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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COACH GOTTFRIED: We’re coming off a game we played well on the road, so we feel good. For us, the question is can we handle having some success even though we haven’t had a lot? We’re looking forward to Thursday night. I think Boston College is very much improved even from the beginning of the year until now. They’re obviously 2-1 in the league. A young team, but extremely dangerous because they have bought into everything that Steve is doing. So we know we’ve got our hands full on Thursday. Q. Coach, I was wondering how you expect C.J. Leslie...
LORENZO BROWN talks about beating Maryland, the team’s intensity and the heart that this team has. SCOTT WOOD talks about smack talk with Stoglin, his free throw shooting, and how he’s improved this offseason. MARK GOTTFRIED talks about his teams win over Maryland, their mental focus and why he wants 11 wins in conference....
“I think out team has gotten better. We’re competitive theres no question about that. I think our team is playing the game the way we need top play it. We just need to get better at what were doing. I tell our guys, we have 16 chances. Each chance counts the same. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, whether you’re at home or on the road. There are no guaranteed wins and no guaranteed losses and you have 16 chances to get something done. It starts for us on Sunday and that’s kind of where our mindset is and thats...
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