OUR TAKE: On NC State’s 74-73 win over Pitt

The Wolfpack had to have this win if they wanted to even have a chance at making a late run this season. Thanks to a truly gutsy effort, they got it.

State had 4 guys in double figures, shot almost 59% from the floor, hit 36% of their 3s, and kept the rebounding margin within 1. They got great production from the freshmen and rode their vets to a close victory.

Here is our take on Wednesday’s win.

1. The young guys stepped up in a big way

We ran an article that asked the question ‘Is it time to pass the torch to the Freshmen?‘ In that piece, we basically laid out the pros and cons of Keatts making a decision to limit minutes for Beverly and Thomas Allen in favor of the three freshmen, not as…