No. 1 seed Virginia beats Purdue, 80-75, in OT to reach NCAA men's basketball Final Four
Mamadi Diakite's Virginia Cavaliers faced Matt Haarms, Aaron Wheeler and the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday night, with a trip to the Final Four on the line. By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow March 30 at 11:13 PM Latest updates Virginia wins in overtime, 80-75
“We made bad history last year," Guy said in an interview on the TBS broadcast after the game."We’re making great history this year.”Carsen Edwards banked in a deep three-pointer to put Purdue up two with 1:10 left and Ryan Cline made a free throw to make it a three-point game. But Ty Jerome made one foul shot for Virginia and Mamadi Diakite made a jumper at the buzzer to tie the game at 70 and force overtime.
Virginia countered Purdue’s hot start — the Boilermakers once led by as much as 10 — with a 13-5 run to end the half and cut the lead to a single point. Purdue’s shooting has cooled significantly. After Coach Matt Painter’s team made its first four shots at the start of the game, the Boilermakers are shooting 40 percent from the field at halftime and 42.1 percent from three-point range.
— NCAA March Madness March 31, 2019 How they got here: Virginia earned a share of the ACC regular season title before losing to Florida State in an ACC tournament semifinal, breaking a nine-game win streak. The top-seeded Cavaliers beat No. 16 seed Gardner-Webb, 71-56, after some early struggles. They beat No. 9 seed Oklahoma, 63-51, in the second round, and survived against No. 12 seed Oregon, 53-49, in the Sweet 16.
Fast facts: Virginia’s 32 wins are the most in school history. . . . Kihei Clark equaled his career highs with 12 points and six assists in Thursday’s win over Oregon. . . . The Cavs have won 61 games in a row when leading at halftime and 11 straight games when holding opponents under 50 points. . . . The Cavaliers are 5-1 all-time at KFC Yum! Center. . . . Virginia launched 33 three-point attempts against Oregon, a season high, and attempted just five free throws, equaling a season low. . . .
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