N.C. State handed out long, wispy red-and-white balloons to the fans in each end zone of PNC Arena to distract Georgia Tech at the foul line.
By the time the Yellow Jackets had built a double-digit lead in the final 2 minutes of Sunday’s game, frustrated Wolfpack fans had started popping the balloons.
After its third straight ACC loss, and fourth in five games, the air is almost as quickly being let out of N.C. State’s season. The Wolfpack (12-6, 1-4 ACC) hosts Pittsburgh on Tuesday night (7 p.m., ESPNU) in what amounts to a must-win situation for a team that began the season with hopes for a return to the NCAA tournament and more.