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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Elissa Cunane had 22 points, and No. 9 North Carolina State held on to beat No. 22 Florida State 69-62 on Friday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal.

DD Rogers added 16 points and Aislinn Konig finished with 12 for the third-seeded Wolfpack (26-4), who reached the semifinals for the fifth time since 2010.

NC State will play third-ranked Louisville (28-2), the tournament's second seed, on Saturday.

Nicki Ekhomu scored 23 points for the sixth-seeded Seminoles (23-8), and she hit two 3-pointers in the final minute, including one that pulled them within 65-62 with 38.2 seconds remaining.

Rogers hit two free throws with 33.2 seconds left, and after Savannah Wilkinson missed a 3 in traffic with less than 20 seconds to play, Kai Crutchfield iced it with two foul shots with 16.4 seconds left.

NC State was 8 for 8 from the free-throw line in the final 1:12 -- after missing seven of its previous nine foul shots in the fourth.

GAME INFORMATION
Quarterfinals
Score: #3 NC State 69, #6 Florida State 62
Records: NC State 26-4; Florida State 23-8
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: 5,646
NC State Starters: Konig, Crutchfield, Cunane, Leslie, Rogers
Florida State Starters: Gillespie, Myers, Ekhomu, Woolfolk, Jones

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- NC State trailed Florida State 24-20 after the opening quarter but scored 30 of the game’s next 45 points to lead 50-39 heading into the fourth quarter.
- A 12-6 Florida State run to start the fourth quarter pulled the Seminoles within five points at 56-51 with 5:19 remaining in the contest.
- With the Wolfpack holding a 58-53 lead with 3:08 remaining in the fourth quarter, NC State went on a quick 5-0 run to take a 10-point lead with only 1:12 left in the game. Back-to-back three-pointers from Kourtney Weber and Nicki Ekhomu pulled Florida State to within four points at 63-59 with 50 seconds remaining.
- The Wolfpack’s Kiara Leslie then knocked down a pair of free throws before Ekhomu drained another three-pointer for the Seminoles to cut the NC State lead to 65-62 with 37 seconds left on the clock. NC State would put the game away with four made foul shots to secure a 69-62 win.
- Elissa Cunane led the Wolfpack with 22 points and nine rebounds. It was the sixth 20-point game of her career.
- NC State’s DD Rogers finished with her fifth career double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
- Aislinn Konig added 12 points and five assists, while Leslie chipped in 10 points and seven boards for the Wolfpack.
- Ekhomu scored a game-high 23 points for the Seminoles. It was her eighth 20-point game of the season.
- Kiah Gillespie added eight points and 11 rebounds for the Seminoles.
- NC State improved to 48-37 all-time in the ACC Tournament and advanced to the semifinals for the 24th time in school history. The Wolfpack have reached the ACC Tournament semifinals in back-to-back years.
- Florida State slipped to 12-28 all-time in the ACC Tournament.

TEAM LEADERS
NC State
Points: Cunane 22
Rebounds: Rogers 10
Assists: Konig 5

Florida State
Points: Ekhomu 23
Rebounds: Gillespie 11
Assists: Ekhomu 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: NC State, 35-31
Ties: 4
Lead Changes: 2
Largest Leads: NC State 11 (3rd - 0:09); Florida State 7 (1st - 1:20)
NC State led for: 33:12
Florida State led for: 4:08
Game was tied for: 2:40

UP NEXT
No. 3 NC State advances to face second-seeded Louisville (28-2) in Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. semifinal game.