RALEIGH -- Florida State needed 39 minutes and 58.9 seconds to make its first 3-pointer of the game, and that first deep ball represented the difference as N.C. State fell 67-64 on a 24-footer in the waning seconds Friday at Reynolds Coliseum.
"The team's just as brokenhearted as I am," said N.C. State coach Kellie Harper. "We're disappointed that we couldn't push that one into overtime to give ourselves a chance."
After a timeout, Florida State's Olivia Bresnahan found Leonor Rodriguez up the sideline for a deep three from the wing leaving only 1.1 on the clock. Wolfpack's Myisha Goodwin-Coleman's desperation shot from half court missed to help the Seminoles (12-10, 4-4) escape with a 67-64 win.
After trailing for the entire second half by as much as 13, N.C. State (13-8, 3-5 ACC) made a final push down 64-58. Goodwin-Coleman made a pair of free throws to narrow the gap, before adding a steal and layup to tie her career-high of 17 points and cut the lead to 64-62 with 32 seconds to play.
Bonae Holston powered the game-tying layup through a Seminole defender with 8.9 seconds to go.
Goodwin-Coleman added six assists and four steals to go along with her team-high 17 points. Holston posted 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Lakeesa Daniel grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Pack.
N.C. State forced a season-high 32 turnovers while surrendering a season-low 13. However, the Wolfpack let that advantage slip away in the paint as Florida State won the rebounding battle 46-28, and shot 56.9 percent to N.C. State's 29.2.
No. 5 Duke 81, Clemson 37: Tricia Liston scored 16 points and Elizabeth Williams added 14 to help the Blue Devils remain perfect in ACC play with a victory over host Clemson.
Duke (17-2, 8-0 ACC) didn't miss a beat against the Tigers (5-13, 1-6), pulling away to their 11th consecutive win this season.
Duke used a 15-2 run in the last five minutes of the opening half to gain control and continued the surge after the break. Quinyotta Pettaway had 12 points to lead the Tigers, who scored just 13 points in the second half.
