#2 seed NC State (24-11) held on to beat #6 seed Harvard (19-12) in the ‘Old Barn’ tonight 78-77 to advance to the Quarterfinals of the NIT.
In the 1st half the Wolfpack held a 12-point lead at the 8:39 mark, but that was the last time it was a comfortable NC State advantage.
Harvard quickly turned things around towards their advantage, and went into halftime with a 39-38 lead.
The scored bounced back and forth for the first 10 minutes of play in the 2nd half, with Harvard still holding the lead with 8:53 left in the game.