College Basketball Results: North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Florida State Seminoles -8

North Carolina State Wolfpack escapes with a thrilling victory 69-66 to beat the Florida State Seminoles in the 2007-2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Saturday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

NCAA Men’s Basketball oddsmakers gave the Florida State Seminoles -8 pointspread but the outcome of the game was too bad for the home team as they both lose the odds and the game. Sports fans that bet on North Carolina Wolfpack do have a lot of reasons to celebrate. North Carolina State Wolfpack forward/center J.J. Hickson made the difference for the visiting Wolfpack’s. J.J. Hickson sank two free throws with 9.6 seconds left and then blocked Florida State Seminoles Toney Douglas layup try at the other end of the floor.

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North Carolina State Wolfpack guard Courtney Fells’ 3-point shot had tied the game at 66 with 40 seconds left before J.J. Hickson two free throws make it 68-66 and North Carolina State Wolfpack Javier Gonzalez added a free throw with 2.2 seconds left after J.J Hickson’s game-saving block.

North Carolina State Wolfpack now has 13-6, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference record shot 46.5 percent while Florida State Seminoles 13-8, 2-4 hit just 36.8 percent of its shots.

The big difference came in the first half when the visiting North Carolina State Wolfpack scored the final 17 points to erase a 12-point deficit. North Carolina State Wolfpack Gavin Grant hit a 3-pointer and added a lay-up 23 seconds later to ignite the run in the final 4:31 of the half that gave the Wolfpack a 36-31 halftime lead. Wolfpack guard Courtney Fells led North Carolina State Wolfpack the with 16 points, North Carolina State Wolfpack Gavin Grant added 14 and J.J Hickson coupled a dozen points with a game-high 10 rebounds.

Florida State Seminoles had built a 31-19 advantage before going scoreless the final 5:08 of the half. Florida State Seminoles regained the lead 43-42 with 12:24 left when Seminoles’ Jason Rich slipped free along the baseline for an uncontested dunk that setup a seesaw finish.

Florida State Seminoles Tony Douglas led his team with 17 points while Uche Echefu and Ralph Mims scored 14 points apiece.

Florida State Seminoles’ will visit Virginia Tech on January 29; while the North Carolina State Wolfpack will go on to meet the Duke Blue Devils on January 31^st.

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