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North Carolina State likely needs to win its last five Atlantic Coast Conference games, starting with Saturday afternoon's matchup with visiting Boston College in Raleigh, N.C., if it hopes to reach the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid.
NC State (16-10, 8-7 ACC) nearly rallied to beat visiting Syracuse on Tuesday. But after digging a 15-point first-half hole, the Wolfpack