NC State Heads To Atlanta For Rematch With Georgia Tech

To open their two game road trip the team located in North Carolina’s state capital played at Virginia and knocked off the defending national champions by a score of 53-51.

To closeout their two game road trip NC State will head to Atlanta on Saturday where they will have a rematch with Georgia Tech whom they lost to on opening night of the season in North Carolina’s state capital.

Wolfpack senior C.J. Bryce nailed two free throws to give the Pack an 81-80 advantage late in overtime, but James Banks III sealed the game for the Yellow Jackets with free throws of his own as 2.1 seconds remained in the contest. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-wolfpack-falls-to-georgia-tech-in-ot-thriller.aspx
 
Bryce came alive in the second half with 14 points on an impressive 7-for-11 performance from the floor. He led all scorers with 24 total points, the most in his NC State career, and 11 rebounds.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-wolfpack-falls-to-georgia-tech-in-ot-thriller.aspx
 
The game marked the third consecutive year the squad opened ACC play with at least three players in double figure. Five players entered the category in Tuesday night's game - Bryce, Jericole Hellems (15 points), Devon Daniels (12 points) Pat Andree (12 points) and Braxton Beverly (11 points).”
Beverly and Daniels also dished out five assists a piece. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-wolfpack-falls-to-georgia-tech-in-ot-thriller.aspx
 
NC State opened the game on an 8-0 run and continued to move the ball well, taking a 24-12 lead into the second media timeout thanks to seven assists on its first eight field goals. With a 4:00 field-goal freeze to end the first half, Georgia Tech pulled within seven (42-35) after the opening 20 minutes.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-wolfpack-falls-to-georgia-tech-in-ot-thriller.aspx
 
The Pack continued to struggle from the field in the second half. The Yellow Jackets tied the game at 59 with 13:39 remaining before a Hellems three-pointer sparked a 6-0 run to regain the Wolfpack's lead. NC State entered the bonus at the 10:07 mark in the second half and finished out the game connecting on 11 of its final 12 attempts from the line.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-wolfpack-falls-to-georgia-tech-in-ot-thriller.aspx
 
Bryce rattled off 10 consecutive points for the Pack over a four-minute span in the second half. Hellems added a pair of free throws with less than two minutes remaining, but Banks III knotted the score for a seventh time in the second half to put the score at 75-75 at the end of regulation.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-wolfpack-falls-to-georgia-tech-in-ot-thriller.aspx
 
NC State did not trail until the 4:42 mark in overtime when Georgia Tech took a 78-75 lead.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-wolfpack-falls-to-georgia-tech-in-ot-thriller.aspx

This time around NC State will be looking for a different result then the result they received on the opening night of the season in North Carolina’s state capital.
 

NC State comes into the game with a record of 14-5 while they’re 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and fourth in the standings while Georgia Tech comes into the game with a record of 8-11 while they’re 3-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and eleventh in the standings. “according to http://www.theacc.com/standings.aspx?standings=40

As for NC State’s previous game,

As stated above they knocked off Virginia in Charlottesville.

 C.J. Bryce opened the second half with a three-pointer and after UVA answered with a three on the next possession, Devon Daniels hit one on the ensuing possession for NC State. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

UVA cut the lead to 34-31 a minute later, but the Pack responded with an 8-0 run as the Pack held Virginia without a point for over six minutes.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

NC State took its largest lead of the game, 42-31, on a Bryce three-pointer with 13:51 remaining.”according tohttps://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

But Bryce's three-pointer was the last NC State points for over 10 minutes as the Pack went scoreless and allowed UVA to run off a 15-0 run to take a 46-42 lead on a Francisco Caffaro lay-up with 4:37 to go.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

Jericole Hellems broke NC State's scoring drought with a three-pointer to cut the deficit to one with 3:38 to play.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

UVA would tack on a free throw to extend its lead to two, but Markell Johnson came down on the next possession and hit a three-pointer to give NC State a 48-47 lead with 2:44 remaining.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

The Pack would not trail again as NC Stathttps://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspxe held Virginia without a field goal for the final 4:37 of the game.”according to

D.J. Funderburk led the Pack led the Pack with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and added a team-high tying five rebounds. The Cleveland, Ohio native fouled out of the game with 6:48 to play.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

Bryce added 13 points and five rebounds. Markell Johnson finished the game with seven points, five assists and zero turnovers.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx
 
Danny Dixon played the most minutes of his NC State career and tied for team-high honors with five rebounds.”according tohttps://gopack.com/news/2020/1/20/mens-basketball-pack-guts-out-53-51-win-at-virginia.aspx

Unlike NC State,

Georgia Tech suffered a loss their last time out when they visited the Bluegrass State where they took on Louisville.

Michael Devoe scored a game-high 21 points, but his potential go-ahead three in the game’s final seconds came up short after Georgia Tech battled back from a late double-digit deficit and fell to No. 6 Louisville, 68-64, Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.”according to https://ramblinwreck.com/georgia-tech-vs-louisville-recap-012220-2/

Trailing by 11 with just under with five minutes the play, Georgia Tech (8-11, 3-6 ACC) went on a 10-0 run and cut the deficit to just one on a drive and dish from Devoe to James Banks III with 1:12 left. After forcing a turnover on the other end, Jose Alvarado and Moses Wright each missed shot attempts before fouling Malik Williams, who converted one of two free throws to put Louisville up by two. But Devoe’s open three-point attempt from straight away bounced off the front of the rim as Louisville (16-3, 7-1 ACC) escaped to win its fifth straight game.”according to https://ramblinwreck.com/georgia-tech-vs-louisville-recap-012220-2/

Devoe led four Jackets in double figures, scoring a game-high 21 points while hitting 7-of-14 shots from the floor. Alvarado scored 13 and added a career-high 10 rebounds, Banks added 12 points and seven boards and Wright chipped in 11.”according to https://ramblinwreck.com/georgia-tech-vs-louisville-recap-012220-2/

Tip-off is set for 4:00pm from McCamish Pavilion. The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network.