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NC State Wolfpack vs. Florida State Seminoles
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Raleigh, NC
TV: ACCN
Line: FSU -2.5

 

NC State takes the floor against FSU today, looking for their first conference win.

The Seminoles come in 6-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play. Their only notable win is over a struggling Missouri squad, and they have losses to Syracuse, South Carolina and #3 Purdue (who NC State took into overtime and FSU lost to by 28).

Florida State doesn’t really have a superstar this season, but they do have four pretty decent scorers. Caleb Mills, a 6’5 sophomore, leads the team at 12.2ppg. He is a Houston transfer who is athletic, quick, and can score at all 3 levels. Then there is 6’9 senior, Malik Osborn, who is averaging 12 points and 7 boards on the season. He is the main guy NC State needs to worry about since the Pack has struggled against quality bigs all season long.

After those two, you have PG Anthony Polite who is averaging 10 points, 5 boards and 3 assists per game, and 6’7 freshman guard, Matthew Cleveland.

This is a team that is long and athletic, but not very disciplined. They average almost 14 turnovers per game, making them a team that NC State matches up well against.

For NC State…

The key is going to be speeding up FSU and making them take poor shots. Keeping them out of the lane is key. They, like NC State, tend to play a lot of one on one ball at the top of the key. Keeping them in front and making them shoot over the top is key.

FSU, as we said, will turn it over, so applying pressure to their guards in the backcourt will likely be Keatts gameplan.

On the boards, NC State needs to get better. Dowuona hasn’t done a great job of cleaning up the glass in ACC play so far, and Osborn is a pretty elite rebounder. If they can’t keep off the boards, it’s going to be a long night.

Lastly, we think a big key is going to be getting Seabron touches. Over the past few games, NC State has for some reason, not run their offense through their star. If they are going to win this game, Seabron is going to need to dominate the basketball on the perimeter and up his volume.

This is a winnable game for the Wolfpack, but they’ll need to clean up their mistakes and make sure they don’t get into too many of those scoring droughts that have plagued them all season long.

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Rev
Rev
2 years ago

52% FG and 44% 3PT this year. 2 point loss. This team cannot catch a break. Sad.

Papajohn
Papajohn
2 years ago

Remembering last year’s game. We shot 44% FG and 42% 3PT AND LOST BY 30!!!

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Previewing NC State’s Opponent: Marquette

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#11 seed NC State will play #2 seed Marquette in the Sweet 16 tonight. Here’s a look at the Golden Eagles before tipoff.

Marquette is ranked 8th in the AP Poll.

They lost to UCONN 57-73 in the Big East Tournament Finals.

As a team, they shoot 48.2% from the field, which ranks 23rd nationally. Their Effective Field Goal Percentage is 55.5%, which ranks 15th.

Marquette ranks 15th in Assist/Turnover ratio, 26th in Scoring Margin, and 26th in Assists per game.

Junior Guard Kam Jones leads the Golden Eagles in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game, shooting 50.3% from the field and 41.4% from three.

Senior Guard Tyler Kolek averages 15.3 points and a team high 7.9 assists. He leads the nation in assists per game. Kolek shoots 49.7% from the field and 39.7% from three.

Senior Forward Oso Ighosaro (6’11”) scores 13.6 points per game, and leads the Golden Eagles in rebounding, averaging 6.8 per game. He shoots 58.1% from the field, which ranks 28th nationally.

Junior Forward David Joplin (6’8”) averages 11.0 points per game.

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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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