NC State got off to a nice start offensively on Saturday despite playing without a suspended Markell Johnson, but the good offense only lasted about 10 minutes. The good anything also only lasted about 10 minutes. UNCG started to heat up from the perimeter and asserted control of the game over the middle 20 -minutes, which was enough to pick up an 81-76 victory.
NC State put together a furious rally in the last couple of minutes to give itself a chance to tie the game with 10 seconds remaining, but it was too late, and one last poor decision cost NC State so much as a shot in the waning seconds.