NC State shocks Duke to reach Final Four as Cinderella run continues

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The team representing the state of North Carolina in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament is not the Tar Heels or the Blue Devils. 

It’s the NC State Wolfpack. 

The No. 11-seeded NC State squad’s Cinderella journey continues, as they upset No. 4 Duke on Sunday night, 76-64, to move on to the Final Four in Arizona.

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DJ Burns Jr. of the North Carolina State Wolfpack drives to the basket as Ryan Young of the Duke Blue Devils defends in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2024, in Dallas. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The Wolfpack will take on the No. 1-seeded Purdue Boilermakers for a spot in the national championship game. 

This is the first time NC State has reached the Final Four since 1983 when they won the national championship under legendary coach Jim Valvano. 

NC State's victory came in the second half, where they outscored Duke, 55-37, after being down 27-21 at halftime. 

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DJ Burns Jr., the Wolfpack's big man in the paint, was smiling from ear to ear in the second half as he had his way with the Blue Devils. Burns led NC State with 29 points on a highly-efficient 13-for-19 with four rebounds and three assists. 

Guard DJ Horne was also getting the job done in the second half, using his speed to blow past the Blue Devils' defense, scoring 20 points on 7-of-16 from the field. 

While the Wolfpack couldn't miss in the second half, the Blue Devils started going cold. 

The game was tied at 38 apiece with Burns hitting a jumper with 12:22 left