NC State, Pittsburgh Are Facing, Opposing Each Other Tonight In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania To Closeout 2023-2024 Regular Season
NC State, Pittsburgh are facing, opposing each other tonight in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to closeout 2023-2024 regular season.
Where?
On the hardwood!
NC State, Pittsburgh have already faced, opposed each once during the 2023-2024 regular season because they faced, opposed each other on Wednesday February 7, 2024 when NC State was topped by Pittsburgh 67-64 though 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
When Pittsburgh topped NC State 67-64 when Zack Austin was 1-1 on field goals, 1 -1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 points. Blake Hinson was 5-13 on field goals, 3-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 16 points Federiko Federiko was 2-4 on field goals to go along with 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, 4 points. Carlton Carrington was 3-10 on field goals, 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists , 1 steal, 12 points. Jaland Lowe was 7-12 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 20 points. Guillermo Diaz Graham was 1-3 on field goals to go along with 4 points. Ishmael Leggett was 3-8 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal, 8 points.
According to espn app
Following Pittsburgh’s 67-64 win at NC State on February 7, 2024 Pittsburgh Head Coach Jeff Capel had this to say!
Tonight, we beat a really good team,”“a team that is very good in this building. I thought we did it with toughness, grit and all of those things.”
Their defensive intensity, their pressure picked up,”
“They have a really good team, man.”
So many guys stepped up and made plays,” “It was a big-time performance by us.”
According to Noah Hiles article in Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Tip off is set for 7:45pm from Petersen Events Center!
The game is going to be televised on CW Network with Tom Werme, Mike Gminski!
Mike Gminski played for former Duke Head Coach now retired Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1976-1980 where he was all NCAA Tourney 2x NCAA All -Region 2x Consensus AA, 1978 -1979 ACC Player Of The Year , 3x All -ACC 4x All-ACC Tourney 1976 -1977 ACC Rookie Of The Year.
According to sports-reference. com