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N.C. State had to battle through overtime to get past Oakland, but the Wolfpack is headed to Dallas and the Sweet 16 after a 79-73 win that once again tested the Wolfpack’s resiliency.
The transfer from Clemson scored a career-high 21 points as the 11th-seeded Wolfpack turned back Texas Tech in the South Region.
Casey Morsell scored 25 points, Jayden Taylor had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals and No. 10 seed North Carolina State beat No. 15 seed Louisville 94-85 on Tuesday night in the first round of the ACC Tournament, spoiling a 36-point performance by Skyy Clark. N.C. State (18-14) advances to play No. 7 seed Syracuse in the second round on Wednesday. The Wolfpack lost both regular-season meetings with the Orange, 77-65 on the road and 87-83 at home.
NC State will go into the 2024 ACC Tournament on a losing streak but could lean on the memories of another Wolfpack team that struggled, regrouped and won it.
Carlton Carrington scored 23 points, Blake Hinson added 21 and Pittsburgh defeated NC State 81-73 on Saturday night to claim fourth-place and a double-bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament. The Panthers (21-10, 12-8), who led by 10 points at halftime, went ahead 52-35 early in the second half and their lead was still 14 after Hinson hit a jumper near the six-minute mark. The Panthers pushed their lead back to eight points, then Taylor got the Wolfpack within 75-70 when he hit a 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining.