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Duke coach Jon Scheyer reached out to North Carolina State’s Kevin Keatts after the Wolfpack had won five games in as many days in the Athletic Coast Conference Tournament, including a win over the Blue Devils in the middle of that run.

The South Region final is Sunday in Dallas, about 1,200 miles from Tobacco Road where their campuses are within about a half-hour drive of each other.

North Carolina State isn't a prototypical Cinderella — they're from a major conference, and they won it all in the 1970s and '80s — but they're the only double-digit seed left. Learn to love them.

DALLAS — A funny moment during NC State’s open practice Thursday morning. Guard Michael O’Connell banked in a 3-pointer during a drill, which caused the entire NC State team to roar.Why was this shot so special? Everyone realized it was the same spot on the court where O’Connell banked in a 3 to send the ACC tournament semifinal against Virginia into overtime a few weeks ago.The Wolfpack weren’t supposed to be here. They wouldn’t have made the NCAA Tournament if not for O’Connell�...

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The Wolfpack beat the favorites to win the 1983 ACC Tournament and the NCAA title. This year’s Pack is looking to do the same.

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 Colorad...

Dating back to the first day of the ACC tournament, the Wolfpack have won seven consecutive elimination games.

Oakland fans behind me are taunting Burns as he warms up. He keeps looking over at them and grinning. He's gotten a lot of weight-related heckles on the road this year. "Keep talking," he just told them.

N.C. State will face either second-seeded Marquette and 10th-seeded Colorado in Dallas on Friday in the South Region semifinals.