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UNC MEN'S BASKETBALL SURVIVES LATE RUN, BEATS NC STATE IN RALEIGH ------------ Jalen Washington capped off a career day with a block of the potential tying basket in the final seconds to help UNC men's basketball beat NC State 63-61 in Raleigh on Saturday. The block was just one part of a game-winning sequence for Washington: the junior from Indiana also dunked home the game-winning basket on Carolina’s previous offensive possession with 24 seconds remaining. It was all part of Washington’s first career double-double: 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. The final block was his third of the afternoon. “He’s waited his turn,” head coach Hubert Davis said of Washington. “He has such a burning desire to please his teammates, please his coaches. He really wants to do well. And to see him being celebrated in the locker room among his teammates is something I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” Washington’s heroics ensured NC State’s comeback would fall two points short. The Tar H...

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