After Losing Five Straight Games NC State Snapped Their Losing Streak With 68-63 Win Over Virginia Tech In Blacksburg On Tuesday In The Teams First Meeting Of Regular Season
After losing five straight games NC State snapped their losing streak with a 68-63 win over Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Tuesday night in the teams first meeting of the regular season.
Where?
On the hardwood!
How?
NC State held Virginia Tech Virginia Tech's Justyn Mutts gave the Hokies a 59-58 lead with 4:54 to play on a putback bucket. The Hokies would not make another field goal again until 34 seconds remained in the game.
On the next possession after the Hokies had taken the lead, NC State was relentless on the offensive glass, grabbing five offensive rebounds on the same possession before Ebenezer Dowuona scored his lone bucket of the game to put NC State back in front, 60-59.
The Pack would never trail again.
After forcing back-to-back turnovers on Virginia Tech possessions, Dereon Seabron made two free throws with 2:17 to play to put NC State in front by two.
The Hokies missed a three-pointer on its next possession and Seabron drove to the basket to put the Pack up five, 64-59, with 1:29 left.
After another empty possession from Virginia Tech, Ernest Ross soared high and gathered an offensive rebound for the Pack and laid it back in to put NC State in front by seven with 40 seconds to go.
Seabron posted his ninth double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds. He finished the game 8-of-14 shooting and also had a team-high three assists.
Terquavion Smith added 17 points and seven rebounds.
Jericole Hellems finished with 15 points.
NC State had 11 of its 14 offensive rebounds in the second half and outrebounded the Hokies, 21-9, in the final 20 minutes. For the game, the Pack finished with a 36-26 rebounding advantage.
NC State led for over 16 minutes in the first half. The Pack jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game. Virginia Tech responded with an 8-0 run to take its first lead of the game, but NC State retook the lead on a Jericole Hellems jumper. With the Pack leading 14-13, Terquavion Smith scored NC State's next 11 points to help NC State take a 25-17 lead. Thomas Allen extended the lead to 10, 29-19, a few minutes later.
Thomas Allen's bucket was the last points of the half for NC State as Virginia Tech held NC State scoreless over the final 5:11 of the half and ended the half on a 14-0 run to take a 33-29 lead into the break.
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NC State, Virginia Tech are going to be matching up again 15 days from now in North Carolina’s state capital!
For now though NC State is going to prepare to host Clemson on Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital!
Tip off is set for 12:00pm from PNC Arena!
The game is going to be televised on the Regional Sports Network!