#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.
An interesting scheduling thing…..NC State will finish the ACC season on 2/28. Most other teams will play again on 3/4. So of the top half teams in the conference, we’ll have a little more time off before the ACCT.
Quite a game. The pack is living up to expectations and getting the job done, and a number of other good cliche’s.
I’m not sure there’s a better national performer than JJ over the last few games. Not just his offense but his defense. And only 1 turnover!
Now we are past must win games. We are in the NCAAT! But we have a big opportunity in taking down Clemson, keeping that 4 seed in play, and boosting our seeding in NCAAT.
Very much loving this team. PLEASE let Clark be OK!!! He makes us better.