Just how close was the State/UNC game last night? Closer than you think. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers. The Good -NC State matched one of the nation’s top rebounding teams 40-40 on the boards. This stat in itself should let you know that the Wolfpack competed hard against the Heels. They battled for every board and really took away their biggest advantage. -UNC makes their living in the paint. With a big time front court including NBA prospects Tyler Zeller and John Henson it’s pretty likely that they’re going to beat you in the middle. Last night however, that wasn’t the case. The NC State bigs went hard and beat UNC at their own game. In fact, State out scored the Heels 42-22 in the paint. I was really impressed by this. I thought in the first matchup State really just took it at UNC and thought they could out muscle them, but in this one they were more creative. They used pump fakes and pivots to get open in the post and used their quickness to lure the Tar Heel bigs away from the hoop. – State only turned the ball over 4 times. Yes, you…
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UNC 86 – NC State 74 Boxscore Carolina used a career high 22 points from Kendall Marshall and some dead-eye 3 point shooting to take down the Wolfpack 86-74. If you would have told Mark Gottfried that you would outscore the UNC front court and you would tie the Tar Heels in rebounds, he would have taken it and felt pretty good about his team’s chances to win. What he wouldn’t have been expecting was a red hot shooting night from the Heels worst shooter, Kendall Marshall. Marshall was outstanding tonight, finishing with 22 points, 13 assists and zero turnovers....
NC State Wolfpack vs. UNC Tar Heels Tues, Feb, 21 | 8pm | RBC Center Television: ACC Network Official Game Cheer Sheet (click to view) It doesn’t get much bigger than this. NC State hosts rival #7 UNC tonight at the RBC Center in a game that could make or break their season. A win tonight puts NC State into the NCAA tournament, a loss, makes the road very, very difficult. Let’s take a look at what it’s going to take. Keys to the Game: For State to win they’re going to need to win the battle of the boards....
First of all, if I have to answer one more phone call or email complaining about the Wolfpack’s performance last night I’m going to go nuts. We need more big picture thinkers in Raleigh, more big thinking fans because sure this was a disappointing loss and was a game State should have won, but NC State isn’t there yet. They’re not a top 5 team in the nation no matter how you cut it but that’s where they want to be. They still have lessons to learn, lumps to take and last night they took a lump and learned a...
Duke 78 – NC State 73 Box Score Game Recap: State was quick out of the gate and seemed unfazed by the raucous Cameron Crazies as they jumped to an 8-0 lead. Obviously, Duke wouldn’t let the Wolfpack keep that but it didn’t seem to be their decision as the Pack continued to come at the Blue Devils in waves. You could tell that the Wolfpack had a week to prepare for this Duke team because in the first half the Devils weren’t able to execute anything the way they wanted to. Everywhere they turned there was a black jersey....
When NC State takes on Duke at Cameron this Thursday night beating them is not going to be an easy task. The #4 ranked Blue Devils do a lot of things well and can beat you with their guards or with their bigs. But Duke isn’t perfect. This is a semi-flawed team that makes up for their deficiencies by playing harder than most teams in the nation. So how can you write the blue print for beating a team that only has a 4 losses all season? Study those losses and look for trends. We did that and are here...
GAME RECAP: NC State didn’t look too sharp for the first 20 minutes against Georgia Tech on Thursday night, but as they have done most of the season they were able to grind out the victory with tough defense and solid execution on their way to a 61-52 victory. CJ Williams kept the Wolfpack afloat in the first half with some sharp shooting (finishing with 15) and CJ Leslie helped out with 13 to help State avenge their home loss to GT earlier this season. Georgia Tech took control early with some stingy defense and some strong rebounding, but the...
We keep harping on why the past two games have been gigantic for NC State, but it’s true. If they want to sneak into the NCAA tournament then they absolutely have to beat the teams they’re supposed to beat. That includes Boston College, Wake Forest, and GeorgiaTech (this Thursday), because after those games NC State goes on their toughest run of the season. They will face Duke (@ Duke) and then Florida State and UNC, both at home. Now do you understand why the Wake game was so important. Here’s a few points we wanted to make about Saturday’s game....
NC State 87 – Wake Forest 76 Boxscore GAME RECAP NC State used a red hot Scott Wood (23 points) and solid performances from the rest of their starting five to out-gun the Demon Deacons 87.76. It was a true game of runs with Wake striking first thanks to Chase Fischer and Travis McKie doing damage early , but NC State stormed back using Woods hot hand. That had the Pack in it midway through the second half, but it wasn’t until late in the first that State really made their move and it wasn’t until midway through the second that they...
NC State vs. Wake Forest (1pm, ACC Network) NC State takes on Wake at the RBC today at 1pm in a game that is a must win for the Wolfpack. After barely squeaking out a win against Boston College the Pack must get back on track and that starts today. Keys to the game: NC State NEEDS to get Lorenzo Brown back on track. Brown had three straight sub-par games where’s he’s picked up a habit of turning it over. Gottfried hated his team’s body language during the game at Boston College, especially Brown’s. He’s looking for his leader and...
NC State @ Boston College Wednesday, Feb 1 – 8PM Television: ACC Network WHY THIS IS A MUST WIN: If we’re honest with ourselves then we know that NC State has to win this game if they want to play in March. With their losses to UNC, Virginia and Georgia Tech they’ve missed a few opportunities to better themselves in the standing, but they really can’t miss again. This game is followed by Wake, and Georgia Tech, both must wins, before embarking on their toughest stretch of the year where they travel to Duke, and then host FUS and UNC. That stretch...
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