#11 seed NC State will play #2 seed Marquette in the Sweet 16 on Friday night, which will mark the 6th time the two teams have played one another.
The first time the Wolfpack and the Golden Eagles played one another was also in the NCAA Tournament, and it just so happened to be the 1974 Championship game, with NC State winning the game 76-64, giving the Pack their first National Championship.
Wolfpack led the way with 21 points, and Tommy Burleson had a double-double of 14 points and 11 boards, with 7 blocks, which is tied for the 8th most in school history in a single game.
NC State also had 12 steals in the game, which is the most by a Pack team in an NCAA Tournament game.
The next time the two teams would meet was on January 21st, in Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack won 89-76, and it was a night for the history books for Point Guard Chris Corchiani. In that game, set ACC career records for assists with 861 and steals with 276.
The following year, the Golden Eagles picked up their first win against the Wolfpack, winning 66-42 in Milwaukee.
It would be over 15 years before NC State and Marquette would play one another again, and this time it would once again be a home-and-home series in back-to-back years.
On December 22nd, 2008, the Wolfpack lost a close one at home, falling 65-68. Wolfpack Forward Brandon Costner hit all five 3-Point attempts in that game, which still stands as the best 3-Point Percentage in a single game in school history.
The following year, on December 5th, 2009, the Wolfpack would claim the lead in the series again, defeating the Golden Eagles 77-73 on the road. NC State big man Tracy Smith had a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Point Guard Javier Gonzalez had 15 points and 7 assists, and Wing Scott Wood knocked down 4 of his 6 three-point attempts.
Yurtseven not fitting in well enough to defeat Miami. Mav looks to be coming around quickly. Love the jumping ability of Kirk. He needs to work with the first team more. His defense is picking up but looses focus sometimes.
Kirk won’t get better coming off the bench with a minute left in the game. Luckily the large lead allowed him to get in early this game but yeah he should be getting more minutes. It was funny to see him jack up a 3 as soon as he got in with no rebounders under the basket. That’s what guys do when they don’t know when they’ll see the court again.
I liked how Mav played this game. The big difference was that he was getting clean looks at the basket. Last season he had to force up a lot of contested shots and I think that led to some inconsistent shooting nights.
I feel like even when Yurt7 isn’t filling up the stat sheets his presence on the court helps spacing and gets guys better shots. He also got his hands on a lot of rebounds and tipped it to another teammate. That ball entering the paint and not immediately becoming a turnover has been a huge difference since Yurt7 became eligible.
Honestly the bench could have won this game. ACC can’t start fast enough.
The key for me is Yurt7 staying out of foul trouble and staying in the game. Like the last game if the Pack can swing the ball side to side and down into Yurt7 it will expose the holes in the defense as it collapses. What I don’t want to see is too much dribbling and lack of ball movement. The Yurt will create opportunities for others and everyone just needs to seize their opportunities.
Yea i hate seeing less than 15 team assists int he Box score and it should be around 20 a game with the personnel that we have.
Anthony don’t be a troll now.