They were 18 for 18 from the free throw line in regulation and ND was something like 5-24 from three-point range...and NC State still couldn't win in regulation.
But that's how inferior teams have to win. The superior team has to do something poor and you have to do something great. No big deal here.
Tournament games are mostly road games against increasingly good opponents.
We have to be sharper. The NCAA is full of upsets.
That helps them coast into Sweet 16 most of the time.