NC State Travels To Pennsylvania For Matchup With Pittsburgh
NC State will travel to Pennsylvania to face Pittsburgh who is in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference Wednesday night.
NC State comes into their game with Pittsburgh with a record of 13-7 while they're 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball haven lost their last outing to twenty fifth ranked Miami.
The NC State men's basketball team fell short in its bid to secure a fourth victory over a ranked opponent this season as 25th-ranked Miami knocked off the Pack, 86-81, Sunday afternoon inside PNC Arena. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
The loss leaves the Wolfpack with a 13-7 overall record and a 3-4 record in ACC play. The Hurricanes are now 14-4 overall with a 3-3 record in the ACC. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
Omer Yurtseven led the Pack with 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting. It was his third consecutive contest inside PNC Arena with 20 points or more and one point shy of his career high. He also led the team in rebounds with six while Markell Johnson added a career high 14 assists, the most assists recorded by an NC State player this season. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
The 14 assists also rank as the third-most in a game in PNC Arena history. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
Allerik Freeman and Torin Dorn each contributed 13 points while Braxton Beverly finished with 10 to round out NC State's double figure scorers. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
NC State outrebounded the Hurricanes, 29-24, and shot 54.4 percent from the field, but Miami responded by connecting on 57.6 percent of its field goal attempts, including a 10-of-19 mark from three-point range. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
NC State's only lead came after a Yurtseven pick 'n' pop jump-shot 14 seconds into the game. The Hurricanes responded to the 2-0 deficit with an 18-7 run to take an 18-9 lead with 12:58 left in the 1st half. The Pack came back though as a Sam Hunt three-pointer from the right corner with 6:30 left in the first half tied the game 25-25, but the Pack was never able to push past Miami as the Hurricanes went into the locker room with a 36-32 halftime lead."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
In the second half, Miami had answer for every NC State run. The Hurricanes would push the lead out to seven or eight points, the Pack would cut it back to a one-score game, but Miami would always respond with a bucket to keep NC State at bay. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
The Hurricanes biggest lead came with 6:11 left to play when they took a 77-65 advantage and while the Wolfpack narrowed the margin to just three points, 84-81, with 51 seconds remaining, Miami responded with a dunk to cap the scoring. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
Miami was led by Bruce Brown, Jr., who had team-bests in points (19) and assists (9) and tied for the team-high with four rebounds. "according tohttp://gopack.com/news/2018/1/21/mens-basketball-wolfpack-suffers-86-81-setback-against-25-miami.aspx
Pittsburgh comes into their game with NC State with a record of 8-12 and 0-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference haven lost on the road to Duke on Saturday January 20th.
Grayson Allen stepped confidently into the 3-point shot near the Duke bench and let it fly - only to see the ball go halfway down and then roll out of the rim. The senior could only chuckle. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
It's close, he figures. Don't change anything. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
That much was clear during the fifth-ranked Blue Devils' 81-54 win against Pittsburgh on Saturday. Allen scored 16 points in the rout, his best output since the start of the 2018 calendar year and a sign that maybe - just maybe - Allen is nearing the end of this monthlong rebellion by his suddenly wayward shot. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
''I've had like nine of those in the last three games,'' Allen said of the second-half 3 that rolled out, ''that just hit the front of the rim, go halfway in and bounce out. When you're about a half-inch off like that, there's nothing you need to change or anything. You just keep shooting it.'' "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
Freshman Wendell Carter Jr. had 21 points on 9-for-10 shooting to lead the Blue Devils (17-2, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 52 percent and cruised to a second easy win against the Panthers (8-12, 0-7) in 10 days. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
That certainly gave Allen - who as a freshman provided the desperately needed spark to help the Blue Devils beat Wisconsin in the 2015 NCAA title game - a low-pressure day to re-find his missing shooting rhythm. He made 5 of 11 shots and 4 of 10 from 3-point range in 26 minutes; he was shooting just 30 percent from the field and 20 percent from 3-point range in six ACC games coming in. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
''The games before he went into this kind of shooting slump, he'd been shooting the ball great,'' Carter said. ''I believe it's going to fall at some point. We just keep telling him to keep shooting and I'm sure it's going to be there.'' "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
Allen also showed his familiar emotional edge, most notably when he bounced up from taking an early hard fall on a flagrant breakaway foul and yelling a couple of frustrated expletives while being led away as the referees began to a replay review. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
''That fire was already there,'' Allen said, ''but it added to it.'' "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
Duke finished with 24 points off turnovers to go with 18 second-chance points after controlling the boards, leading by as many as 34 points midway through the second half. Parker Stewart scored 15 points for the Panthers, who shot 41 percent. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
''They're an elite team,'' Pitt coach Kevin Stallings said, ''so we knew it was a tall challenge when we got here.'' "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
BIG PICTURE
Pittsburgh: Pitt continues hurtling toward a bottom-of-the-ACC finish. The Panthers arrived with its worst start in ACC play - this is their fifth season - and now they have their first 0-7 start in a conference since losing to Louisville for an 0-7 Big East mark in January 2012. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
Duke: This was a game for Duke to fine-tune things moreso than a question of whether the Blue Devils would win their fourth straight. Among the positives: Duke's defense was frequently active and getting hands in passing lanes - particularly in the first half - and pestered the Panthers into three 10-second backcourt violations."according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
SIMILAR STARTS
Duke's blowout wins against Pitt followed some familiar first-half routes."according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
In the 87-52 win on Jan. 10, Duke led 50-24 at halftime while Pittsburgh had more turnovers (10) than made baskets (9). In this one, Duke led 48-26 at halftime while Pitt again had more turnovers (11) than field goals (10). Duke also had a lot of points off turnovers (22 in the first game, 19 Saturday) by the break."according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
The best news for Pitt? The Panthers only committed four second-half turnovers with the outcome long determined."according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
''In the second half, I thought we did a much better job of taking care of the ball, and that allowed us to play better,'' Stallings said, adding: ''But we've still got a long way to go.'' "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2018/1/20/mens-basketball-pitt-falls-at-no-5-duke-81-54.aspx?path=mbball
Tip-off is set for 9:00pm from Petersen Events Center. The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network. "according to http://pittsburghpanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball