NC State And Virginia Are On Opposite Ends Of The Spectrum Heading Into Their Matchup Tonight In Charlottesville
NC State and Virginia were supposed to matchup on Wednesday January 20, 2021!
Where?
Charlottesville Virginia!
But that didn’t happen!
Why?
Because that game was postponed!
Why?
Because of a positive coronavirus test subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing within the NC State men's basketball program. “according to an article on gopack.com”
Tonight though,
NC State who isn’t ranked and Virginia who ranked fifteenth in this weeks AP Top 25 poll are matching up!
Where?
Charlottesville Virginia where the two Atlantic Coast Conference teams that are matching up are on opposite ends of the spectrum coming into this game.
NC State comes into the game with a record of 10-9 while they’re 6-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and tenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
Why?
Because they’ve one two straight Atlantic Coast Conference games!
They topped Pittsburgh on Wednesday by a score 74-73!
Where?
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!
Why?
NC State scored five of the final seven points of the game. “according to an article on gopack.com”
Then,
They swept Wake Forest in the regular season!
When?
Saturday!
Where?
Winston -Salem North Carolina where they beat Wake Forest by a score of 80-62 and in the process swept them in the regular season!
In the game The NC State men's basketball team rode a balanced attack to an 80-62 defeat of Wake Forest inside of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Saturday afternoon.
With the win, NC State improves to 10-9, 6-8 in the ACC, while Wake Forest falls to 6-11, 3-11 in the ACC.
The win marked the third consecutive ACC road win for NC State. It's the first time since the last two road games of the 2002-03 season and first road game of 2003-04 season that NC State has won three straight ACC road games. The last time, NC State had won three straight ACC road games in the same season was the 2001-02 season.
NC State forced Wake Forest into 19 turnovers and ended the game with a 28-5 in points off turnovers.
Dereon Seabron had a career-day as the redshirt freshman posted career-highs in points (14), rebounds (9) and steals (4) while also tying his career-high in assists with three.
He was one of five Pack players to make it into double figures in scoring. Jericole Hellems had 14 points, D.J. Funderburk had 11 points, Cam Hayes recorded 11 points, and a game-high five assists and Braxton Beverly added 10 points.
Both teams got off to a hot-start offensively and the Demon Deacons took their largest lead of the game at 13-10 on two Ismael Massoud free throws with 13:27 to play in the first half.
NC State would take over from there though as the Pack went on a 23-5 run to take a 33-18 lead on back-to-back Funderburk dunks.
Wake Forest would go on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to eight at 37-25, but the Pack would let the Demon Deacons get no closer pushing the lead out to 17 before heading to the locker room with a 51-35 advantage.
The 51 points were the most in the first half for NC State this season as the Pack shot 51.5 percent from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point range and also knocked down 11-of-12 free throw attempts.
In the second half, the Demon Deacons scored six of the first eight points to cut their deficit to 12, but a 7-0 Pack run gave NC State a 60-41 lead with 15:43 to go and effectively slammed the door on any hopes of a Wake Forest comeback.
Wake Forest wouldn't get closer than 16 points the rest of the game.
Ian Dubose led Wake Forest with 14 points while Daivien Williamson and Isaiah Mucius each finished with 11 points. “according to an article on gopack.com
Meanwhile,
Virginia comes into the game with a record of 15-5 while they’re 11-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and second in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings behind Florida State.
Why?
Because unlike NC State Virginia has lost two straight Atlantic Coast Conference games.
They lost to Florida State on Monday February 15, 2021 by a score of 81-60!
Where?
Tallahassee Florida!
Why?
Trey Murphy III Murphy III opened the game with a three and Hauser hit a three, but Florida State went on a 28-5 run to go up 30-11 with 7:11 to go in the first half. Woldetensae scored the next five points for UVA, but Florida State extended its lead to 42-20. Justin McKoy (Cary, N.C.) hit a three just before the half as UVA trailed 45-25 at the break. “according to an article on virginiasports.com”
Virginia came out strong in the second half, sparked by 10 points from Clark. UVA opened the second half with a 16-3 run to cut it to seven, 48-41, at the 14:24 mark. FSU came back with a 17-0 run to take its largest lead of the game, 68-43, with 8:27 remaining. UVA cut the lead to 16 on a three by Murphy III but could not get any closer. “according to an article on virginiasports.com”
Then,
Virginia was topped by Duke by a score of 66-65!
When?
Saturday!
Where?
Durham North Carolina!
Why?
Virginia was efficient offensively for most of the game but was scoreless in the final three minutes and, with a 66-65 loss to Duke, “according to an article by Jeff White on virginiasports.com
Tipoff is set for 6:30pm from John Paul Jones Arena!
The game is going to be televised on the ACC Network!