Saint Peter’s beats Purdue, reaches Elite Eight as 15 seed

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Daryl Banks III scored the tying and go-ahead baskets that pushed Fifteenth-seeded Saint Peter’s to the brink of the Ultimate 4, the tiny Peacocks thriving off a home-court edge to beat third-seeded Purdue 67-64 on Friday night time.

The Peacocks (22-11) turned the primary 15 seed to succeed in the Elite Eight, including the Boilermakers to their NCAA Event string of upsets, and can face North Carolina within the East Area closing on Sunday.

Saint Peter’s had the followers contained in the packed Wells Fargo Middle on its facet from the opening tip and the world erupted when Banks tied the sport 57-all on a turnaround jumper. He hit a driving layup with 2:17 left that made it 59-57.

The Peacocks stored their composure — hey, they’re used to those wins by now after knocking off No. 2 seed Kentucky and Murray State — and held off a Purdue crew that gamely tried to bully them inside.

Purdue’s Jaden Ivey buried an NBA-distance 3 with 8 seconds left that pulled Purdue inside 65-64 and momentarily shushed the gang. However Doug Edert then swished two free throws to seal the win.

Banks led the Peacocks with 14 factors, Clarence Rupert scored 11 and Edert had 10. Trevion Williams had 16 factors and eight rebounds for Purdue.

NORTH CAROLINA 73, UCLA 66

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Caleb Love hit game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers 37 seconds aside and North Carolina moved inside a victory of its twenty first Ultimate 4, beating UCLA in a matchup of energy packages.

Love, a sophomore, completed with a career-high 30 factors, together with six 3s and two game-clinching free throws with 7.8 seconds left. He scored 27 of Carolina’s 45 factors within the second half, together with one stretch of 10 straight that stored the Tar Heels (27-9) within the recreation.

Love’s go-ahead 3 got here with 1:03 left and marked the final of 14 lead modifications within the recreation that was additionally tied eight occasions.

Fourth-seeded UCLA (27-8) fell two wins wanting its twentieth Ultimate 4. Final yr’s season ended on a shot from close to half courtroom by Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs. This time, Love did within the Bruins, who acquired 16 factors from Jules Bernard and 15 from Tyger Campbell.

MIDWEST REGION

KANSAS 66, PROVIDENCE 61

CHICAGO (AP) — Remy Martin scored a season-high 23 factors and Kansas did its half as the one remaining No. 1 seed, holding Windfall to 17 first-half factors and hanging on to succeed in the Elite Eight.

The Jayhawks (31-6) will face both Miami or Iowa State within the Midwest Area closing on Sunday.

Jalen Wilson added 16 factors and 11 rebounds for the Jayhawks, who’re again in a regional closing for the primary time since 2018, once they reached their Fifteenth Ultimate 4. Coach Invoice Self is in search of his fourth journey there since he arrived in 2003.

Kansas additionally moved forward of Kentucky for many wins in Division I historical past with 2,354.

The Jayhawks led by 13 factors early within the second half, let it slip away, after which regrouped. Fourth-seeded Windfall (27-6) took a short-lived one-point lead, however Kansas responded by scoring seven straight.

Al Durham scored 21 factors for the Friars, who shot 33.8%.

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