NC State Is Getting Another Crack At Syracuse Tonight Because NC State Is Hosting Syracuse For Rematch In Raleigh
On Saturday January 27, 2024 NC State lost the inaugural match up of 2023-2024 regular season to Syracuse 77-65 as Ben Middlebrooks was 1-3 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 points. Mohamed Diarra was 1-4 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 assists, 3 points. Jayden Taylor was 2-4 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 6 points. D.J. Horne was 5-14 on field goals, 3-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 15 points. Casey Morsell was 4-13 on field goals 0-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 7 points. Though, Michael O’Connell played he was 0-2 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists, though he scored 0 points.
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Following NC State losing the first match up of 2023-2024 regular season to Syracuse 77-65 Saturday in Syracuse New York NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!
I thought this was our worst game we have played the entire year,We didn’t have pop, we didn’t have juice. I didn’t know what to explain it. Maybe it’s our travel. Maybe we were just flat a little bit. This is one of those games where coaches talk about burning the tape and not looking at it. Typically you would lose a game like this by 30. Because we do have some pride in our locker room we found a way to play a little better in the second half. But it was a game that I didn’t think anybody on our team had a good game.”
Following NC State losing the first match up of 2023-2024 regular season to Syracuse 77-65 Saturday in Syracuse New York NC State senior guard DJ Horne who was 5-14 on field goals, 3-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 15 points had this to say!
We’ve got to fix our mistakes, for sure, and just come together as a team, as one,
D.J. Horne said. “We’re still trying to figure out how to do that right now, and the sooner we can do that, I think the quicker we can get out of this slump, these slow starts, and get back into the win column.”
According to Luke Decock News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article284780386.html
NC State is getting another crack at Syracuse tonight because NC State is hosting Syracuse for rematch in North Carolina’s state capital.
NC State comes into the rematch with Syracuse with record of 16-9 overall while they’re 8-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because on Saturday February 17, 2024.
DJ Horne hit game winning layup Saturday NC State knocked off Clemson 78-77 in Clemson South Carolina.
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Before DJ Horne hit game winning layup as NC State knocked off Clemson 78-77 in Clemson South Carolina NC State had to rally.
As NC State rallied Mohamed Diarra was 3-6 on field goals, 3-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 11 steals. DJ Burns was 6-9 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block to go along with 14 points. Michael O’Connell was 2-5 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 points. DJ Horne was 10-20 on field goals, 5-11 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 27 points. Casey Morsell was 1-5 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 6 points. Ben Middlebrooks who was facing, opposing his former team was 1-2 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 4 points. Jayden Taylor was 4-8 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 12 points.
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Following DJ Horne hitting game winning layup Saturday NC State knocking off Clemson 78-77 in Clemson South Carolina senior guard DJ Horne had this to say!
As a ballplayer those are the moments you dream of,”“I can count on my hands countless times when I’m a little kid, just dreaming in my bed about moments like these. To go out here and see it come to fruition means everything. “Just where we’re at in our season, this was in our eyes a must-win and we came out here and got the job done. And for me personally, just knowing I had an opportunity in the game last week at Wake Forest and I didn’t do it, I knew I had to make this one.” In a tight game, with victory in the balance, so many plays can make a difference.
I’m just taking deep breaths,”“I can’t let the pressure get to me. I know that probably everybody in the building knew I’d take the last shot. All I could do was take a deep breath and trust my work.”
Following DJ Horne hitting game winning layup Saturday NC State knocking off Clemson 78-77 in Clemson South Carolina NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!
This team has got a lot of fight. Our fight is real with these guys, and they believe in one another,”
According to Chip Alexander News Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article285434322.html
Syracuse comes into the rematch with NC State with record of 16-10 overall 7-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is 9th in the standings because they lost to Georgia Tech 65-60 on Saturday February 17, 2024 in Atlanta Georgia. As Syracuse lost 65-60 on Saturday February 17, 2024 Maliq Brown was 2-2 on field goals to go along with 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 6 points. Chris Bell was 2-7 on field goals, 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 6 points. Justin Taylor was 1-7 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 2 points. Judah Mintz was 5-15 on field goals, 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 14 points. JJ Starling was 7-15 on field goals, 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 18 points. Kyle Cuffe Jr. was 2-5 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 points. Quadir Copeland was 3-9 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals , 2 blocks, 9 blocks.
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Following Syracuse’s 65-60 loss to Georgia Tech Saturday in Atlanta Syracuse Head Coach Adrian Autry had this to say!
“I thought we missed some easy ones at the end. Not easy ones, but some shots that we needed to make and we didn’t make them. It came down ultimately to we shot a lot of threes. That’s not a good recipe for us right now.’'
“We got into the lane,’'“We knew they were in the bonus, so we were trying to get into the lane, put pressure on the rim. We missed a couple pull-ups, a couple step-throughs, and then we took a couple shots.’'
The late-game execution,“Even though we only had seven turnovers, I feel like we made two or three late that were kind of big.’'
Following Syracuse’s 65-60 loss to Georgia Tech Saturday in Atlanta Syracuse sophomore forward Chris Bell had this to say about Syracuse offensively!
“We were getting the shots we wanted,’' We just didn’t knock them down. Great credit to Tech. They did a really great job today. But I feel like we missed a couple shots, and that was really it.’'
It felt like we missed a couple shots,’“We usually make those same shots. Then you got to rely on defense and we didn’t do that tonight.’'
According to Mike Waters article https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2024/02/syracuses-offense-bottoms-out-in-65-60-loss-to-georgia-tech.html
Tip off is set for 7:00pm from PNC Arena that is not only home to NC State Men’s Basketball though Carolina Hurricanes Of NHL as well
The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 with Jay Alter, Debbie Antonelli commentating!
Debbie Antonelli Debbie Antonelli is a former NC State Women’s Basketball player Debbie Antonelli played for former NC State Women’s Basketball Head Coach Kay Yow who died from breast cancer in 2009. As a player for Kay Yow Debbie Antonelli was a three-year starter for the ACC champion Wolfpack women’s basketball team under legendary coach Kay Yow. NC State participated in the NCAA Tournament each of Antonelli’s four years, making two Sweet 16 appearances, and she was part of the historic 1984-85 team which swept the ACC regular season and ACC Tournament titles.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/debbie-antonelli/