I was 12 years old when NC State won the championship. As I recall, many of the tournament games were played on the West Coast. So, living here in North Carolina, I had to stay up later than normal to watch them with my parents.
Nearly all of the games were right down to the wire, earning the team the nickname the "Cardiac Pack". No one thought they could beat Houston's "Phi Slamma Jamma" and it seemed like a miracle when they pulled it off.
As Free Vulcan said, I think this was the greatest championship game in NCAA history.
R.I.P. Lorenzo.
Surely Jimmy V is giving you a hug up in Heaven right now.
