Quick Hits from NC State’s 114-66 Win Over North Carolina Central in the Season Opener

NC State defeated North Carolina Central 114-66 in the 2025-26 season opener this evening in the Lenovo Center to kick off the Will Wade era.

Here are some quick hits.

• The Wolfpack had 7 players score in double figures.
  • Darrion Williams – 19
  • Paul McNeil Jr. – 16
  • Tre Holloman – 15
  • Quadir Copeland – 15
  • Matt Able – 14
  • Jerry Deng – 12
  • Ven-Allen Lubin – 10
    • I’ve reached out to see if this is a school record, and am waiting to hear back.
• NC State hit 19 three pointers, tying the school record for threes in a single game.
  • The Wolfpack hit 19 three pointers on December 22nd, 2017 against Jacksonville.
• The Wolfpack had 27 assists on 37 made field goals. That’s freaking wild.
  • NC State had 9 turnovers.
    • That’s a 3:1 assist/turnover ratio for the team.
  • The last time NC State had 27 assists was on December 2nd, 2017, when the Wolfpack dished out 31 assists.
• NC State shot 58% from the field, and 48% from three.
• The Wolfpack was +15 in points scored off of turnovers.
  • They were +12 in second chance points.
• NC State won by 48 points.
  • The last time the Wolfpack won by 48 points was on November 7th, 2022, when it won by 49 points against Austin Peay.
• Darrion Williams, the ACC Preseason Player of the Year, led the team with 8 assists, while only committing 1 turnover.
• Musa Sagnia had a balanced debut with 4 points (2-2 FG), 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.
  • He led the team in steals.
• Matt Able looked extremely confident as a Freshman, finishing with 14 points, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
• Three Wolfpack players hit four 3-pointers.
  • Darrion Williams: 4-6
  • Paul McNeil Jr.: 4-7
  • Tre Holloman: 4-7