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N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried posts team selfie after Villanova upset

N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried posted a selfie with his daughter and the team after the Wolfpack upset Villanova in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.

After N.C. State's upset of top-seeded Villanova on Saturday, Wolfpack head coach Mark Gottfried celebrated in style—with a selfie including his daughter and the team, now one of the upset darlings of the NCAA tournament.

The No. 8 seed in the East region, N.C. State knocked off No. 1 seed Villanova 71-68 in Pittsburgh. The win brings the Wolfpack into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2012 and the third time since 1989.

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N.C. State will face the winner of Sunday's game between No. 4 Louisville and No. 5 Northern Iowa later this week in Syracuse, N.Y.

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- Mike Fiammetta

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