Before Purdue got bored and the game got ugly, we saw the best version of the Boilers vs. McNeese State. How good? Sweet 16 good. No, Final Four good.

As an 11 seed, Keatts' team defeated Texas Tech, Oakland, Marquette and Duke to reach the national semifinal round, where it lost to Purdue, 63-50. It was the first Final Four for NC State since ...

McNeese State. How good was Purdue for the first 25 minutes? Sweet 16 good. No, Final Four good. Purdue's Matt Painter outcoached NC State's Will Wade (you know it's true), running the offense ...