Mark Gottfried finally reached his boiling point on Sunday.
A 51-point loss to North Carolina didn’t trigger an angry post-game reaction from the sixth-year N.C. State (12-6, 1-4 ACC) coach, neither did a confounding road loss at Boston College.
But after his team dropped an 86-76 home game to Georgia Tech, Gottfried showed a different emotion than the previous losses, or even close wins, earlier in the season.
N.C. State’s indifferent defensive effort, after allowing the ACC’s worst 3-point shooting team to go 10 of 16 from beyond the arc, brought out a different side of Gottfried, who is known for his positivity.