No. 16 Louisville beats NC State 77-72 to go to 2-0 in ACC
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Quentin Snider scored a career-high 21 points to help No. 16 Louisville beat North Carolina State 77-72 on Thursday night.
Freshman Ray Spalding had 12 points off the bench for the Cardinals (13-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). They shot 51 percent and used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a double-digit lead before having to hang on against a frantic comeback by the Wolfpack.
The Cardinals led by 16 with 3:38 left only to see the Wolfpack (10-5, 0-2) crawl to 75-72 on Anthony ''Cat'' Barber's three-point play with 16.8 seconds left.
But Damion Lee hit two free throws with 3.5 seconds left to seal it, holding on in a finish that was much tighter than expected.
Barber scored 20 points to lead N.C. State, which fell to 0-2 in the ACC for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Gottfried.
