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NC State vs SC State: Preview, Info & How to watch

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Gametime: 12:00 pm
TV Station: RSN or FSS (in Raleigh)
Streaming: Watch ESPN App
Location: PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC)

Get to know South Carolina State…
The Bulldogs come to Raleigh sporting a pretty sad 1-6 record. Sure, they’ve played some talented teams (UCLA, Yale, BC, Wisconsin), but the closest they’ve come to a win is a 28pt loss.

South Carolina State just doesn’t have that much going for them in this one. They are small, they aren’t very strong in the middle, and they really don’t have any shooters.

If you want that statistically, they are the 345th best team in the nation on the offensive glass, they are the 350th best shooting team in the country (eFG%), and they’re 348th in offensive efficiency. In fact, the only thing the Bulldogs rank decently high in is turning their opponents over. Their forced TO% is 21.7%, which is 71st in the country. Basically negating that, however, is the fact that they turn the ball over 17 times per game.

Their leading scorer is 5’10 PG Donte Wright. He’s going for just over 12 per game, shooting 34% from the floor but hitting 37% of this 3s. Saturday’s meeting marks the 3rd meeting all-time between the two programs.

 

What to watch for from NC State…

Intensity out of the gate- The Pack looked lethargic in the first 3 or 4 minutes against Penn State, going down 11-0. I think it’s important for this team to get used to starting strong. We’ll be watching to see if Keatts harped on that during the off days.

Markell Johnson getting back on track- We’ve stated it before, but NC State needs Johnson to be playing well if they are going to make waves in the ACC. It’s been a tough go lately for the sophomore. He’s losing minutes to Beverly and when he gets a shot, he looks hesitant. I think Keatts believes on Markell Johnson 100%. I think he sees a great athlete with all the tools to be a star. I think he also sees a kid who has never really been taught how to lead, or how to run a basketball team from the PG spot. My take is that Keatts is breaking Johnson, in order to build him back up the right way. Is today the first step in that rehabilitation?

More Yurt! More Nard!- NC State has a huge advantage in the paint against the Bulldogs and Yurtseven is coming off the best came of his young career. We’d like to see him build on that with another strong performance. We’d also like to see the team look to feed Lennard Freeman a little more. The kid is shooting 71% from the floor!


History vs. South Carolina State

  • The Pack leads the all-time series 2-0.
  • The two programs met previously in the 1997-98 season and 2007-08 season.
  • The Pack has an all-time record of 29-1 against teams from the MEAC.

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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.

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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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