This was the game that NC State has, in recent history, lost pretty consistently. This was the hump that Gottfried’s team could never get over. This was a mental toughness win and it may prove more than the UNC or Duke game, that Keatts isn’t just winning basketball games, he’s changing a culture. The local media didn’t want to crown the Pack after they beat Duke and UNC, because they were almost sure a let down was coming. But an 18 pt beatdown of Notre Dame should have some of these doubters jumping on the bandwagon.
