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Duke Slays Pack 77-53

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Tonight’s game is what it is…an embarrassing performance that must be forgotten. State came out and was unable to steady the ship as Duke came out firing on all cylinders. It was almost like what ever the scouting report read we did the opposite. The game started out with a made three pointer by Winslow and from that point on things snowballed out of control. I will admit that Duke is a better team than the Pack at this juncture; but they are in no way shape or form better than us by 25 plus points. We talked about how State must weather the storm, but tonight they didn’t have any answer to Duke’s attack. Hats off to the Blue Devils and Coach K as he had an excellent game plan that frustrated the Pack by throwing a variety of zone, press, and man to man defensive looks during the course of the game.

We are who we are at this point and let’s hope that going forward in the dance we can find the form that has yielded great success over the past month. I am forcing myself not to get too emotional over tonight’s result. Yes I am disappointed like the majority of Wolfpack nation, but the season is not lost and there is more basketball on the way. I truly believe that the Wolfpack will benefit from neutral officials that the NCAA offers. The officials did not cost us the game tonight but they were of no help either. It is no secret that Duke gets plenty of home cooking in the ACC Tournament and tonight was no exception.

Let’s hope our guys can use the next couple of days to heal up and work on their craft to be in the best place physically and mentally as we prepare to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that we can be a tough out; however, performances like tonight really prevent me from getting too excited. This team is a roller coaster but let’s hope they have a couple more thrills left on this wild ride of a season.

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wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

gdtann wolfpack74 Yeah, maybe second round picks in the D league overseas.  Caleb has a shot motion that needs to change and his mental game is nothing but AAU street ball.  Caleb was 60 and Cody was 81 according to Rivals. Anya needs to dump another 40 lbs because his numbers are impressing no one.  His points and block have doubles but so has his minutes.  Abu can leap out  of the building, but NC State does not have anyone to teach the bigs how to make moves around the basket. So we made the tournament again.  Big deal, starting to… Read more »

Wolfer96
Wolfer96
9 years ago

truewolf wolfpack74 Wolfer96 You know what’s embarrassing… not showing up for a tournament game. That’s what’s embarrassing. Playing one on one basketball, not playing any D, not having any basketball IQ. That is unacceptable at this point in the season. Celebrating a win against a horrible Pitt team and thinking that’s going to prepare you for a duke team that brings it every game. You come out like that and you deserve criticism. And enough of the if you don’t say nice things about the Pack go root for unc crap. What are you 5 years old? Let me teach you a… Read more »

gdtann
gdtann
9 years ago

wolfpack74 gdtann What is wrong with you?  Caleb isn’t a disappointment at all.  Caleb will get more time next year…. as a sophomore like its suppose to be.  Caleb wasn’t some top 25 recruit that was expect to come in and compete for a starting job right away.  He was a top 75 guy, a four year player.  Cody was barely in the top 100 if at all at times.  What do you think this is, just add players and stir and bam you get to greatness?  No thats not how it works unless you’re Kentucky and you get 5 of… Read more »

ThatWiggaJigga
ThatWiggaJigga
9 years ago

I’ll give it that its going to be tough to face a prepared Duke team with really only one morning to prepare for them.  With the being said, we still came out and looked downright rattled by a 1-3-1 zone.  We continuously tried to dribble through and around it instead of kicking the ball to the middle and too our post players.  Gottfried also didn’t seem to recognize where our openings where keeping freeman in when we needed someone who could attack from the middle or could knock down a midrange jumper.  Too many times that ball went to the… Read more »

truewolf
truewolf
9 years ago

wolfpack74 Wolfer96 both of you can go pull for unc. Cat did not have a great game but it’s not like he didn’t get blasted on a screen and have to leave the court. oh wait yeah he did. the last part of the season he’s been consistent on offense and defense and a main reason we are going to the NCAA. the game was tough to watch but you keyboard warriors are what’s really embarassing

DanielHargreaves
DanielHargreaves
9 years ago

That was one embarrassing game.  First of all, our guys actually played hard and wanted to win the game. Some of the plays were just not in our favor. However, Game plan and execution were horrible. Duke basically demolished us.  It was all about defense failure. every wolfpack player got beat up on one on one defense (even Cat and Lacey).  Duke’s screen killed us all night.  team defense was even horrible. everybody was looking at the ball only. when one penetrates 3 guys try to stop him and leave two guys open all night.  Our defense was just so… Read more »

wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

gdtann If we need the depth, then play the guys.  They are just as good as the ones he is playing.  Caleb Martin is a disappointment and Cody doesn’t get chance as well as Kyle.

gdtann
gdtann
9 years ago

As much as I thought this would be a better game, I can’t be mad at this team.  When K has days to prepare for you and you don’t well this is what happens.  We had no answers for Duke’s zone, none whatsoever and they had figured us out defensively.  That is why K is the best.  No shame in that really.  This has been a heck of a season.  We beat UNC and Duke.  That doesn’t happen very often, especially this year when no one expected much from this team.  They are solidly in the tournament and things are… Read more »

wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

Caleb Martin needs to understand that he is not a scoring machine at 36%.  With Henderson coming to play the two, Cody and Kyle will see about the same amount of time next year as this year.  If I was them, I wouldn’t waste another year at State.  They need to play more.

wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

That was embarrassing.  They looked like they didn’t want to be there.  If they play like that again, then it’s one and done and we will be left waiting to see whom leaves or transfer.

wolfpack74
wolfpack74
9 years ago

Wolfer96 You’re tough on CAT.  You do know that CAT stands for catatonic schizophrenia.

Wolfer96
Wolfer96
9 years ago

I’m not too disappointed because I saw this coming. Any game where Cat scores 30+ points is going to be followed by a lot of pats on the back and thinking they got the world figured out. And then reality smacks you in the face like a pillow case full of soda cans. But what I want to know is how do you follow up 30+ points with a ZERO point outing? That kid is a head case.  The one good thing about all of this is that this team will be well rested for the NCAAs. Last season’s team… 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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