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NC State 72 Georgia Tech 64: BOX SCORE

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NC State’s Men’s Basketball team improved to 19-5 and 9-4 in ACC play today, defeating Georgia Tech 72-64 in PNC Arena.

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago

Smith and Joiner didn’t do so hot looking at the stats. In Smith’s defense, he did have 10 assists. Glad others stepped up, but we need more consistency along the lines of Morsell and DJ if we want to go really far. Always happy to see both our guards out there because they require so much attention from other teams which opens up other players, so yeah, I get it. But still, I want to see them both explode<<<in a good way.

Afterglow
Afterglow
1 year ago

Ernest Ross had himself a game. Good we won this won. Now onto Virginia. That’s going to be a tough one. Especially since they lost today. Those uniforms… I appreciate what they stood for and support what they stood for but didn’t find them attractive. Anyway, GO PACK!!!

Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago

We’ve got 4 games against the ACC’s non-traditional defense teams, ‘Cuse, UVA, and GT. And we have three of them right here together, with only the BC game to break the rhythm. Of those, GT is the least talented, but boy were they tough to beat both times!

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Dof87
Dof87
1 year ago
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With Clemson loss, there are 7 teams with 3 or 4 losses at top of conference, any of them can win the regular season. A win at UVA would huge, and I think its something we are capable of doing.

It feels like the road game at UVA is a must win to take the conference. If somehow though we can finish top 4 I’d be quite happy. Double bye is a huge advantage in the ACCT. It may take holding to only 6 losses.

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Dof87
Dof87
1 year ago

That was a lot tougher than expected, but its ACC ball and the team who has nothing to lose can be a tough out. Give GT a lot of credit, their defense was excellent. It was an interesting matchup and Pastner was playing the odds and it was working. Ross was great, and yet there was a late stretch where, for the first time, I felt like we needed the skillset of Jack Clark to keep the 5th defender honest. Great job by KK to put Ebe in at the end to help hold the lead. I’ll take it, and… Read more »

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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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1974

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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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