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Double-digit
seeds making it into the Sweet 16 is something that's celebrated every year
in the NCAA Tournament, and now we're guaranteed to get at least one thanks
to this matchup in the South Region, where No. 11 NC State will face No 14
Oakland (7:10 p.m. ET, TBS).
NC
State garnered national attention during its conference tournament run,
winning five games in five days with wins against the No. 2 seed (Duke), No.
3 seed (Virginia) and No. 1 seed (North Carolina) on the way to claiming the
ACC's automatic bid. Ben Middlebrooks was the star
for NC State in their win Thursday against #6 Texas Tech.
Oakland
is more of a recent addition to the national conversation, but their arrival
came like a thunderclap as they stunned Kentucky in an all-time NCAA
Tournament upset thanks to the 3-point shooting of Jack Gohlke.
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