Watch: Highlights of NC State wins over UNC from the past 10 years

NC State takes on UNC this Saturday in Chapel Hill at 12 noon. It’s the first time during the Keatts era that these rivals will matchup.

Over the past 10 (really 11 years), NC State has only beaten UNC 3 times. In fact, during the entire Roy Williams tenure (since 2003), those have been the only 3 wins for the Pack.

We thought it might be worthwhile to relive those moments and examine what led to State’s success. Here are the highlights and summaries of those wins.

NC State defeated #15 UNC 58-46 in 2015.This was their last win over UNC and it was their first win in Chapel Hill in 12 years. The Pack used big games from their big trio of Cat Barber (15pts), Trevor Lacy (14pts) and Ralston Turner (14pts). They only shot 35% from the field but held UNC to 35% and only 25% from 3pt range. They also won the battle of the boards 41-38. Here are the highlights.

#18 NC State defeated then-unranked UNC 91-83 in 2013. This was the Pack’s first win over the Tar Heels in 13 tries. This was a talented Wolfpack team, and they really went-off in this one. They shot 49% from the field and a blazing 54% from long range. They also abused the Heels on the boards 42-32. Lorenzo Brown had 20, TJ Warren had 19, CJ Leslie had 17, Richard Howell had 16, and Scott Wood added 12. This team ended up winning 11 games during conference play and 24 overall. How they allowed Temple to come from behind to knock them out in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament is beyond me, and still one of the worst moments during the entire Gottfried era.

NC State defeated then#3 UNC 83-79 in 2007. This was Sidney Lowe’s first time facing the Heels and boy did it go well. This was another game where State just couldn’t miss. They shot 60% from the floor and 53% from long range. They again won the battle of the boards 31-25 and had 5 players in double figures. Courtney Fells had 21, Ben McCauley had 17, Gavin Grant (G-Greezy) finished with 16, Brandon Coster had 15pts and 11 boards, and Engin Atsur added 12.

If these three wins have any kind of running trend you can use as takeaways, it’s that if you want to beat UNC, you need to win on the boards and shoot it really, really well.