The crowd roared whenever Jack Gohlke touched the ball, growing louder with every made 3. There were many moments — six to be exact — when those long-range makes cast a spell over PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. But by overtime, the magic ran out for Gohlke and No. 14 Oakland as they fell 79-73 to No. 11 NC State on Saturday.For the Wolfpack, which completed their seventh win in 12 days, the victory means their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2015. They’ll face the winner of No. 10 Colorado and No. 2 Marquette in the next round.Despite the loss, the evening exhibited the thrill of March, as Gohlke had quickly become a tournament darling, guiding the Golden Grizzlies in an upset over No. 3 Kentucky in the first round Thursday. A 6-foot-3 graduate student who transferred to Oakland from Division II Hillsdale (Mich.) College, Gohlke put up 22 points on 6-of-17 shooting from the field and 6-of-17 shooting from behind the arc in a tightly contested matchup against NC State.About midway through the second half, the whole crowd — minus two NC State sections — started cheering every Oakland bounce and shot. With Oakland down seven, Gohlke hit a transition 3-pointer. He made a four-point play, drawing a foul after hitting a 3, that came amid what looked like it might be the run that pushed Oakland to the Sweet 16, but Oakland never got a shot off on the final possession of regulation and got buried by one flurry in overtime.Gohlke wasn’t even the highest scorer of the night. It was Oakland’s Trey Townsend who led both teams with 30 points. Townsend, a senior forward, also added 13 rebounds for a double-double.DJ Burns Jr. led NC State with 24 points and contributed 11 rebounds. He was the first to fist-bump Gohlke when the game ended.NC State’s Michael O’Connell (12 points), Mohamed Diarra, DJ Horne and Casey Morsell (11 points each) also scored in double-digit figures, with Diarra posting 13 rebounds.Continue reading.
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