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NC State Picks Up Their 1st Quad 1 Win of the Season at Clemson!
For the first time since 2015, NC State defeated Clemson on the road this evening, beating the Tigers 78-77 in dramatic fashion. The Wolfpack entered the contest with an 0-6 record in Quad 1 games, but the win over Clemson tonight gives NC State their first Quad 1 win of the season.
The Wolfpack trailed by 1 with 25 seconds left. With 10 seconds left on the shot clock, NC State head coach Kevin Keatts didn’t like what he was seeing, and called timeout, drawing up a play to get DJ Horne the ball. The timeout accomplished its task, with Horne hitting the game winner with 9 seconds left on the clock.
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Horne finished with 27 points, making 10 of his 20 shots, and 5 of 11 from deep. After scoring 11 in the 1st half, Horne only scored 3 points in the first 14 minutes of the 2nd half. Yes, that means DJ scored 13 minutes in the final 6 minutes.
NC State owned the 1st half, and Clemson owned the 2nd, but the Wolfpack had the last word.
Obviously Horne gets the game ball, but the next player I would give it to would be Mohamed Diarra. He finished with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Diarra made all of three of his three point attempts, and his steal with 31 seconds left made the dramatic ending with Horne possible.
Also, without Casey Morsell creating a jump ball trying to wrestle the ball away from PJ Hall with 25 seconds left, the ending wouldn’t have materialized.
DJ Burns fouled out, but before doing so, he was extremely efficient offensively, scoring 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He also led the Wolfpack with 4 assists.
I know everyone is going to remember Jayden Taylor missing a wide open layup with 1:31 left, but coming off the bench, the Wolfpack was +5 with him on the court, which led the team. He finished with 12 points on 4 of 8 shooting.
NC State finishes the regular season with 3 consecutive Quad 1 games (UNC, Duke, Pitt), but before that, the slate is Syracuse (Quad 3), Boston College (Quad 3) and FSU (Quad 2).
This thing isn’t over yet folks!
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NC State Makes Top-4 for Georgia Transfer Center Frank Anselem-Ibe, Decision Coming Tuesday
This past week, NC State hosted Georgia Center Transfer Frank Anselem-Ibe (6’10″/215) for an Official Visit. According to Jeff Borzello, Anselem-Ibe is down to NC State, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Wisconsin, and he will be announcing his decision on Tuesday.
Georgia transfer Frank Anselem-Ibe is down to Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State and Wisconsin, sources told ESPN. He’ll announce his decision on Tuesday. Began his career at Syracuse.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) May 10, 2024
Anselem-Ibe was at Georgia the past two seasons, and was at Syracuse the two before that.
Back in 2020, Anselem-Ibe was a 4-Star prospect out of Prolific Prep in Georgia. 247Sports ranked him as the #18 player in the state of Georgia.
Anselem-Ibe hit the Portal on April 30th.
NC State has one scholarship available.
Former NC State Forward Ernest Ross has committed to UTSA for his final year of eligibility.
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Ross played in 14 games this year, averaging 3.4 minutes per contest. After playing in 34 games last season, averaging 11.4 minutes per contest, Ross saw his participation dip to a career low this season, but that didn’t for a second break his infectious personality. On the sideline, you could count on Ross every single game to be the heart and soul of the Wolfpack on the bench. To watch a player who played as little as he did, care as much as he did, makes me super proud that this young man represented NC State so well.
Ross was a consensus 4-star player in the 2021 recruiting class, with 247Sports ranking him as the #60 overall player nationally. ESPN ranked him as the #5 overall player in the state of Florida.
Georgia Transfer Center Frank Anselem-Ibe (6’10″/215) was in for a visit to NC State yesterday, according to a source.
Anselm-Ibe was at Georgia the past two seasons, and was at Syracuse the two before that.
Back in 2020, Anselm-Ibe was a 4-Star prospect out of Prolific Prep in Georgia. 247Sports ranked him as the #18 player in the state of Georgia.
Anselm-Ibe hit the Portal on April 30th.
ECU Power Forward Transfer Ezra Ausar took an Official Visit to NC State a little over a week ago, and while things were looking good at first, at this point, it seems like things have reached a point of radio silence. From what I’m hearing, NC State would definitely take Ausar, but they aren’t going to wait for him either.
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There you go again, trying to get our hopes up. I’m not buying in anymore. Run the table or get rid of KK.