NC State Falls To Wake Forest In Winston Salem
In their most recent game not only did NC State lose but they lost to the worst team in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Wake Forest who has a record of 8-8 while they’re 1-3 in the league.
The 17th-ranked NC State men's basketball team overcame a 22-point deficit and tied the game midway through the second half but could not complete the comback, falling to Wake Forest, 71-67, Tuesday night inside the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/15/mens-basketball-packs-comeback-at-wake-forest-falls-short.aspx
With the loss, NC State falls to 14-3 on the season and 2-2 in ACC action. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/15/mens-basketball-packs-comeback-at-wake-forest-falls-short.aspx
Torin Dorn led the Wolfpack in scoring for the seventh time this season, tallying a game-best 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting. A baseline jumper in the first half made the Wolfpack senior the 52nd player in program history to score 1,000 points in his NC State career. C.J. Bryce joined him in double figures with 17 points, 12 of those coming in the second half. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/15/mens-basketball-packs-comeback-at-wake-forest-falls-short.aspx
The Pack trailed by as many as 22 points (51-29) in the second half but used a 15-0 run that spanned over five minutes of the second half to tie the score at 58 with 7:46 remaining in the game. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/15/mens-basketball-packs-comeback-at-wake-forest-falls-short.aspx
After tying the score for the first time since the 12:01 mark of the first half, NC State went on to miss its next eight attempts from the field, and Wake Forest shot 5-of-6 from the free throw line over the final 3:09 to ice away the game. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/15/mens-basketball-packs-comeback-at-wake-forest-falls-short.aspx
The Wolfpack entered the game leading the ACC in field goal percentage (.507) but shot just 27-of-73 (.370) as a team Tuesday night, its worst shooting performance of the season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/15/mens-basketball-packs-comeback-at-wake-forest-falls-short.aspx
NC State led by as many as six points early in the first half, but Wake Forest hit a pair of free throws at the 11:46 mark to take a 16-14 lead. The free throws started a 12-2 run by Wake Forest that built up a double-digit lead for the Demon Deacons.
A scoring drought for the Pack that lasted the final 4:20 of the first half gave Wake Forest a 42-27 lead at the half, the Wolfpack's biggest halftime deficit under head coach Kevin Keatts.
NC State outscored Wake Forest 40-29 in the second half and tied the score on one occasion in the final 20 minutes of play. Despite turning the ball over just nine times, NC State's second-fewest number of turnovers this season, the Pack could not regain a lead over the Demon Deacons. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/1/15/mens-basketball-packs-comeback-at-wake-forest-falls-short.aspx
NC State’s road trip continues their next game with a trip to South Bend where they will take on Notre Dame on Saturday.