Though, DJ Burns Jr. , DJ Horne Scored 19 Points, 25 Points Wednesday NC State Lost First Match Up Of 2023-2024 Regular Season To Pittsburgh 67-64 Wednesday In Raleigh
DJ Burns Jr. was 9-16 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 19 points.
DJ Horne was was 8-14 on field goals, 5-10 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 25 points.
Though, DJ Burns Jr. , DJ Horne scored 19 points, 25 points Wednesday NC State lost first match up of 2023-2024 regular season to Pittsburgh 67-64 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital
Following NC State’s 67-64 loss to Pittsburgh Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital DJ Horne who was 8-14 on field goals, 5-10 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 25 points had this to say!
We needed to pick up our intensity,” “We were kind of out there lackadaisical and not playing N.C. State basketball.”
The energy just wasn’t there,”“The way we started off in the first half was absolutely just not good.
To come out in the second half and make it a game, I thought we did really good. But when you look at the overall score and we were six of 15 free throws and they were 18 for 20 and we only lose by three, it shows you right there what could have won the game.”
Following NC State’s 67-64 loss to Pittsburgh Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!
That’s just not good enough,”“We have to step up to the line and make them. We won pretty much every category. We had more 3-pointers than them. We had 11 assists and six turnovers and they had nine and 10.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article285099897.html
NC State is going to get another crack at Pittsburgh when they play on the road at Pittsburgh on Saturday March 9, 2024.
Until then NC State is going to turn their attention to playing their rematch with Wake Forest on Saturday in Winston Salem.
NC State, Wake Forest have already played once this season as they played each other on Tuesday January 16, 2024 in North Carolina’s state capital when 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.
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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
Tip off is set for 4:00pm from Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Dan Bonner commentating!