North Carolina State upset North Carolina 84-76 for its first ACC tournament title since 1987, earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
. had 20, including the first 3-pointer of his college career, and North Carolina State is returning to the NCAA tournament after beating fourth-ranked North CarolinaLed by the two DJs, 10th-seeded NC State capped an improbable run by knocking off the Tar Heels, who have looked like a national championship contender for much of the season.
"I can't even put it into words right now," Horne said."Just a week ago, it was looking like our season was about to be over, and here we are now, man, on top of the world."After coach Kevin Keatts said repeatedly his team was one of many needing to win the tournament to make the NCAAs, his Wolfpack won the ACC tournament for the first time since 1987 under Jim Valvano, when it was played outside Washington in Landover, Maryland.
The Wolfpack snatched an automatic bid, bursting someone's bubble and giving the ACC at least a fourth team in the NCAA tournament along with locks UNC, Duke and Clemson. Virginia, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest are among the teams that will be sweating out Selection Sunday.
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