After an injury to Dereck Whittenburg knocked the Wolfpack down in the regular season standings, NC State ended up winning the ACC tourney to secure their spot in the 1983 NCAA tournament. Their close games earned them the nickname “The Cardiac Pack,” even before the championship game against Houston. Lorenzo Charles caught and dunked a last-second air ball from Whittenburg, giving NC State a miraculous 54-52 win over Phi Slama Jama.

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