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The regular season comes to a close today as NC State faces Notre Dame. The game will be televised on CBS at noon. Coach Gottfried will need a much better effort from his group defensively if they are going to win their final regular season game. Notre Dame has plenty of scoring punch, as Mike Brey has a balanced offensive attack that features five players averaging double figures in points per game.

NC State has to be ready to defend the three-point line as the Irish will bomb away from deep. On the season they are shooting right at 37% as a team, but have plenty of guys who are capable of knocking down the three ball. Demetrius Jackson heads the attack scoring 15.9 points a game and dishing out a team leading 137 assists thus far. Not only does State need to be concerned about the perimeter but on the interior Zach Auguste is racking up double doubles like they are going out of style. In fact he has 17 on the season, his most recent being an 18 point 11 rebound effort versus Miami this past Wednesday.

The Wolfpack are going to have to be on their proverbial A game to walk out of South Bend with a victory today. Mike Brey and his Irish have won 9 of their last 10 Senior day games. Not only does Brey have a great record on Senior day but he has done a great job against the Tarheel State. Since the 2014-15 season Notre Dame is 10-1 against teams from North Carolina, State will need a complete effort and a big game from Cat Barber, but also a trifecta of help by Maverick Rowan, Caleb Martin, and Malik Abu. If Rowan and Martin knock down shots, and Abu matches Auguste then the Pack have a shot at finishing the season on a high note.

Check out NC State Basketball’s preview of today’s contest with the video below. Once again the game can be seen on CBS at Noon.

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wormncsu
wormncsu
8 years ago

I I am usually very positive when it comes to the Wolfpack. But this has been a very disheartening season. I really don’t see anything with what we have coming in and what we possibly have leaving that says that we will have any better of a team next year than what we had this year. You can’t compete in the ACC with only a six or seven man rotation.

wolfpack74
wolfpack74
8 years ago

When did Les Robinson rejoin the Wolfpack?

wolfpack74
wolfpack74
8 years ago

Keeping using Freeman. 9-0 run by the Irish.  One foul, no rebounds, no points, keep playing Freeman.  Good job Gott. Rowan hits one shot and then misses the next four, good shooting from the freshman.  Kirk in for  another 11 first half seconds.  That will give him plenty of experience for next year as he sits on another team’s bench after transfer.  Kirk, State loses one player and pick up three for next year, why not transfer.  Show Gott he needs to treat freshman a little differently.  We can’t build a program with transfers.  Got to have decent freshman to… Read more »

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An NC State Win Over Marquette in the Sweet 16 Would Be…

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Awesome. Obviously.

#11 seed NC State will play #2 seed Marquette tomorrow night in the Sweet 16. What would a win mean for the Wolfpack? Many things, but here’s just a few:

It would give NC State 25 wins on the year (25-14), which would be the most wins since 1982-83, when the Wolfpack went 26-10, winning the National Championship.

It would mark the 12th time in school history that NC State has won 25+ games in a single season.

1982-83 – 26-10 

1973-74 – 30-1 

1972-73 – 27-0 

1954-55 – 28-4 

1953-54 – 26-7

1952-53 – 26-6 

1950-51 – 30-7 

1949-50 – 27-6 

1948-49 – 25-8 

1947-48 – 29-3

1946-47- 26-5

It would be the 7th time NC State has advanced to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament.

1950

1951

1974

1983

1985

1986

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NC State has Won 5 ACC Championships this Year

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NC State has won 5 ACC Championships this year, which is the most of any athletic program in the conference this year.

The Wolfpack has won ACC Titles in Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Men’s Basketball and Gymnastics.

The last time NC State won 5 ACC Championships in one year was 1979-80.

As far as I can tell, here’s a look at the Wolfpack Conference Titles from 1979-80:

Football
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Men’s Tennis

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NC State is 1 of 4 Schools to Have Both Men & Women’s Basketball Teams in Sweet 16

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NC State is 1 of 4 schools to have their Men and Women’s Basketball teams BOTH advance to the Sweet 16, along with Duke, Gonzaga and UCONN.

NC State and Duke are the only two schools in the country to send both Basketball teams to the Sweet 16, and also send the Football team to a bowl game.

This marks only the third time in school history that BOTH teams made the Sweet 16.

Years NC State’s Men & Women’s Teams Made the Sweet 16

1985
1989
2024

Despite the fact that the Men’s team has made the Elite 8 six times (1950, 1951, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986), and the Women have made it 2 times (1998 & 2022), in the three occasions they both went to the Sweet 16 in the same year, neither team advanced to the Elite 8.

In 2024, Why Not Us?

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#3 seed NC State Holds on Against #6 Seed Tennessee, Defeating the Vols 79-72 to Advance to the Sweet 16

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#3 seed NC State held on last night, defeating #6 seed Tennessee 79-72 in Reynolds Coliseum to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 5th time in the last 6 tournaments.

The Wolfpack led by only 1 after the 1st Quarter, but they looked like they had things under control at halftime, leading by 18 points.

At one point, NC State led by as much as 20 points in the 3rd Quarter, but the Lady Volunteers weren’t about to give up.

With 4:19 left in the 4th, Tennessee cut the lead to 2 points, but NC State might have bent, but they wouldn’t break.

Junior Guard Aziaha James led the way with 22 points and 7 assists, which were both team highs. She scored 7 points in the final 3.5 minutes, helping to squash tue Last Vols’ comeback attempt.

Junior Guard Saniya Rivers had 20 points (6-14 FG) and 6 boards.

Freshman Zoe Brooks was clutch off the bench, chipping in 16 points and 6 boards.

This marks the 16th time the NC State Women’s Basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16.

The Wolfpack will play #2 seed Stanford on Friday night at 7:30pm on ESPN in Portland.

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