NC State, Virginia Tech Are Matching Up Once During 2023-2024 Regular Season! They're Matching Up Today In Raleigh!

NC State, Virginia Tech are matching up once during 2023-2024 regular season!

They’re matching up today in North Carolina’s state capital!

Where?

On the hardwood!

NC State comes into the only match up with Virginia Tech with record of 13-4 overall 5-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is second in the standings behind tobacco road rival North Carolina who is leading the Atlantic Coast Conference standings with record of 14-3 overall 6-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference because on Tuesday January 16, 2023 they topped Wake Forest 83-76 in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts received double technical for going to mid court to agree no call with referee where he picked up his first technical before getting another technical foul before being tossed when NC State was down 45-35 to Wake Forest at halftime Tuesday.

Though, NC State was down 45-35 Tuesday in North Carolina’s state capital at halftime to Wake Forest following Head Coach Kevin Keatts getting double technical, tossed for going to midcourt to argue no call with referee where he picked his first technical before getting a second technical foul being tossed.NC State came back to win 83-76.

As NC State came back to win 83-76 following Head Coach Keatts getting tossed in first half following getting double technical following for going to midcourt to argue no call with referee where he picked his first technical before getting a second technical foul being tossed DJ Burns Jr. was 5-9 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 10 points. Dennis Parker Jr. was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 steals , 2 points. Jayden Taylor was 2-6 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 block , 12 points . DJ Horne was 9-19 on field goals , 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 steals , 21 points. Casey Morsell was 2-6 on field goals to go along with 1 steal, 1 block, 8 points. Mohamed Diarra was 3-4 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 13 rebounds, 2 steals , 8 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 5-5 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 14 before being ejected. Kam Woods was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound, 2 points. Michael O’Connell was 1-2 on field goals 1 assists, 6 points.

According to espn app

Following NC State being down to Wake Forest 45-35 at halftime Tuesday following NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts getting tossed in 1st half following getting double technical NC State coming back to win 83-76 guard DJ Horne who was was 9-19 on field goals , 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 steals , 21 points had this to say!

We won it with our defense and just sticking together as a team,”We’ve seen adversity before, had to fight from behind. This was no different than the tests we’ve been through. “That was his message: stick together.”

Following NC State being down to Wake Forest 45-35 at halftime Tuesday following NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts getting tossed in 1st half following getting double technical NC State coming back to win 83-76

NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!

“I’m sitting back there in the locker room yelling at the TV,

These young men believe, and they’re fighting,”“The message we wanted to send today to everybody is, ‘Man, we’re going to fight, we’re going to fight.’ “What I’m telling you now is we ain’t going to get pushed around. It’s just not going to happen.”

I deserved the technical because the call was awful. I thought they missed a call,”

“I thought Dennis got fouled in comparison to how all the calls were made. “I didn’t think I deserved to get tossed. I didn’t see the second (technical) coming that quick. ... I absolutely knew what I was doing on the first one, but not the second one.”

According Chip Alexander article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article284285663.html

Virginia Tech comes into the only match up of 2023-2024 regular season with NC State with record of 10-7 overall 2-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is eleventh in the standings behind Boston College because lost to in state rival Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia on Wednesday January 17, 2024 65-57 in Charlottesville. As Virginia Tech lost to instate rival Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia Wednesday Robbie Beran was 4-7 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds , 1 block, 10 points. Lynn Kidd was 1-3 on field goals to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal, 3 points. Sean Pedulla was 6-16 on field goals, 4-9 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds , 5 assists , 18 points. Hunter Cattoor was 5-10 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 3 assists , 2 steals , 12 points. Mylyjael Poteat was 1-3 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 assists , 2 steals. Tyler Nickel was 2-8 on field goals, 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 assists, 8 points.

According to espn app

Following Virginia Tech’s 65-57 loss to instate rival Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia Wednesday January 17, 2024 in Charlottesville where Virginia Tech committed 15 turnovers senior guard Hunter Cattoor who was 5-10 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 3 assists , 2 steals , 12 points had this to say!

You can’t come into this arena , this environment and turn the ball over 10 times in the 1st half and expect to be playing good basketball that included hurried shots, dumb turnovers by us

Following Virginia Tech’s 65-57 loss to instate rival Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia Wednesday January 17, 2024 in Charlottesville where Virginia Tech committed 15 turnovers Virginia Tech Head Coach Mike Young had this to say about his team committing 15 turnovers! To come here and put so much into it and turn the ball over 10 times in that half makes it really hard.

According to Mark Berman article https://roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/virginia-tech-virginia-acc-mens-basketball/article_e366575e-b5be-11ee-8c38-afa5f0628e2c.html

Tip off is set for 12:00pm 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 CW Network with Evan Lepler, John Henson commentating!

John Henson played for NC State’s tobacco road rival North Carolina from 2009-2010 2010-2011, 2011 -2012 where he played in 109 games averaging 10.3 points, 8.1 rebounds 1.0 assists while shooting 49% where he was 2011 All ACC Tourney 2x ACC Defensive Player Of The Year 2x All ACC 2x ACC All Defense. Following John Henson playing collegiately for North Carolina John Henson was drafted in the 1st round as 14th overall pick in 2012 NBA Draft by Milwaukee Bucks.

According to https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/john-henson-1.html