Prior to the ACC Tournament, N.C. State was probably not making it to March Madness, but then they won their conference as the 10-seed, automatically qualifying for the tournament.
This is March, Jim Valvano is smiling down somewhere. Prior to the ACC Tournament, one could argue N.C. State was probably out of March Madness, but a miracle run has put them in. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, the No. 10 seed in the ACC Tournament, took home the conference title after beating No. 1 UNC 84-76 in the final.
State pulled off upsets in their final four games to win the conference, but their last was perhaps the most impressive. Given their recent play, it was impossible for the Tar Heels to take N.C. State lightly, but when UNC led by just one at half, it was a ballgame. N.C. State took a 45-43 lead with 18:17 to go, and never relinquished it. They got up to eight with less than nine minutes left, but UNC quickly cut their deficit to three.
The Wolfpack beat No. 15 Louisville, 94-85, in the first round, then manhandled No. 7 Syracuse in the second round with an 83-65 victory. The madness started in the quarterfinals against No. 2 Duke, who could have earned a top seed in the NCAA tournament had they won it all, but the Wolfpack stunned everyone, winning 74-69 as 11.5-point favorites – shades of Valvano's 1983 team that survived and advanced. N.C.
The Wolfpack will find out their tournament seed on Sunday. After five games in five days, they'll have at least four days of rest before getting back on the court. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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