Updated 9:21 p.m.

CLEMSON, S.C. -- N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien had already glanced at the post-game stat sheet that gave the neon-bright numerical details of 11th-ranked Clemson's 62-48 victory over the Wolfpack Saturday in breezy Memorial Stadium.

See video highlights from the Wolfpack's overtime loss to Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum.

CLEMSON, S.C. -- As N.C. State’s basketball season continued to slip away Saturday with a 72-69 overtime loss to Clemson in Littlejohn Coliseum, Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried tried to stay philosophical – and upbeat.

“It’s the ebbs and flows that make athletics really challenging,” Gottfried said after his team lost for a fourth consecutive time and saw its chances at an NCAA tournament at-large berth all-but vanish. “But I love these guys. I told them to keep their heads up. I said if you give us this kind of effort every night then eventually things will turn around for us.”

An admirable sentiment, but time is running out for the Wolfpack (18-11, 7-7 ACC), which was sunk Saturday when Clemson’s Andre Young banked in a 3-pointer from the corner with 10.1 seconds left in overtime for the winning points. The Wolfpack’s C.J. Leslie missed a 3-pointer at the other end as time expired that would have tied it.

SHREVEPORT, La. — After North Carolina’s 41-24 defeat against Missouri in the Independence Bowl, Everett Withers walked into the Tar Heels’ locker room for the final time as UNC’s head coach. He said told his players that he loved them.

He referenced the drama the Tar Heels have experienced in the past two seasons – an NCAA investigation, the firing of Butch Davis – and Withers said he told his team to carry on the lessons they learned from those trying times. The Tar Heels had desperately wanted to give Withers a victory in his final game.

But their trip here to Independence Stadium didn’t come with an ending fit for storybooks or movies. Instead, UNC (7-6) gave a disappointing performance that led to a disappointing defeat. As much as the Tar Heels talked about winning for Withers, they lacked the effort – and the execution – necessary for the desired outcome.

CHARLOTTE -- Clemson used a spectacular third quarter to outscore Virginia Tech 21-0 and capture the ACC football championship 38-10 before a record crowd of 73,675 at Bank of America Stadium.

The victory sends Clemson to the Orange Bowl, via the ACC’s automatic bid into a BCS game. It appears likely the Tigers (10-3) will be paired against West Virginia of the Big East when bids are awarded Sunday evening.

This will be Clemson’s first appearance in the Orange Bowl since the Tigers’ national championship in 1981

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Defensive end Kourtnei Brown returned an interception and a fumble recovery for touchdowns Saturday to lead Clemson to a 59-38 victory over North Carolina at Death Valley.

Brown, a senior from Charlotte’s Victory Christian High, ran in a fumble 14 yards to give the Tigers a 59-24 lead entering the fourth quarter.

The victory kept the eighth-ranked Tigers undefeated at 8-0 (5-0 in the ACC). The Tar Heels lost their second straight to fall to 5-3 overall, 1-3 in the ACC.

DURHAM -- N.C. State came to Durham Bulls Athletic Park today needing a victory over Clemson to play for the ACC baseball championship.

Maybe next year.

Richie Shaffer's two-out, three-run homer in the sixth helped propel the sixth-seeded Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the seventh-seeded Pack in the ACC tournament.

GREENSBORO -- The Clemson Tigers cruised into the ACC tournament semifinals Friday by manhandling Boston College 70-47 at the Greensboro Coliseum.

The Tigers scored the game’s first 11 points and never looked back, leading throughout.

GREENSBORO -- The North Carolina women’s basketball team found new life in the ACC women’s basketball tournament on Thursday, snapping a four-game losing streak with a thorough, if not pretty, 78-64 victory over Clemson at the Greensboro Coliseum.

The No. 6 seed Tar Heels (23-7) finished the regular season with a deflating loss at Duke, though UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said she was pleased with the effort her team gave against the Blue Devils.

With the regular season behind them, the Heels rolled over the No. 11 Tigers, who offered resistance, fighting to keep the game close in the first and second half, but could not withstand the constant barrage of a talented team.

updated at 11:54 p.m.

DURHAM – With the game getting away from Clemson on Wednesday night, Tigers forward Bryan Narcisse soared on the baseline for what could have been a two-handed, momentum turning dunk.

It was not to be. Not here and not tonight. Duke forward Kyle Singler leaped and extended his right hand to shove the ball back away from the rim. The crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium erupted with a deafening roar as the bleachers shook with approval.

The fans were especially amped up for the senior night of Singler and Nolan Smith, and for good reason. No. 4-ranked Duke’s 70-59 win gave the Blue Devils back-to-back undefeated seasons in their home arena.

Smith scored 21 points and handed out seven assists as Duke finished 17-0 at Cameron this season and stretched its home winning streak to 36 games.