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As NC State Is Hosting UT Martin Tonight In Raleigh NC State Is Returning To PNC Arena Following Playing Maryland Eastern Shore At James T. Valvano Arena At William Neal Reynolds Coliseum Wednesday

As NC State is hosting UT Martin tonight in North Carolina’s state capital NC State is returning to PNC Arena following playing Maryland Eastern Shore at James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum Wednesday.

NC State is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with record of 6-2 because they beat beat Maryland -Eastern Shore 93-61 Wednesday at James T. Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum where NC State Women’s Basketball plays their home games.

As NC State beat Maryland -Eastern Shore 93-61 Wednesday at James T. Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum Ben Middlebrooks was 0-1 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 steal, 1 block , 2 points. D.J. Burns Jr. was 7-9 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 15 points. Jayden Taylor was 8-11 on field goals, 3-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists , 2 steals , 21 points. D.J. Horne was 4-7 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along 4 assists, 10 points . Casey Morsell was 4-8 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 12 points. Mohamed Diarra was 3-5 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds , 2 steals, 1 block , 8 points. M.J. Rice was 5-6 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 11 rebounds. Dennis Parker Jr. was 2-5 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 points. L.J. Thomas was 2-2 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 3 steals, 10 points.

According to espn app

Following NC State beating Maryland -Eastern Shore 93-61 at James T. Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about MJ Rice!

He gives us another dimension,”We’ve been playing with our six new dudes and now we have a seventh. I’m happy for him. He’s going to help us. He’s going to be really good for us.”

Following NC State beating Maryland -Eastern Shore 93-61 at James T. Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum NC State guard Casey Morsell who was 4-8 on field goals 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 12 points had this to say about MJ Rice!

His game, his versatility, he brings it on both ends,”

His energy. You saw tonight he was a big spark for us, especially in the second half. He gave us a boost. Just his presence, it’s good to have him back. He’s worked extremely hard.”

According to Luke Decock article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article282644588.html on newesobserver.com

UT Martin is a member of of Ohio Valley Conference and like NC State won their previous though, unlike NC State UT Martin beat Ecclesia 110-52 on Sunday December 10, 2023 in Martin Tennessee as David Kamwanga was 2-5 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 4 points. KK Curry was 5-6 on field goals, 0-2 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal , 10 points. Jordan Sears was 6-11 on field goals , 3-5 on field goals , 2-3 on free throws to go along 4 rebounds, 6 assists , 1 steal, 17 points. Koby Jeffries was 1-5 on field goals, 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists , 1 steal , 2 points. Jacob Crews was 3-8 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 1 assists , 9 points. Jalen Myers was 7-9 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers 5-7 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 21 points. Christian Fussell was 2-4 on field goals to go along with 8 rebounds, 1 steal , 4 points. Braylon Jackson was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 2 points. Justus Jackson was 3-13 on field goals , 0-8 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound, 4 assists , 8 points. Sebastian Mendoza was 6-8 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along 11 rebounds, 1 assists , 18 points. Desmond Williams was 6-10 on field goals, 3-6 on 3 pointers, 0-2 on free throws to go long 3 rebounds , 3 steals , 15 points.

According to espnapp

Following UT Martin 110-52 win over Ecclesia UT Martin Head Coach Ryan Ridder had this to say!

I thought we were pretty good for about 34 minutes,". "Our guys sprinted back on defense and were really active in our gaps – we focused on off-ball awareness in practice this week and I thought we were really good on that side of the ball. It's no secret that we can score the ball, we just have to keep growing defensively."

According to article on https://utmsports.com/news/2023/12/10/mens-basketball-ut-martin-mens-basketball-coasts-to-110-52-triumph-over-ecclesia.aspx

Tip off is set for 7:00pm from PNC Arena that isn’t only home to NC State Men’s Basketball though Carolina Hurricanes Of NHL as well.

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with commentating!