I cannot understand how a team can go from looking steady and confident for one stretch only to look awful by the next TV timeout. At one point last night NC State was down 16 and was 5-29 from the field, at this point it would have been absurd to think that it would turn out to be a one possession game with 15 seconds remaining, but it was. NC State has an ability to play themselves back into games as they never allow themselves to be defeated mentally.
This is because Coach Gottfried is the same way, he never feels like he is out of it, he has won at every stop in his coaching career and you better believe it that he preaches mental toughness on a daily basis.