The crowd roared whenever Jack Gohlke touched the ball, growing louder with every made 3. There were many moments six to be exact when those long-range makes cast a spell over PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. But by overtime, the magic ran out for Gohlke and No. 14 Oakland as they fell 79-73 to No. 11 NC State on Saturday.For the Wolfpack, which completed their seventh win in 12 days, the victory means their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2015. They’ll face the winner of No. 10 Colorado and No. 2 Marquette in the next round.Despite the loss, the evening exhibited the thrill of March, as Gohlke had quickly become a tournament darling, guiding the Golden Grizzlies in an upset over No. 3 Kentucky in the first round Thursday. A 6-foot-3 graduate student who transferred to Oakland from Division II Hillsdale (Mich.) College, Gohlke put up 22 points on 6-of-17 shooting from the field and 6-of-17 shooting from behind the arc in a tightly contested matchup against NC State.About midway th
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. Powered by their versatile 6-foot-9, 275-pound forward, the Wolfpack […]
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored 20 points to help North Carolina beat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet