Four players are back from the 2021 North Carolina State team that was sent home from the College World Series because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Kyle Filipowski had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Duke advanced to the Elite Eight with a 54-51 win over top-seeded Houston.

Aziaha James had 29 points and third-seeded North Carolina State earned its third trip to the women's Elite Eight with a 77-67 victory over second-seeded Stanford.

DJ Horne scored 19 points and North Carolina State kept its magical NCAA Tournament run alive, beating Marquette 67-58 to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1986.

DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

#16 Virginia Tech women beat #3 NC State, sweep series

Kitley finished with 27 points for the Hokies, who rallied from a 13-point second half deficit to win their seventh consecutive game.

NC State, 3-0 in the ACC for the first time since the 2012-13 season, got 14 points, six rebounds and three assists from DJ Horne.

Saniya Rivers had a career-best 33 points to go with 10 rebounds and five assists to help North Carolina State stun second-ranked Connecticut 92-81 on Sunday, earning the program’s first win against the Huskies in more than a quarter-century.

6-seed NC State ousted #11 Virginia Tech to advance to the Men's quarterfinals.

The Cavaliers snap a seven-game losing streak.

Virginia's leading scorer Mir McLean was taken off the court on a stretcher after an apparent leg injury.

Hokies drop their fourth straight game.

Ben Finley threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, and North Carolina State held on to beat Drake Maye and No. 18 North Carolina 30-27 when Noah Burnette duck-hooked a 35-yard field goal try in the second overtime.

DJ Uiagalelei ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third to give No. 5 Clemson its 11th consecutive win and take control of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division with a 30-20 victory over No. 10 North Carolina State.

The Hokies were held hitless until the third inning.

It’s been 24 years since North Carolina State has reached a Final Four and during that time UConn has been to 18 of them, including the last 13 straight.

Raina Perez’s steal at midcourt and go-ahead layup with 14 seconds left lifted top-seeded N.

Elissa Cunane had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 3 North Carolina State used a strong second half to pull away from No. 21 Virginia Tech 70-55 on Saturday and return to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.

The Hokies overcame an early 12 point deficit to tie the game late in the fourth quarter at 66.

Mark Williams had 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks to lead eighth-ranked Duke’s dominant effort inside as the Blue Devils beat North Carolina State 88-73.

The Hokies fall to 0-3 in conference play while the Wolfpack end a 5-game losing streak.

Jenna Staiti had 21 points and 11 rebounds while coming up with a critical defensive stop in the final seconds of overtime to help No. 17 Georgia beat No. 2 North Carolina State 82-80.

Maryland dropped six spots to eighth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll after losing two games in a week that saw eight of the top 10 teams change places.

Devin Leary threw two touchdown passes in a 26-second span, with No. 24 North Carolina State recovering an onside kick in between, to stun North Carolina 34-30 on Friday night and remain alive in the ACC Atlantic Division title chase.

Jonny Butler homered and drove in a career-high five runs, Reid Johnston pitched six strong innings and North Carolina State opened the College World Series with a 10-4 victory over Stanford.

Perez hit a jumper from near the left elbow with 2.1 seconds left to help third-ranked N.C. State beat fifth-ranked Louisville 58-56 in Sunday's championship game, securing the Wolfpack's first back-to-back titles in program history. Then there was Perez, last year's Big West Conference player of the year at Cal State Fullerton. “I was honestly looking for the pass,” Perez said. But two-time ACC player of the year Dana Evans missed a 3 off Kianna Smith's pass, sending Wolfpack players spilling to midcourt to celebrate. AdLouisville: The Cardinals claimed the league regular-season title and the top seed after edging N.C. State by a small win-percentage margin even though the Wolfpack took the only meeting, winning on the road while the Cardinals held a No.

Greensboro, NC – With Elissa Cunane picking up where she left off 12 months ago, NC State took step one toward what it hopes will be a successful defense of its ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament title. AdNC State kept Virginia Tech at arm’s length throughout the second half, never allowing the Hokies to pull closer than four points. Sophomore center Elizabeth Kitley – another Summerfield native – led Virginia Tech (14-9) with 20 points and nine rebounds. NOTES- NC State improved to 25-15 in ACC Tournament quarterfinal games, while Virginia Tech slipped to 0-6 in the quarterfinal round of competition. Ad- NC State won 84-75 versus Georgia Tech in the regular-season meeting between the teams in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve and defeated Clemson 86-65 at home on Feb. 11.

The school said it brought the capacity in line with what’s being allowed for Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals games. 17 Ohio State women’s basketball team canceled Saturday’s game against Iowa because of a spike in positive COVID-19 tests in the Buckeyes program. The Beach didn’t open its season until Dec. 4 and six of its seven games scheduled this month are road games. This will be the third straight game canceled. USC postponed its Pac-12 opener at home against Stanford over the weekend when it first reported the positive COVID-19 test.

North Carolina State players celebrate with the coaching staff after an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)NEW YORK – It didn't take long for there to be a new No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. Because it’s early in the season, there are a few teams that have a good shot to ascend to the top, including the Wolfpack. “That was a big win the other night but there's a lot of teams playing well,” N.C. State coach Wes Moore said. 1 in the women’s basketball poll, so history isn’t on their side.

23 North Carolina State 48-21 on Saturday in the first meeting with both rivals ranked in the AP Top 25 since 1993. And it came two weeks after Carter and Williams powered the Tar Heels to 399 yards rushing in a win against Virginia Tech. But N.C. State managed 34 yards rushing and had four turnovers. UNC: The Tar Heels had won six straight games before last weekend’s loss at FSU. UNC: The Tar Heels visit Virginia next Saturday.

Charlottesville, VA. – The Wolfpack--are one of the those ACC predators which don’t cross paths with the Cavs very often. So it’s difficult, and and there’s certainly some unknowns and certainly adjusting that happens just as the game plays out." “I mean I think everybody’s good. And so you have to be on your a game at all times," Virginia defensive coordinator Nick Howell said. The Cavaliers take on the Wolfpack on noon Saturday from Scott Stadium in Charlottesville.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Short-handed Virginia Tech beat NC State 45-24 on Saturday. Before the game, it was announced that Virginia Tech would be without 23 players due to injury and undisclosed reasons, including starting quarterback Hendon Hooker and starting defensive back Jermaine Waller. The Hokies took a 17-0 lead 7:49 into the game on a 46-yard field goal by Brian Johnson, a 37-yard touchdown run by Khalil Herbert and an 8-yard touchdown run by Raheem Blackshear. Johnson then gave Virginia Tech a 37-10 lead on a pair of third-quarter field goals. Virginia Tech all but put the game away with 8:56 remaining, when Patterson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run and a successful 2-point conversion gave the Hokies a 45-17 lead.