A pair of DJs going to the Final Four after coming together at North Carolina State

DALLAS — DJ Horne got a chance to play at home when he transferred to North Carolina State this season after starting for two other schools. “It usually takes like a day to set in, honestly,” Burns said in the locker room after their 76-64 victory Sunday over Tobacco Road rival Duke in the South Region final. The 6-foot-9, 275-pound Burns is a bruising forward with some slick moves who will bang inside with big men like Duke’s 7-foot sophomore Kyle Filipowski — and next has to face 7-4 All-American Zach Edey when N.C. State plays Purdue in the national semifinals Saturday in Glendale, Arizona. I’m excited, and I hope nobody figures that out.” Then there is Horne, whose 103 made 3-pointers this season are one shy of matching N.C. State’s single-season record. Even with the most losses ever by a Final Four team, the Wolfpack are back on college basketball’s biggest stage for the first time since the late Jim Valvano was sprinting around the court looking for someone to hug after winning the 1983 national title with an upset over Houston and Phi Slama Jama.