

GOOD. >> Bill: WILL MAKE HIM FEEL >> Ian: 14-1 RUN. HORNE LINES IT UP. IT’S OFF. REBOUNDED BY MORSELL, FAKE AND SPIN. >> Bill: NICE PASS. >> Ian: MIDDLEBROOKS LAYS IT IN. >> Bill: AGAIN, MIDDLEBROOKS MISS THERE BY SMITH. FINAL 90 SECONDS. TAYLOR. HE GETS TO THE RIM

FOR TWO. >> Bill: YOU MENTIONED THE PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH OF MATT A FEW YEARS AGO, VIRGINIA LOSING THE FIRST ROUND. >> Bill: SAME IDEA. STATE IN A SENSE THE SAME. STRUGGLED ALL YEAR LONG, PUT IT TOGETHER LATE, TAYLOR KNOCKS IT DOWN. TRIBUTE TO KEVIN AND HIS GUYS AS AND

THAT’S IT. PURDUE IN PURE SUIT OF A CHAMPIONSHIP, THEY WILL PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL TITLE!