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Canadian big man Zach Edey went for a career-high 40 points along with 16 rebounds and one big block to muscle the Purdue Boilermakers into the program’s first Final Four since 1980 with a 72-66 victory over Tennessee on Sunday in Detroit. CBC | Sports News

Time hasn’t diminished the myriad of emotions Jay Triano felt in 1980. There was the euphoria of the Canadian men’s basketball team qualifying for the Moscow Summer Games. Then days later came bitter disappointment when Canada boycotted that competition after the former Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. CBC | Sports News