NC State Knocks Off UNCG In Greensboro 80, 77

NC State began their road trip in Winston Salem on Saturday December 7th with a 91-82 over Wake Forest.

They continued with a win in Greensboro over UNCG in their most recent game.

The NC State men's basketball team (8-2, 1-1) defeated UNCG (8-3, 1-0) on Sunday afternoon inside Greensboro Coliseum, 80-77, thanks to a clutch last-second shot by senior Markell Johnson. Johnson led NC State in scoring with 19 points and dished out seven assists. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-johnson-comes-up-clutch-to-lift-wolfpack-over-uncg.aspx
 
UNCG tied the game with two seconds remaining of a jumper by Isaiah Miller, but Johnson answered with a midcourt shot that lifted the Pack over the Spartans for its third consecutive win.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-johnson-comes-up-clutch-to-lift-wolfpack-over-uncg.aspx
 
CJ Bryce and (17 points) Pat Andree (15 points) joined Johnson in the double-digit scoring category for NC State.  “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-johnson-comes-up-clutch-to-lift-wolfpack-over-uncg.aspx
 
The Spartans came out strong in the second half, taking their first lead of the game within the first minute of second-half action at 40-38, and extending to a 45-41 lead on a James Dickey lay-up with 18:20 to go. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-johnson-comes-up-clutch-to-lift-wolfpack-over-uncg.aspx

The Pack responded with a 20-6 run over the next six minutes to take a 61-51 lead on a dunk by D.J. Funderburk with 11:58 to go. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-johnson-comes-up-clutch-to-lift-wolfpack-over-uncg.aspx

 NC State's offensive attack proved to be too much for the home squad to overcome. UNCG, the number seven defensive team in the nation in points allowed per game (54.9) coming into Sunday, gave up a season-high 80 points to the Pack. Only one team previously had scored more than 70 points (Kansas) against UNCG this season.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-johnson-comes-up-clutch-to-lift-wolfpack-over-uncg.aspx

While NC State won their second straight game on the road UNCG meanwhile had a setback after winning by a narrow margin against Radford their previous game.

– UNCG men's basketball comes within a possession of beating NC State on Sunday, falling to the Wolfpack 80-77 on a halfcourt buzzer-beater. Junior guard Isaiah Miller tallied his third straight 20-plus performance while pouring in 26 from the floor, while James Dickey secured his first double-double of the year on 11 points and 10 rebounds. according to http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=211816903



State jumped out to an early advantage while hitting three straight three-pointers to open the first half. The Wolfpack would move in front by as many as 12 before the Spartans got the hot hand in the last five minutes. UNCG hit four straight jumpers from beyond the arc, while going 7-for-9 in the last 4:42 to put the score at 38-37 before the break. “according to http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=211816903

Keyshaun Langley would tally a career-high 12 points in the opening 20 minutes, but the second half would belong to Isaiah Miller, who scored 21 of his 26 points in the second period alone. Both sides experienced scoring swings in the final 20, with the Spartans going ahead by five to open the half, before falling behind by 13 with 10 minutes still remaining on the clock. “according to http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=211816903

Miller went 7-for-10 through the final 10 minutes of Sunday's contest as the Spartans worked their way back within a possession of their opponents with 14 ticks remaining. Working off an isolation play, Miller found the tying bucket to make it 77-77 with two seconds on the clock, before a buzzer-beating shot from NC State at halfcourt ended the afternoon 80-77 in favor of the Wolfpack. “according to http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=211816903

NC State will now prepare to closeout their three game road trip in Texas against Auburn on Thursday night.