Late free throws help Virginia Tech hold off NC State 62-59
Virginia Tech's Keve Aluma (22) tries to go around North Carolina State's Breon Pass during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

Virginia Tech's Keve Aluma (22) tries to go around North Carolina State's Breon Pass during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

Jan. 19, 2022 07:59 PM EST
Virginia Tech's Storm Murphy (5) and North Carolina State's Casey Morsell (14) look at the loose ball after chasing after it during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

Virginia Tech's Storm Murphy (5) and North Carolina State's Casey Morsell (14) look at the loose ball after chasing after it during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

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North Carolina State's Jaylon Gibson (11) can't hold onto the ball as Virginia Tech's Darius Maddox (13) steals it during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

North Carolina State's Jaylon Gibson (11) can't hold onto the ball as Virginia Tech's Darius Maddox (13) steals it during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

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