Getting to know NC State’s first round opponent, Seton Hall

NC State received a 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will take on #8 seeded Seton Hall in the Midwest region. The game will be this Thursday at 4:30pm on TBS. The game is taking place in Witchita, KS.

Final Record:
21-11 overall
10-8 (3rd place) in the Big East.

Best Wins:
@ Louisville 79-77
vs. Creighton 90-84
vs. Butler 77-70
vs. Texas Tech 89-79

Top Players:
Desi Rodriguez (6’6 guard) – 18ppg, 5 rebounds, 50% FG, 38% 3pt FG

Angel Delgado (6’10 C)- 13ppg, 12 rebounds, 3 assists,  60% FG

Miles Powell (6’2 guard) – 15 ppg, 3 assists, 38.5 3pt FG

Khadeen Carrington (6’4 guard) – 15 ppg, 4.5 assists, has scored over 20 points in 4 of past 5 games

Quick Notes on Seton Hall…

• They are your prototypical Big East team. They are big and physical.
• They are a very good offensive rebounding team and they shoot the 3 pretty well.
• Their leading scorer Desi Rodriguez has only played a combined 27 minutes over the teams past 5 games and he missed 3 of those due to an ankle injury. He returned in the Big East tournament but only played 12 minutes, scoring 8 points.  His availability is something to watch.
• They play at a tempo just a little slower than the Wolfpack. That mean’s they aren’t a ‘slow you down’ type team
• They struggle to force turnovers on the defensive end (their guards are big, not super quick)
• The Pirates are currently coming in as a 2-point favorite over the Wolfpack

We will have a much more detailed breakdown tomorrow morning. Stay tuned….