RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dereon Seabron hit two free throws with two seconds left to lift North Carolina State to a 77-74 win over Colgate on Saturday.
Tucker Richardson pulled Colgate even at 74-74 with :11 left with a trey, but Seabron drew a foul and gave the Wolfpack the two-point lead and Ebenezer Dowuona hit the second of two free throws with less than a second left.
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NC State, playing its first full game without center Manny Bates, who is out for the season with a shoulder injury, led by one at intermission, 38-37, and extended the lead to as many as eight after Seabron scored at the basket to make it 47-39 with 15:57 remaining.
But Colgate answered with an 11-2 run and took the lead, 50-49, on a Jeff Woodward layup and neither team led by more than three points the rest of the way.
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Casey Morsell and Seabron scored 22 and 21 points, respectively, to lead NC State (2-0). Seabron added 10 rebounds and dished three assists. The Wolfpack shot 28 of 57 from the field (49.1 percent).
Nelly Cummings scored 19 points to pace Cornell (1-1). Woodward added 14 points off the bench as Cornell shot 25 of 55 from the field (45.5 percent).
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