NC State Is Hosting Syracuse Tonight In Raleigh For The Teams Only Meeting Of The Regular Season
NC State is hosting Syracuse tonight in North Carolina’s state capital for the teams only meeting of the regular season.
NC State comes into the only meeting of the regular season with Syracuse with a record of 10-12 3-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is fourteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they lost their previous game to tobacco road rival North Carolina 80-100 on Saturday.
Why?
North Carolina hit 10 three-pointers in the opening half and NC State could never recover.
North Carolina shot 10-15 from three point range in the opening 20 minutes and 20-of-32 overall to open a 56-31 advantage over NC State at the break.
North Carolina would extend its lead to 35 points in the opening five minutes of the second half.
North Carolina finished with 15 three-pointers and shot 55.6 percent from three-point range.
North Carolina had four players score in double figures, led by Caleb Love with 21 points. Armando Bacot added a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
Syracuse comes into the only meeting of the regular season with NC State with a record of 10-11 4-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are ninth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because unlike NC State Syracuse won their previous game 94-72 on Saturday night over Wake Forest in Syracuse New York.
In Syracuse’s 94-72 win over Wake Forest Buddy Boeheim's season-best 30 points led Syracuse to a 94-72 victory against Wake Forest in the Dome in front of the largest crowd in college basketball this season.
A gathering of 23,194 watched the Orange (10-11, 4-6 ACC) rebound from a three-point halftime deficit with an 18-3 run early in the second half. Syracuse never looked back and avenged an overtime loss at Wake Forest (17-5, 6-4) from Jan. 8. The triumph halted the Demon Deacon's four-game win streak.
Buddy Boeheim's output fell one point shy of his career-best effort, tallied against Virginia in the 2021 ACC Tournament. He connected on 12-of-21 from the field, including 6-of-11 3-point tries. His seven assists were also a career high.
Demon Deacons senior Daivien Williamson contributed 27 points after hitting 10-of-16 attempts, including 5-of-8 of his 3-point attempts.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
With Syracuse trailing, 45-43, the Orange retaliated with an 18-3 stretch keyed by 12 points from Buddy Boeheim. The advantage swelled to as many as 23 before the final outcome was decided.
“according to an article on cuse.com”
Tip off is set for 9:00pm from PNC Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN2!