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As North Carolina, NC State Matched Up Saturday For Inaugural Time In 2022-2023 Regular Season Each Team Lost A Player As North Carolina Lost Leaky Black, NC State Lost Terquavion Smith

As North Carolina, NC State matched Saturday for inaugural time in 2022-2023 regular season each team lost a player as North Carolina lost Leaky Black, NC State lost Terquavion Smith.

North Carolina lost Leaky Black following him being administered a flagrant 2 foul following a play with 9:45 left in second half where Terquavion Smith was driving to the rim. Leaky Black missed the ball before committing the foul. Following Leaky Black was ejected from the game while Tequavion Smith remained on the hardwood as trainers attended to him before a stretcher was brought out.

Though,

Both North Carolina, NC State lost players! Though, they both didn’t lose the game however as North Carolina won 80-69, NC State lost the game 69-80.

Where?

Chapel Hill!

As North Carolina won the game 80-69 Armando Bacot was 8-13 on field goals to go along with 18 rebounds , 1 assists , 23 points. Pete Nance was 2-5 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds , 1 assists, 5 points . Leaky Black was 2-6 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 assists, 9 points before being administered a flagrant 2 foul, ejected from game. R.J. Davis was 5-8 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds , 26 points. Caleb Love was 3-14 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 16 points. Jalen Washington was 0-1 on field goals , 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along with 0 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 point. Seth Trimble was 0-0 on field goals , 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along 0 rebounds, 0 assists , 0 points. D’Marco Dunn was 0-4 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along 0 rebounds, , 0 assists, 0 points . Dontrez Styles was 0-3 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 0 rebounds, 0 assists , 0 points.

As NC State lost the game 69-80 Gregg Gantt was 0-1 on field goals , 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 0 points. D.J. Burns Jr. was 8-13 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds, 18 points. Terquavion Smith was 5-15 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound , 1 assists, 12 points before leaving game on stretcher with elbow, neck injury. Casey Morsell was was 4-8 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 12 points. Jarkell Joiner was 6-18 on field goals, 0-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists, 18 points . Ernest Ross was 2-4 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 7 points . Ebenenzer Dowuona was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound , 2 points. Breon Pass was 0-0 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 1 assists. LJ Thomas was 0-1 on field goals , 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 assists.

“According to espnapp”

Following North Carolina’s 80-69 win over NC State , NC State’s 68 -80 loss to North Carolina North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis, NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts shared their thoughts on the play that transpired between Leaky Black, Terquavion Smith resulting in Leaky Black being administered flagrant 2 foul, being ejected from game.

North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!

My hope and my prayers is that Smith (Terquavion ) is not hurt . He’s an unbelievable kid and player. You never want to see anyone hurt and injured. He’s a fantastic player.

NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!

He believes his players handled the situation after Smith’s injury well.

Our guys are a really close, a close -knit bunch,”

I thought we handled it as best we could.

“According to Jeff Borzello ‘s article on espnapp”

Though,

North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis, NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts weren’t the only to share their thoughts on the play that transpired between Leaky Black, Terquavion Smith as Terquavion Smith of NC State was as well as he took to his social media account on Twitter (Tgetsbuckss23 saying I am fine appreciate all the prayers concern with a heart.

North Carolina, NC State are going to be matching up again on Sunday February 19, 2023 as they play their rematch in North Carolina’s state capital.

For now though North Carolina is going to prepare to play at Syracuse on Tuesday in Syracuse New York!

NC State is going to prepare to host Notre Dame on Tuesday in North Carolina’s state capital!

North Carolina’s game at Syracuse is going to tip off at 9:00pm from JMA Wireless Dome!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!

NC State’s game when they’re hosting Notre Dame in North Carolina’s state capital is going to tip off at 7:00pm from PNC Arena that isn’t only home to NC State Men’s Basketball. Though, the Carolina Hurricanes of NHL as well

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!

Though, who is commentating the games is to be determined!