“Survive and advance” is alive and well for N.C. State, 41 years after it won a national title.
The Wolfpack miraculously won the ACC after winning five games in as many days in the tournament.
They were the 10th seed in their conference, so anything less than a conference tournament title would have meant they would have been left out of March Madness.
But the miracle continues, and they are off to the Sweet 16.
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The 11th-seeded Wolfpack (24-14) took down No. 14 Oakland, 79-73, in an overtime classic Saturday.
Down one with less than a minute left, N.C. State’s Michael O’Connell converted a 3-point play, giving the Wolfpack a 66-64 lead. Jack Gohlke, who had already hit six 3-pointers, was fouled with 41.5 seconds left, giving him a one-and-one. He converted both.
With the game tied at 66 and around 17 seconds left, N.C. State’s DJ Burns Jr. missed from inside the paint, giving Oakland the ball with the shot clock off. But Chris Conway turned the ball over with 1.7 seconds left.
Now, it was the Wolfpack who had the last shot, but a halfcourt prayer just missed, sending the game into overtime.
No one gained more than a one-point lead in overtime until a mid-range jumper by…
