Zach Edey and Purdue Power Their Way Into NCAA Title Game, Beating N.C. State 63–50

Purdue center Zach Edey (R) backs down N.C. State forward Ben Middlebrooks during the second half of the NCAA college basketball game at the Final Four in Glendale, Ariz., on April 6, 2024. Brynn Anderson/AP Photo

GLENDALE, Ariz.—There was more than one team that came to the Final Four with a dream—more than one team hoping to add its own unforgettable chapter to college basketball’s colorful history book.

Zach Edey and Purdue have been thinking big all year, and after snuffing out North Carolina State’s magical season with a 63–50 victory Saturday, it’s the Boilermakers who find themselves a win away from the program’s first NCAA title.