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NC State is a 5.5-Point Underdog Against Virginia Tech Tonight

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NC State is a 5.5-point underdog against Virginia Tech on the road tonight at 7:30pm. The Total is sitting at 144.

  • NC State is 2-4 Against the Spread in their last 6 games.
    • The Total has gone Under in 5 of the Wolfpack’s last 6 games.
  • Virginia Tech is 2-3 Against the Spread in their last 5 games.
    • The Total has gone Over in 3 of the Hokies last 5 games.
  • NC State is 1-4 Against the Spread in their last 5 games against VT.
    • The Wolfpack are 1-4 Straight Up in their last 5 games against the Hokies.
  • The Total has gone Under in 6 of the last 7 games when NC State has played at VT.
    • It’s gone Under in the last 5 times they have played each other, no matter the location.

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Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago

Just curious. When are we going to see our new player Miranda play?

Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago
Reply to  Afterglow

Whose minutes do you give him? I thought he might get some of Ebe’s minutes but Ebe played pretty well against Duke. You want to encourage that, we need Ebe for ~20 minutes a game at for a few weeks. Dusan is supposed to be back by the end of the month I think he had a very narrow opportunity to play this season, unless he turned out to be ‘can’t keep him out of the lineup’ good, which he apparently is not. And he missed his chance. Keatts is fighting for his job, I doubt he’ll risk using an… Read more »

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Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago
Reply to  Papajohn

All reasonable conclusions. He seemed like a player that was coming in to play a year and then go to the NBA. I suppose if Keats like what he sees in practice, maybe he’d rotate him in for a few minutes here and a few minutes there. If he utilizes those minutes with real good efficiency and plays outstanding, then you put some fire in Ebe. I liked what I saw from Ebe the last game, but I thought he’d be further along at this point this season. He seems like he’s playing reserved and needs to be more aggressive… Read more »

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Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago

5.5 seems reasonable. Now we need to prove we can win on the road. After the Duke game, who knows what to expect?

Dof87
Dof87
1 year ago
Reply to  Papajohn

Agree. VT is tough and I believe students are back this weekend so they may have a good crowd.

Ebe and Gantt starters again? I like the energy they brought and also buying some time for DJ to delay foul trouble.

Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago
Reply to  Dof87

We really need this win and fear we won’t get it. I hope the Duke game wasn’t an aberration. Hope we play with the same intensity, focus and smart basketball that we did in our last win. I know this is just one game, but I do feel this game will tell a lot about the trajectory of our season. While the last game was a statement game, I somehow feel this game is even more so important. Don’t know why I feel that way, just do.

Dof87
Dof87
1 year ago
Reply to  Afterglow

We do need a couple of good road wins and this would be one, so I agree its very important. We bought ourselves a little more wiggle room with the Duke win, but if we don’t take this one on the road we’ll have one less opportunity to do so.

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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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A Historical Breakdown of the Series Between NC State & Marquette

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#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.

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