The stage is set in Phoenix. The men's NCAA tournament started at 68 teams and only a few are left standing. One of those teams will walk away with a national championship on Monday.
Purdue punched the first ticket to the title game with another dominant performance against No. 11 seed NC State. The Boilermakers got 20 points and 12 rebounds from star center Zach Edey, but their defensive effort was the difference in a 63-50 win. Purdue is now one win away from avenging its embarrassing season a year ago when it lost to No.