Stevens leads Colorado State past NC State 65-61 in NIT

<p>FRISCO, Texas &mdash; Isaiah Stevens scored 18 points and David Roddy had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Colorado State narrowly beat North Carolina State 65-61 in the NIT quarterfinals on Thursday night. </p>
<p>Colorado State (20-6) has won 20-plus games in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2011-13.</p>
<p>Roddy <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUMBasketball/status/1375248619788439570">made a fadeaway jumper with 1:21 left</a> for a 63-59 lead, and D.J. Funderburk had a dunk at the other end following an offensive rebound for the final field goal of the game at 1:03. </p>
<p>Stevens had a reverse layup roll off and after a timeout with 22.6 seconds left, N.C. State’s Jericole Hellems hit the back iron on a 3-point attempt. The Wolfpack had to foul three times to get Kendle Moore to the free-throw line — where he made two at 6.2.</p>
<p>Max Farthing missed N.C. State’s 17th 3-pointer as time expired.</p>
<p>Moore finished with 16 points for the Rams, who missed 20 3-pointers. Roddy secured his 12th double-double of the season.</p>
<p>Hellems had 15 points and five assists for the Wolfpack (14-11). Funderburk had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Manny Bates added 13 points. </p>
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