NC State To Welcome 25th Ranked Miami To Raleigh Sunday
NC State will host yet another ranked opponent as they welcome Miami to Raleigh who is ranked twenty fifth in this weeks poll. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings
The NC State men's basketball team hosts a ranked opponent for the third time in four ACC home games Sunday when 25th-ranked Miami visits PNC Arena.
NC State comes into their game with Miami with a record of 13-6 while they're 3-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference under first year head coach Kevin Keatts haven won their previous game against Wake Forest. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
The NC State men's basketball team closed the game on an 11-0 run Thursday night to defeat the Demon Deacons, 72-63, inside PNC Arena. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
With the win, NC State improves to 13-6, 3-3 in the ACC, while Wake Forest falls to 8-10, 1-5 in the ACC. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
After Wake Forest went ahead 63-61 on a Doral Moore dunk, NC State turned up the pressure on defense, forcing the Demon Deacons into seven missed shots and four turnovers in the final 4:30 of the contest. Wake Forest had just nine turnovers in the first 35:30 of the game, but coughed it up four times in the closing minutes as NC State improved to 11-2 when it had fewer turnovers than its opponents. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
The game was tied at 63 with 2:11 to play after Lavar Batts, Jr. and Torin Dorn both split a pair of free throws. Markell Johnson hit a jumper to push the Pack in front with 1:48 to play and Dorn hit a jump shot on NC State's next possession – the final field goal of the game - to give NC State a 67-63 lead. The Pack closed the game with five free throws in the final 46 seconds. "according tohttp://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
Omer Yurtseven scored a game-high 22 points for the Pack on 9-of-16 shooting. The sophomore got off to fast starts in both halves as he scored seven points in the first half before the first media timeout and opened the second half with six points before the first media timeout. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
The Istanbul, Turkey native has now scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games at PNC Arena. Yurtseven also had a team-best eight rebounds. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
Johnson playing in his first game at PNC Arena since Dec. 2 stuffed the stat sheet as he finished with 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a blocked shot. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
Dorn added 11 points, six rebounds and two steals, while Braxton Beverly fell one assist short of a double-double with 10 points and nine assists. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
NC State turned around two categories in the second half which proved crucial in the win. After being outrebounded 18-14 in the first half, NC State outrebounded the Demon Deacons, 30-19, in the second half. Wake Forest shot 51.7 percent in the opening 20 minutes, but the Pack nearly cut that number in half in the second as the Demon Deacons shot just 27.8 percent in the final 20 minutes. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack was up 26-17 11 minutes into the game, but allowed Wake Forest to go on 15-0 run to take a 32-26 lead with 4:23 left in the first half. The Demon Deacons went into the locker room with a 38-33 halftime lead. NC State opened the game four-of-eight from three-point range, but missed its final eight three-pointers of the first half which allowed Wake Forest to catch up with the Pack and take the lead into halftime. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
Wake Forest was led by Bryant Crawford with 18 points, while Moore finished with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/18/mens-basketball-wolfpack-takes-down-demon-deacons-72-63.aspx?path=mbball
Miami meanwhile comes into their game with NC State with a record of 13-4 while they're 2-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference "according to http://hurricanesports.com/schedule.aspx?
Freshman Lonnie Walker scored a team-high 19 points and was one of four Hurricanes that finished in double figures, but it was not enough, as the University of Miami men's basketball team fell 83-75 to Duke University Monday night at the Watsco Center. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Miami's loss to Duke marked the Hurricanes' first loss of the season at home and marked just the third time this season UM has given up 80-or-more points. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Joining Walker (career-high five 3-pointers) in double figures were sophomore Dewan Huell (18 points), junior Anthony Lawrence II (13 points) and fellow rookie Chris Lykes (13 points), marking the eighth time this season that four or more Canes have scored double digits. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Huell also pulled down a team-best 13 rebounds to tally his third career double-double. Lawrence also chipped in on the defensive side of the ball, as he totaled a career-high five steals and posted a team best two blocks. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Duke freshman guard Gary Trent Jr. led the way for the Blue Devils, as he poured in a game-high 30 points on 9-of-14 shots from the field. Trent was one of four Blue Devils that finished in double figures. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Miami shot just 37.2 percent from the field, while Duke connected a 52.4 percent clip."according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Both teams traded baskets in the opening eight minutes as neither team led by more than four points. Duke would go on to extend its lead to seven points at the 10-minute mark of the first half after the Blue Devils made a 9-0 scoring push.
The Hurricanes answered with a 10-1 scoring push to take a two-point 24-22 lead with 7:42 to go until the break. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Duke reclaimed the lead a minute later and would go on to push its lead back to seven points, but the Hurricanes responded once again thanks to a 12-4 scoring run to take 40-39 lead with 1:22 to go in the first half. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
The Blue Devils took a 42-40 lead into the locker room thanks to Trent's 3-pointer at the buzzer. Despite scoring 40-or-more points for the 10th time this season, the Hurricanes trailed for just the third time this season. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Miami came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders, as it opened up a 13-point lead with 11:25 to go in the game. The Hurricanes' defense also tightened and limited the Blue Devils to just to just six point over the course of the first 10 minutes of the second half. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
The Hurricanes kept their double-digit lead intact as they held a 10-point advantage (66-56) with 7:45 to go in the game, but Duke answered back in a big way, as it went on 18-0 run to seal the win. "according to http://hurricanesports.com/news/2018/1/15/mens-basketball-miami-falls-to-duke-83-75-at-home.aspx
Tip-off is set for 12:00pm from PNC Arena. The game will be televised on the ACC Network. "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball