RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State seemed headed for overtime, quite possibly destined for its first agonizing collapse under new coach Kevin Keatts.
Then Gabe DeVoe missed the game's most important free throw -- and the Wolfpack escaped with a second straight Top 25 upset.
Omer Yurtseven scored a career-high 29 points, and N.C. State held on to beat No. 19 Clemson 78-77 on Thursday night after DeVoe missed the third of three free throws with 0.2 seconds left that would have forced OT.
"Listen, DeVoe's a great player, and he missed a free throw," Keatts said.