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The Saint Peter’s dream run continued on Friday, after they defeated third-seeded Purdue 67-64 on Friday.
The Peacocks thrived off a home-court advantage at the Wells Fargo Center to become the first 15th seed to reach the Elite Eight, despite the late efforts of NBA lottery prospect Jaden Ivey.
Despite hitting on none of his opening five attempts from the perimeter, Ivey connected on an NBA-range triple with eight seconds left to bring Purdue within a point. Doug Edert calmly made his free-throws to ice the game, and put Saint Peter’s on the brink of the Final Four.
They will face North Carolina who defeated UCLA 73-66, led by 30 points from Caleb Love.
Despite shooting 10-of-31 from the three-point line for the night, the six-time national champions overcame a three-point deficit to put up 45 points in the second half.
Elsewhere, Remy Martin scored a season-high 23 points as Kansas hung on for a 66-61 win over Providence, securing their passage to the Elite Eight.
The Jayhawks are the only first seed left in the tournament, after both Gonzaga and Arizona were defeated in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, and Baylor’s title defence was ended in the second round.
Kansas will face the Miami Hurricanes, who progressed with their comfortable 70-56 win over Iowa State.
