NC State 53 UVA 59: BY THE NUMBERS

NC State lost 53-59 to UVA on the road this evening, in what likely was a “must win” game for the boys in Red and White. The Wolfpack are now 0-5 in Quad games. Let’s take a look at the game BY THE NUMBERS.

• Credit is due to both teams defensively.
  • NC State shot 34.9% and UVA shot 36.9%.
• NC State allowed Virginia to grab 20 offensive rebounds.
  • I’m sorry, that’s ridiculous.
• The Wolfpack did a great job turning the Cavaliers over.
  • The Cavaliers entered the game ranked #1 in the nation in taking care of the basketball, averaging 8.1 turnovers per game.
  • Tonight, UVA turned the ball over 15 times, which was the 2nd highest total of the year.
• Y’all ready for this one?
  • Virginia was called for 8 fouls total.
  • That’s not 8 fouls in the first half, or the 2nd half.
  • That’s 8 fouls for the game.
• The Wolfpack scored 15 points in the first half.
  • They shot 25% in the first half.
• NC State was much improved in the 2nd half, more than doubling their points, scoring 32 points.
  • They also shot much better, making 46.7% in the 2nd half.
• The Wolfpack trailed by 12 at the half, and by as much as 14 in the 2nd half, but found a way to tie the game on a put back by Michael O’Connell with 8 seconds left, sending the game to overtime.
• Casey Morsell led NC State in scoring with 13 points, and the Wolfpack was +8 when he was on the court, which was a team high.
  • NC State was -12 when Jayden Taylor was on the court, which was the worst on the team.
• Michael O’Connell was really the only NC State player that shot well, scoring 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting.
• I’ll give it to this team…they didn’t give up.
  • They were ever so close to breaking UVA’s 20-game home winning streak (now 21), which is the longest active home winning streak in college basketball.