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Men’s Basketball: NC State 73 Miami 80: ACCDN Highlight Reel & Condensed Game

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The Wolfpack lost 73-80 to Miami on the road today, falling to 0-2 in conference play, and 8-3 overall. Below is the ACC Digital Networks Highlight Reel and Condensed Game.

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Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago

I don’t get it. The Pack fandom is losing their mind over this one. We were the underdog to a team that I think is very good, and will do well post seasonWe were on the road – always tough in the ACCWe were missing a starterAny of those factors made this a tough one, all three made it really, really tough. And we had a shot. Seems like the reaction should be more like the Kansas game. We had a shot to beat a pretty good team on their home court, but didn’t. I still think the Pitt loss… Read more »

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Rev
Rev
1 year ago
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Steven Muma of BackingthePack didn’t just lead the way; he was inciting the riot of Keatts’ haters. I’m with you. This was a very tough road game where we once again played hard and covered the spread. Sure I am disappointed that we lost a lead but, without Mahorcic and only 7 minutes from Clark, what did they expect? Our lack of depth is an obvious weakness. I do agree with those who think we should at least install and practice a zone defense for just such situations.

Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago
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I don’t feel this game is indicative of a losing season or anything. It feels like Smith is trending toward a smarter approach to his game albeit some headscratchers but… can’t argue with 7 assists and 2 turnovers. And man, Joiner continues to amaze me. He plays smart and I’m glad he’s on our team because I think Smith will benefit immensely and feed off him and learn from him. I also liked quite a bit what I saw with our rotation of bigs, especially DJ Burns. What it came down to is we succumbed the Freaky Friday of games,… Read more »

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Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago
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Great point about our depth. You are right, we were down one starter and got very limited minutes from Clark. So we played 3/4 of the game with only 3 starters. If you look at the team stats, we basically shot about the same percentage, slightly better from 3PT. We rebounded them evenly until late in the game when Burns ran out of gas. (34-38) Most games we’d be happy with 8 turnovers. One glaring problem is FT shooting at 58% which is not a team or coaching problem. And if everything else stayed the same and we shot 100%… Read more »

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Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago

Ugh! That’s all I got.

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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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