North Carolina State's offense lost its balance in the Final Four loss to Purdue.

DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

DJ Horne scored 18 points, including two clutch free throws with 15 seconds left, and North Carolina State ousted No. 11 Duke 74-69 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.

(AP Photo/Tony Avelar)SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Oscar da Silva scored off an inbound pass as time expired in overtime to lift Stanford over No. Da Silva finished with 26 points, the last coming on a lay-in off a set piece with 0.8 seconds remaining. Da Silva cut down the lane, received Michael O'Connell's feed from under the basket and banked the winning shot in with his left hand. Da Silva beat two defenders to McConnell's pass for the winning shot. Stanford: A gritty effort from the Cardinal, especially da Silva, who came up big with six points in overtime.

"Passing this in the Senate in two weeks -- and we're going to hold (Senate Majority Leader Mitch) McConnell to his word -- will be a chance to exhale. But it doesn't fix the grief and the suffering that [9/11 first responders] will continue to experience going forward," Stewart told CNN's Alex Marquardt. In June, Stewart accompanied a group of first responders and delivered an emotional plea to lawmakers about reauthorizing the fund. McConnell met with first responders, including Feal, at the end of last month, after which Feal told reporters that the Kentucky Republican had committed to holding a vote to extend the fund. "We're going to make sure that Mitch McConnell sticks to his word, and over the next week or two we're going to keep the pressure on the Senate," Feal said.