By Ethan McDowell NC State football kept things interesting for a little over three quarters of Thursday night’s showdown with Western Carolina. The Wolfpack went into the game favored by more that 30 points and won by 17 — a 38-21 contest decided in the fourth quarter. Going into the final 15 minutes, the hosts trailed by 4 at Carter-Finley Stadium, struggling to stop Western Carolina quarterback Cole Gonzales and giving up a trio of scores to one of the FCS’s top offenses from a year ago. NC State locked in during the fourth quarter, made some key stops and ripped off a few explosive runs la…