Sometimes you gut out a comeback from down double figures only for that not to be enough. That was the case for NC State this afternoon, thanks to some timely (and fortunate) three-pointers from Louisville in the closing minutes,
Noah Locke buried a deep three from the wing as the shot clock expired to pull Louisville even at 68 with 90 seconds left, and then Matt Cross knocked down a three from the corner as the shot clock expired to give Louisville the game winning-points with 30 seconds to go. So it goes.
Four Factors
Those were tough shots, but the real problem was NC State being stuck on 68 points for the final three minutes.