A sluggish fourth quarter didn’t make the task an easy one for NC State, but fittingly it was Elissa Cunane who delivered the game-winning and conference-title winning play on Sunday night. Cunane’s shot with 53 seconds left broke a 66-66 tie, and NC State got a pair of stops from there to fend off the Hokies.
No one has been more important to NC State’s transformation into an elite program over the last few years than Cunane, so it’s only proper that she deliver their next big milestone accomplishment.
Four Factors
State scored only eight points in the fourth quarter and watched a nine-point lead evaporate as a result, but in the end the Pack came through when it mattered.