The good feelings lasted all of 18 hours and change.
In the wake of its historic upset of Arizona, N.C. State was 108 seconds away from the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Three turnovers and two missed shots later, the Wolfpack suffered its first loss of the season, 64-60 to Northern Iowa.
Omer Yurtseven had 17 points and 13 rebounds for his second career double-double, but the Wolfpack shot 34 percent from the field and couldn't get a stop when it mattered down the stretch. Northern Iowa (5-1) closed out the game on an 8-2 run, turning the Wolfpack's late lead into a loss.