GREENSBORO, N.C. – Raina Perez hit a jumper from near the left elbow with 2.1 seconds left to help No. 3 North Carolina State beat fifth-ranked Louisville 58-56 in Sunday's championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
Perez's shot broke a tie game in a tense finish between two of the nation's top teams in which neither led by more than one point over the final 4 minutes.
And it secured the Wolfpack's first back-to-back titles in program history. Elissa Cunane scored 20 points to lead the Wolfpack, earning tournament MVP honors while beating the Cardinals for the second time this season.
On the winning play, Perez initially started to pass to Cunane rolling into the lane, but the point guard had to pull the ball back when