NC State Was Swept By Pittsburgh In The Regular Season Because They Lost To Pittsburgh In Raleigh 67-64 Then Lost To Pittsburgh 81-73 In Pittsburgh Pennsylavania
NC State was swept by Pittsburgh in the regular season because they lost to Pittsburgh in Raleigh 67-64 then lost to Pittsburgh 81-73 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
As NC State lost to Pittsburgh 67-64 on Wednesday February 7, 2024 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
Then NC State lost to Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 81-73.
When?
Saturday March 9, 2024!
As NC State lost to Pittsburgh 81-73 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania DJ Burns Jr. was 4-11 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 4 assists , 9 points. Michael O’Connell was 3-7 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists , 7 points. Jayden Taylor was 9-15 on field goals, 5-10 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 2 steals , 28 points. DJ Horne was 1-3 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 points. Casey Morsell was 3-9 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 8 points Mohamed Diarra was 1-2 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 3-4 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 8 points. Breon Pass was 2-4 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 1 block, 5 points.
Following NC State swept by Pittsburgh in regular season NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about Jayden Taylor who was 9-15 on field goals, 5-10 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 2 steals , 28 points how he performed offensively!
And we needed it,”“I thought he made shots, he did a good job. With Horne out we needed somebody else to step up. He played really big down the stretch for us.”
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer articlettps://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article286484875.html
NC State is now going to prepare to play Louisville in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tuesday at Capital One Arena in Washington DC that isn’t only home to Washington Wizards of NBA though the Washington capitals of NHL as well.
NC State, Louisville opposed each other once during the regular season when they traveled to Louisville Kentucky for game on Saturday January 13, 2024 where DJ Horne scored 27 points as NC State topped Louisville 89-83 Saturday in Louisville Kentucky.
As DJ Horne scored 27 points as NC State topped Louisville Saturday in Louisville Kentucky was 9-14 on field goals, 6-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 assists. Though, DJ Horne wasn’t the only one to score for NC State as DJ Burns Jr. was 6-10 on field goals to go along, 5 assists, 13 points. Dennis Parker Jr. was 2-3 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 steal, 1 block 8 points. Michael O’Connell was 4-7 on field goals, 3-3 on 3 pointers to go along 6 assists, 2 steals , 1 block, 11 points. Jayden Taylor was 1-3 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 4 points. Casey Morsell was 5-10 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 13 points . Mohamed Diarra was 3-6 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 11 rebounds, 7 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 2-3 on field goals to go along , 6 points.
According to espn app
Following DJ Horne scoring 27 points as NC State topped Louisville 89-83 Saturday in Louisville Kentucky NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about DJ Horne who was 9-14 on field goals, 6-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 assists about how his team remained composed!
“He never flinched,”“I talked to our (players) before the game that this was going to be a tough game. Louisville was coming off a really good win and I knew that obviously once you get a taste for winning you want more. And we were coming off a loss. “Who could get focused? Who could have the most energy?
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article284077998.html
Where Louisville lost 89-83 to NC State though Brandon Huntley Hatfield was 6-12 on field goals to go along with 10 rebounds , 1 assists, 13 points Mike James was 6-12 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists , 20 points . Sean Clark was 3-10 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 10 points. Ty-Laur Johnson was 4-9 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 5 assists, 14 points. Caleb Williams was 5-7 on field goals, 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 15 points.
According to espn app
Following Louisville’s 89-83 loss to NC State Louisville Head Coach Kenny Payne had this to say!
We played a team that, I knew it was going to be hard to win the game,""They're a good team, play hard, very good in press defense, got after us – 12-0 run to start the game. After that point when we settled down and we were the aggressors, I felt like. … Look we shot 47% from the field, 53% from 3, 76% from the free-throw line, we forced them into 15 turnovers. Why did we lose? You have to defend. If you don't defend, you're not wining – it's that simple."
Following Louisville’s 89-83 loss to NC State Louisville guard Curtis Williams who was 5-7 on field goals , 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 15 points had this to say!
When (Payne) called that timeout early, he just told us that we got all the jitterbugs out, so now we're ready to go out there and play,"Once we went back out there, things started flowing for us. Getting in the lane, getting what we wanted, that's mostly it."
According to Zach Greenwell article https://gocards.com/news/2024/1/13/mens-basketball-louisvilles-comeback-efforts-fall-short-in-89-83-loss-to-nc-state