No. 1 seed NC State is in its first Elite Eight since 1998, thanks to a defensive stand in the final 20 seconds that turned into its first lead since the second quarter.
Raina Perez stole the ball in the backcourt and laid it in with ease to go up by one on No. 5 seed Notre Dame in the Bridgeport region. She sealed the 66-63 win with free throws in the final second after a 3-point attempt by Notre Dame failed to fall.
“She turned her back, the ball was still stuck on her hip, so I went for it,…
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