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NC State, Florida State Are Matching Up Twice During The Regular Season On The Hardwood! Their First Match Up Of The Regular Season Is This Afternoon On New Year's Day In Raleigh!

NC State, Florida State are matching up twice during the regular season on the hardwood!

Once in North Carolina’s state capital!

Once in Tallahassee Florida!

Their first match up of the regular season on the hardwood is this afternoon on New Year’s Day in North Carolina’s state capital!

NC State comes into the game with a record of 7-6 while they’re 0-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is fourteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings behind Virginia Tech.

In this game NC State is going looking to snap their four game losing streak because they’ve lost four straight games including their most recent game verses Miami in Coral Gables Florida by a score of 91-83 on Wednesday night.

In NC State’s loss to Miami Miami went on a 13-2 run to break open a tied game late in the second half to push past NC State, 91-83.

Jericole Hellems led NC State with 24 points in the loss. The senior from Saint Louis, Mo., completed a three-point play in the second half to give him 1,000 points for his career. He is the 55th player in NC State history to reach 1,000 career points.

Dereon Seabron posted his eighth double-double of the season with 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.

Terquavion Smith finished with 14 points and Thomas Allen had his finest performance of the season with a season-high 13 points off the bench.

NC State led by one at the half and scored the first five points of the second half to extend its lead. NC State led by as many as eight points in the final 20 minutes, taking a 64-56 lead on a Thomas Allen jumper with 11:21 to play.

Miami responded with an 8-1 run to cut its deficit to one, but a Hellems three-point play pushed the Pack back in front, 68-64, with 8:27 remaining.

NC State would build the lead back to 73-68 with 7:06 left, but Miami would score 18 of the next 20 points to break open the game.

Jordan Miller scored a season-high 25 points to lead Miami, Kameron McGusty added 20 and Isaiah Wong finished with 19 points, 15 in the second half.

NC State held a 41-40 lead at the break. Miami led by as many as eight points in the first half, taking a 25-17 lead 10 minutes into the game, but the Pack tightened up on the defensive end in the half 10 minutes, holding the Canes to just two field goals in the final six minutes of the half as NC State outscored Miami 24-15 in the final 10 minutes of the opening period.

“according to an article on gopack.com”

Florida State comes into the game with a record of 6-4 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is eleventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings!

Florida State hasn’t played an opponent since Wednesday December 15, 2021 when they hosted Lipscomb in Tallahassee Florida where they won 97-60!

Why?

Because both Florida State’s game verses UCF on Saturday December 18, 2021 was canceled. Their game in Tallahassee Florida verses North Florida was postponed because of coronavirus protcols and their game at Boston College was postponed also because of coronavirus protcols.

“according to articles by Chuck Walsh on seminoles.com”

Tip off is set for 4:00pm from PNC Arena!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!