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Regarding that T in the ACC tournament on March 13th, 2004: both of us were right.
"It's hard to pinpoint exactly how N.C. State lost to Maryland 85-82 Saturday in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, how the Pack lost a 19-point halftime lead.
Wolfpack coach Herb Sendek couldn't do it. The Wolfpack players couldn't do it.
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Then there was the technical foul -- one of the most unusual in ACC Tournament history. With State leading 53-43 with 14:56 to play, the Pack was called for a delay-of-game technical just after a television timeout.
Maryland turned it into a four-point possession, with Chris McCray hitting two technical foul shots and Gilchrist then scoring on a reverse. In a game decided by three points, it became a critical call.
"It shocked me," State's Marcus Melvin said. "The technical gave [Maryland] another burst of energy and they used all of it to their advantage."
Maryland scored 10 straight points to tie the score as the Pack missed three shots.
The technical was called by lead official Larry Rose. Sendek said he was told a Wolfpack manager was wiping water off the court in front of the State bench as the Terps were about to inbound the ball.
The official explanation from the refereeing crew was "unauthorized personnel from the N.C. State bench coming onto the floor during a live-ball situation." Sendek said the bench had been warned earlier in the game. Sendek refused further comment on the call."
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