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Christopher A Record / Times-NewsKenny Anderson’s deft passes weren’t enough to slip NCSU.Monroe Continued from B3best ever in the ACC.”Tech coach Bobby Cremins. who once battled Robinson in the Southern Conference, was duly impressed. “Monroe played one of the greatest games an opponent has ever played against one of my teams,” he said. “He was just fabulous.”Monroe’s final bucket put State up three in the last minute. Tech called timeout with 51 seconds left and worked the ball down low to Mackey, but Gugliotta came up with the big block. The Wolfpack nailed their six free throws from then on to seal the win.“We really thought they’d go for three,” Gugliotta said “I did my best not to foul and not give up points ”Monroe’s triple with 9:07 to go capped an 18-6 State run and tied the score at 70. Seven lead changes ensued in the next 7Vi minutes, the last on Gugliotta’s 12-foot fadeaway follow of his own miss. He finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds.State led 82-81 with 1:32 left when Anderson, an 82 percent shooter from the stripe, missed two free throws. Monroe followed with a 13-footer as the shot clock wound down, setting the stage for Gugliotta’s block.Anderson, who was held 10points below his 29-point average on 8 of 21 shooting, had made 32 of his last 35 free throws. “I just knew I was going to go up there and make them,” he said. “I took them too lightly.”While Anderson was slowed by Chris Corchiani, State allowed Mackey room to make seven of nine shots and score 17 of his 26 points in the first 20 minutes. In the second half, he made just three of nine shots.“We just weren’t putting enough pressure on him the first half,” Gugliotta explained. “He could catch the ball whenever he wanted. (In the second half) we tried to front him and make them lob it.”Overall, the teams played shoot-it-or-lose-it, throwing up 142 shots and combining for just nine turnovers, two by the Wolfpack.Barry made four of six 3-pointers in the first half but attemtped just two in the second. He finished with 21 points.Corchiani, averaging 20 points, scored just six on 1 of 13 shooting but had 13 assists, mostly by penetrating and dishing off. Also, his defense helped Monroe pass Anderson in the ACC scoring race and State snap a three-game losing streak against Tech.nr
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