After a chaotic last possession that saw multiple reviews and plenty of drama, NC State escaped their final home game with a victory. With 17.2 seconds left and down by 1, the Pack shot two three point attempts before a frenzy ensued that led to a long review that determined BC had last touched the ball out of bounds with 1.1 seconds remaining.  Caleb Martin then found Maverick Rowan as he cut directly to the hoop as Cat played decoy, the pass was on-time as well as the layup…Wolfpack wins with no time remaining!

Quite frankly the Pack deserved to lose this game as they were sloppy and played extremely poor defense even by their standards, but a win is a win. Coach Gottfried didn’t sugar coat the teams performance, saying ” I am not going to kid myself and go home and think we played great, because we did not, but we did find a way to win.” There are plenty of shortcomings in regards to this team, playing hard and competing is not one of them. This group has not quit, plenty of teams would have already pitched the tents in on such a season. Losing is never fun and can bring out the worse in many people, we need to commend these guys for not giving up and working hard.

NC State will travel to face Notre Dame in the final regular season game this Saturday. The game can be seen on CBS at noon. Check out the ACC Digital Networks highlights of last night’s thriller below: