NC State To Travel To Chapel Hill To Take On North Carolina
NC State who is led by first year head coach Kevin Keatts will travel to Chapel Hill Saturday for their first of two matchups with North Carolina.
NC State comes into their game with a record of 14-7 while they're 4-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball haven won their last game by edging Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center on Wednesday.
The NC State men's basketball team held Pittsburgh to just two points over the final 5:54 to defeat the Panthers, 72-68, Wednesday evening inside the Petersen Events Center."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
NC State improves to 14-7, 4-4 in the ACC with the win, while Pitt falls to 8-13, 0-8 in the ACC."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack trailed by nine, 66-57, with 5:54 to go after a Kene Chukwuka lay-up, but would hold the Panther without a field goal over the next 5:42 to come back. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
Torin Dorn started the run with two free throws to cut the deficit to seven. After an empty possession from both teams, Braxton Beverly got the Pack back within four with a three-pointer. On the Pack's next possession, Allerik Freeman buried a three to bring NC State within one, 66-65, with 3:52 to go. After a Pittsburgh timeout, both teams again traded empty possessions before Beverly knocked down a three with 2:49 to go to give the Pack its first lead since the 10:22 mark of the first half. "acoording to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
Both teams went scoreless for almost 2:30 minutes after Beverly's three until Dorn hit a jumper in the paint with 17 seconds to extend NC State's lead to four. Pittsburgh drove down the lane and hit a lay-up with 12 seconds to go to cut the lead in half, but Allerik Freeman calmly knocked down two free throws with 8.5 seconds to play to put the game out of reach. ":according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack opened the game with a 17-6 burst. Allerik Freeman completed a three-point play with 15:05 to go in the first half to give NC State an early 11-point advantage. But the Pack would go scoreless for nearly five minutes from that point, allowing Pitt to go on a 13-0 run to take the lead. A Sam Hunt three-pointer put the Pack back in the lead and another Hunt three two minutes later brought the Pack back within one at 24-23, but Pitt hit eight three-pointers in the first half to build a lead on NC State. The deficit great to 15 at one point in the first half, 43-28, with 2:18 to go on a Khameron Davis three-pointer. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack scored the final five points of the first half to go in the locker room down 10, 43-33. Pitt never gave up the lead until the final minutes of the game, but could never build on its lead in the second half as the Panthers largest lead in the second half was 11. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
Omer Yurtseven was nearly perfect from the field to lead NC State in scoring. The sophomore center was 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-4 from the foul line to finish with 16 points. Markell Johnson reached double figures in assists for the second consecutive game as he finished with a game-high 12 assists and a game-high three steals. Allerik Freeman finished with 13 points, while Dorn added 12 points. Hunt and Beverly finished with nine points, both players scored all of their points on three-point baskets. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
While the Pack tied its season-low by shooting just 33.8 percent from the field, NC State did finished the game a perfect 15-of-15 from the foul line. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/1/24/mens-basketball-pack-battles-back-to-take-down-pitt.aspx?path=mbball
North Carolina comes in this game with NC State with a record of 16-5 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference "according to http://goheels.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball and are coming off a loss to Virginia Tech on Monday in Blacksburg.
Justin Robinson scored 19 points and Virginia Tech pulled away in the second half to beat No. 10 North Carolina 80-69 on Monday night. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2018/1/22/mens-basketball-basketball-at-virginia-tech.aspx?path=mbball
Ahmed Hill added 18 points for Virginia Tech (14-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). Hill scored seven in a row to start the decisive 13-3 burst, which turned a 51-48 lead into a 64-51 advantage with just under eight minutes remaining. Kerry Blackshear Jr. added 16 points. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2018/1/22/mens-basketball-basketball-at-virginia-tech.aspx?path=mbball
Joel Berry and Luke Maye scored 23 points each for the Tar Heels (16-5, 5-3). North Carolina never got closer than eight points in the final eight minutes. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2018/1/22/mens-basketball-basketball-at-virginia-tech.aspx?path=mbball
The Hokies ended the first half on a 15-2 run to lead 39-32 at the break. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Berry sparked the Tar Heels early in the second half, but then Hill's 3-pointer started his personal 7-0 run. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2018/1/22/mens-basketball-basketball-at-virginia-tech.aspx?path=mbball
As the final horn sounded, fans that had been chanting "just like football" streamed onto the court. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2018/1/22/mens-basketball-basketball-at-virginia-tech.aspx?path=mbball
BIG PICTURE
North Carolina: The Tar Heels like to play at a fast pace, but were not as adept at getting back on defense against the Hokies, who scored numerous baskets before 10 seconds had come off the shot clock. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2018/1/22/mens-basketball-basketball-at-virginia-tech.aspx?path=mbball
Virginia Tech: The Hokies are second nationally in field goal percentage at .521, and while they came up short of that against the Tar Heels, they outscored North Carolina 32-26 in the paint and outrebounded them 36-35."according to http://goheels.com/news/2018/1/22/mens-basketball-basketball-at-virginia-tech.aspx?path=mbball
Tip-off is set for 12:00pm from the Dean E. Smith Center. The game will be televised on CBS. "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball