When NC State was up eight with about 11 minutes left, I was feeling pretty good, I gotta say. Boy was I dumb. In what felt a bit like a repeat of the Purdue game, NC State just could not get stops down the stretch as Miami’s offense kicked into another gear, outscoring the Pack 18-10 over the final six minutes.
Jericole Hellems paced the offense with 24 points, and the offense was not the problem by any means: the Wolfpack put together their most efficient performance since late November, and on most nights, averaging 1.17 points per possession is going to be enough to win.