PITTSBURGH — The results are in from round one of the NCAA men's tournament.
Our ACC champs are still on fire as NC State blazes on to the second round.
Ben Middlebrooks scored a career-high 21 points and 11th-seeded North Carolina State surged past sixth-seeded Texas Tech 80-67 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Wolfpack, who won five games in five days in the ACC Tournament, won their first March Madness game in nine years behind Middlebrooks’ boost off the bench and another bruising performance by center DJ Burns Jr. The 6-foot-9, 275-pound Burns finished with 16 points.
“We heard a lot about fatigue,” Middlebrooks said. "It seems like we’re getting stronger every game we play.”
It certainly seemed that way. N.C. State didn't miss a beat when Burns ran into foul trouble in the first half. Middlebrooks stepped in and found plenty of room to work inside against the smaller Red Raiders.
N.C. State will face 14th-seeded Oakland on Saturday, ensuring a double-digit seed will advance to the South Region semifinals. The Grizzlies beat third-seeded Kentucky 80-76 earlier Thursday night.
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