NC State, Notre Dame Are Matching Up Twice This Season! Their First Match Up Is Tonight In South Bend As Notre Dame Host NC State!
NC State, Notre Dame are matching up twice this season!
Their first match up is tonight in South Bend as Notre Dame host NC State!
NC State comes into the first match up with Notre Dame with a record of 10-10 3-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is eleventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they won 77-63 over Virginia Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital.
In NC State’s 77-63 win over Virginia NC State shot 60%t from the field to knock off Virginia, 77-63, Saturday evening inside PNC Arena.
The Pack's 77 points were the most allowed by Virginia this season and NC State's 60 percent shooting for the game was only the second time in 417 games as head coach of Virginia that Tony Bennett's squad has given up a 60 percent shooting performance to an opponent.
Jericole Hellems led the Pack with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-9 from three-point range. Terquavion Smith added 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting and shot 4-of-7 from three-point range.
Dereon Seabron continued his streak of scoring in double figures in every game this season with 13 points and led the team with five assists.
Former Virginia player Casey Morsell added 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and had a team-high seven rebounds.
NC State tied its season-high with 12 three-pointers in the win and also outscored UVA, 34-16, in points in the paint.
NC State used a 38-11 run that spanned both halves to take control of the game.
Virginia led 26-18 with 8:58 left in the first half when the Pack went on an 11-0 run over the next three minutes to take the lead. Ebenezer Dowuona started the run with a bucket, Breon Pass made a lay-up and Casey Morsell stole the ball and laid it in to bring NC State within two at 26-24. On the Pack's next possession, Jericole Hellems gave NC State the lead with a three-pointer and then Dereon Seabron stole the ball on UVA's ensuing possession to give the Pack a three-point lead.
Virginia tied the game up with a three, but Hellems made another three with 4:13 left in the half to put the Pack in front 32-29. Hellems' three kick started a 14-3 run for NC State to go into the halftime locker room up 43-32.
The Pack's 11-point halftime lead was the largest this season for NC State. The Pack hit nine three-pointers in the first half which was the most in a half this season for NC State and also was more three-pointers than the Pack had made in 13 of its 19 games.
Morsell started the second half with a bucket to push NC State's lead to 13, UVA responded with a three on the other end to cut the deficit to 10, but would never get closer than 10 points the rest of the game.
NC State went on an 11-2 run after UVA got within 10, pushing its lead to 19, 56-37, on a Pass three-pointer with 15:27 to go.
Virginia would not get closer than 15 points until its final field goal of the game brought the Cavs within 14 at 77-63.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
Notre Dame comes into the first match up with NC State in South Bend with a record of 12-6 while they are 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference because they beat Louisville 82-70 on Saturday in Louisville Kentucky!
In Notre Dame’s 82-70 win over Louisville Notre Dame utilized a dominant second half for a 82-70 at Louisville (11-8, 5-4) at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday afternoon.
Notre Dame was led by by a game-high 22 points from freshman Blake Wesley, along with 13 points each from Paul Atkinson Jr. and Dane Goodwin.The early portion of the game was defined by two runs from both teams. The Irish started off loose with the ball, committing three turnovers in their first four possessions to fall behind 7-0. Notre Dame answered, though, with a 13-0 run of its own which was highlighted by three consecutive three pointers from Goodwin, then Wesley in transition, then Goodwin again.
The teams traded huge three point field goals back and forth over the next portion of the contest. Louisville’s Jarod West came off the bench and hit three consecutive NBA-range three pointers, but the Irish answered right back with two from behind the arc from Prentiss Hubb and one from Nate Laszewski.
The Irish started the game 6-for-6 from three point range while the Cardinals were 6-of-8 to start.
Louisville took control of the game with around five minutes left in the first half behind a 10-0 run. The Cardinals hit end-of-the-shot-clock deep contested three pointers, fade away contested jumpers and basically connected on every shot they threw up to earn a 40-31 lead with 4:18 left.
The Irish crawled back into the game, holding the Cardinals without a bucket for over three minutes but Louisville threw in another deep contested three pointer just before halftime to earn a 45-38 advantage at the break.
Notre Dame was able to erase the deficit quickly at the start of the second half. Five straight points from Paul Atkinson Jr., a drive from Laszewski and a transition three pointer from Trey Wertz put the Irish up 48-47 just three minutes into the half.
The teams battled back and forth as Notre Dame heated up from behind the line. Consecutive three pointers from Wertz, Hubb and Cormac Ryan gave the Irish a 59-58 lead with 11:38 left.
Ryan stepped up again with a huge three pointer to tie the game at 62-62 then Wesley checked in and started doing Blake Wesley things. He connected on back-to-back three pointers, then drove the length of the court for a lay in ‘and-one’ and suddenly the Irish had a seven point lead with 6:51 left.
The run built up to a 19-3 streak, as Wesley crossed the 20-point barrier. The Irish hit six consecutive shots and entered the game’s final four minutes with a 79-65 advantage. The Notre Dame defense would hold the Cardinals without a field goal for over five minutes.
Louisville would draw no closer and the Irish defense would end up holding the Cardinals to just 25 points and one three pointer in the second half.
“according to an article on und.com”
Tip off is set for 9:00pm from Purcell Pavilion!
The game is going to be televised on the Regional Sports Network!