N.C. State ended the game on a 12-1 run and took advantage of Mississippi State’s late misses at the free throw line to grab a 77-73 exhibition win in Greensboro, N.C.
Trailing by four at halftime, Mississippi State used a 12-1 run early in the second half to grab a 54-51 advantage following a 3 point play by with 12:44 left in regulation.
After the lead went back and forth, the Bulldogs held a 71-65 lead with 2:50 remaining after a 3 pointer by . But it would be the last field goal made by the Bulldogs. Simpkins and Johnson both missed a pair of free throws in the final 1:11 of the game while N.C. State iced the game away at the line…