NC State, 13 Ranked Purdue Are Facing Are Opposing Each Other In Rady Children's Invitational In San Diego California Thursday Afternoon On Thanksgiving
NC State, 13th ranked Purdue are facing are opposing each other in Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego California Thursday afternoon on Thanksgiving.
Where?
On the hardwood!
NC State is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 5-0 because they’ve won every game they’ve played including their most recent game on Friday November 22, 2024 in North Carolina’s state capital when they beat William & Mary 84-61. As NC State beat William & Mary 84-61 five players scored in double figures. Brandon Huntley - Hatfield was 4-8 on field goals 1-1 on 3 pointers 1-3 on free throws to go along with 9 rebounds , 1 steal, 10 points . Marcus Hill was 7-13 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers 4-5 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists, 2 steals , 7 points . Dontrez Styles was 4-8 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers , 2-3 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists , 12 points. Jayden Taylor was 5-10 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers , 1-2 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 3 assists , 2 steals , 12 points . Ben Middlebrooks was 4-8 on field goals 3-4 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 2 steals , 5 blocks , 11 points.
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Following NC State’s 84- 61 win over William & Mary Friday NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about his team!
We’re going through a learning process. I thought we played great in the first half, and we were a little slow in the start of the second half,”
That’s where a new team has got to learn how to continue to play the way we do. But, boy, did we finish the game the right way.”
Following NC State’s 84- 61 win over William & Mary Friday NC State guard Michael O’Connell had this to say!
That’s just our scout. That’s what we practice every day, and that’s what coach preaches,”
Especially coming to some of these games with great shooters, you don’t want to let them get hot or get going early in the game, because it’ll be a long day.”
Following NC State’s 84- 61 win over William & Mary Friday Jayden Taylor who is a guard had this to say!
“I don’t know why there was concern about our defense. I feel like, if anything, it would be better if you know what we have,” Taylor said. “Real basketball people know. But, no, it’s not no surprise to me. Honestly, it’s coach
You’re not gonna play if you don’t play defense.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article295710009.html
Purdue is a member of the Big Ten comes to the Rady Children’s I nvitational with a record of 5-1 because like NC State Purdue won their previous game as they beat Marshall Saturday November 23, 2024 80-45 in West Lafayette Indiana where three players scored in double figures. Camden Heide was 3-3 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds , 13 points . Trey Kaufman - Renn was 7-12 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 18 points. Myles Colvin was 4-6 on on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 1 assists, 13 points.
Following Purdue ‘s 80-45 win over Marshall had this to say about making changes to starting lineup about I think when you start and you have a couple scrimmages, you have a couple exhibitions, you have five games, there's enough data at that point. Sometimes, somebody else starting helps with rotations, sometimes it doesn't. It allows us to be more functional offensively. I've yet to see a lineup that's that good from a rebounding standpoint. If you play bigger, you should rebound better, in theory. When you don't, if you're going to struggle to rebound, now let's be more efficient in other areas.
"Myles (Colvin) had finished some games for us, CJ (Cox) finished a game for us, Gicarri (Harris) finished some games while he started. It's not that big of a deal. You're looking for positive reactions, you're looking for guys meshing better, whether that's in the rotation or starting the game. Cam makes shots early, Myles gets a quick seven points right there, so they really gave us a lift from a scoring standpoint. Gives us more space to be able to play."
Following Purdue ‘s 80-45 win over Marshall had this to say about if Myles Calvin’s defense helped him earn a starting spot!
Yeah, he's really helped his cause. And, sometimes, when you're with a good low-post player like Trey (Kaufman-Renn) and ball-dominant guard like Braden (Smith), you get cracks at things from an offensive standpoint. It depends on how they want to defend the stuff that we run.
"He's done well. He's just taken the shots that have come his way and just being an opportunistic scorer. I thought he's done a much better job going to get the ball. We're not doing a good job boxing out, but then we have some people that have done a better job of going to get it. No matter what you do, that's how you've got to finish things. I think he's done that. I think he's done a much better job defending, too. He got those two fouls at the beginning of the second half.
Following Purdue ‘s 80-45 win over Marshall had this to say about his teams schedule coming up!
Just We getting better this week in practice and being ready for N.C. State. Obviously, I talked about rebounding, making improvements in that area. Our starters only had four turnovers. I know they didn't play the whole game, but they only had four turnovers. I think that's a better sign. When we have the ability to play without turning the ball over ... if we can rebound the basketball and take care of the basketball, we're going to put ourself in a better position.
"We have a tough stretch coming up here, with the two games in San Diego, and then two conference games and then two SEC opponents on neutral courts. That's a tough stretch there for us. But that's what you want. You want that.
"Whether it's from game to game or practice to practice, just keep getting better. Doing a better job collectively."
According to Dustin Schutte https://www.si.com/college/purdue/basketball/what-matt-painter-said-after-purdue-boilermakers-win-over-marshall-thundering-herd-college-basketball
Tip off is set for 3:00pm Eastern Time 2:00pm Pacific Time from Lion Tree Arena!
The game is going to be televised on FS1 with Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel commentating!
From 2007 -2012 Robbie Hummel played for Purdue playing in 127 games averaging 14.0 points per game 6.8 rebounds per game 2.1 assists per game was 3x all big ten 2009 Big Ten Tourney Big Ten Freshman Big Ten Tourney MVP before being selected by Minnesota in the 2nd round 58th overall in 2012 NBA Draft.
According to https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/robbie-hummel-1.html