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Article: Vanderbilt Topples North Carolina State
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MIKE BRANOM, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-22-2004
Dateline: ORLANDO, Fla.
North Carolina State players, from left, Will Roach, Scooter Sherrill, Mike O'Donnell and Julius Hodge sit dejected on the bench as time winds down in their 75-73 loss to Vanderbilt Sunday, March 21, 2004, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
With a shout to the rafters, Matt Freije roused his slumping game. He then carried Vanderbilt to victory.
Freije scored 31 points and Corey Smith's three-point play with 21.2 seconds remaining gave the sixth-seeded Commodores a 75-73 win over North Carolina State in the second round of the Phoenix regional on Sunday.
Vanderbilt (23-9) plays No. 2 Connecticut in the ...