NC State Looks To Bounce Back As They Visit Syracuse
After falling to North Carolina Saturday in Raleigh NC State will look to bounce back as they visit Syracuse Wednesday night.
NC State comes into their game with Syracuse with a record of 16-9 while they're 6-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are coming off a loss to North Carolina on Saturday.
The NC State men's basketball team came up short against No. 21 UNC-Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon, falling 96-89 in front of a sold-out PNC Arena crowd.
With the loss, NC State falls to 16-9 (6-6 ACC), while the Tar Heels improve to 19-7 (8-5 ACC).
Torin Dorn led the Pack with 21 points on 10-of- 15 shooting. Allerik Freeman followed him with 17 points, and Malik Abdul-Abu (12), Markell Johnson (12), Braxton Beverly (11), and Omer Yurtseven (10) joined them in double figures. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/10/mens-basketball-tar-heels-slip-past-pack-96-89.aspx?path=mbball
The first half was a game of runs, as the teams traded momentum through the first 20 minutes of the outing. After UNC-Chapel Hill built up a 10-point lead (28-18) midway through the
opening period, NC State fired off 19 unanswered points in just over seven minutes of play. In that span, the Pack held UNC-Chapel Hill to 0-of- 14 shooting and forced four Tar Heel
turnovers."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/10/mens-basketball-tar-heels-slip-past-pack-96-89.aspx?path=mbball
The Tar Heels closed the half on a 7-0 run of their own as NC State took a 37-35 lead into the intermission."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/10/mens-basketball-tar-heels-slip-past-pack-96-89.aspx?path=mbball
Despite shooting 60 percent from the field in the second half, the Pack was met by an offensive explosion from the Tar Heels. Luke Maye, who tallied just six points in the first half, put up 27 second-half points on a 12-of- 14 shooting performance."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/10/mens-basketball-tar-heels-slip-past-pack-96-89.aspx?path=mbball
UNC-Chapel Hill missed just seven shots in the final 20 minutes on the way to knocking down 78.1 percent of its second-half attempts."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/10/mens-basketball-tar-heels-slip-past-pack-96-89.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack trailed for a majority of the second half, but an Abu dunk that turned into a three-point play brought NC State within two points, 85-33, with 1:33 to play. UNC-CH's Kenny Williams nailed a three-pointer on the Tar Heels next possession though to push the deficit back to five and the Pack would never get any closer as North Carolina salted the game away at the free throw line. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/10/mens-basketball-tar-heels-slip-past-pack-96-89.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack snagged 12 steals in the loss, its second-most in a game this season and most in an ACC game, but the Tar Heels 56.3 percent shooting for the game and +17 rebounding margin proved too much to overcome. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/10/mens-basketball-tar-heels-slip-past-pack-96-89.aspx?path=mbball
Syracuse meanwhile comes into their game with NC State with a record of 17-8 6-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/2/acc-conference and is coming off a win over Wake Forest on Sunday.
Sophomore Tyus Battle scored Syracuse's first seven points and finished with a game-high 34 to lead the Orange past Wake Forest, 78-70, in the Carrier Dome on Sunday, Feb. 11. The win was the second in a row for Syracuse as it improved to 17-8 overall, 6-6 in league play. "according tohttp://cuse.com/news/2018/2/11/mens-basketball-battle-leads-orange-past-wake-forest.aspx
HOW IT WAS DECIDED
The Orange led by as many as 14 in the second half, including a 50-36 advantage with 11:05 on the clock. Wake Forest (9-16, 2-11) used a barrage of 3-pointers to mount a comeback as the Demon Deacons hit four straight from behind the arc to cut the deficit to six, 54-48, with 9:42 remaining."according to http://cuse.com/news/2018/2/11/mens-basketball-battle-leads-orange-past-wake-forest.aspx
Syracuse extended the lead back to 10, 65-55, but Wake Forest wouldn't go away and scored eight straight points to get within two, 65-63, at the 4:24 mark. A free throw by freshman Oshae Brissett put the Orange up five, 73-68 with 49 seconds remaining, but a basket by Keyshawn Woods with 30 seconds left cut the lead to 74-70."according to http://cuse.com/news/2018/2/11/mens-basketball-battle-leads-orange-past-wake-forest.aspx
Battle sealed the victory with a pair of free throws and a dunk after a Paschal Chukwu block on Wake Forest's next possession for the 78-70 final. "according to http://cuse.com/news/2018/2/11/mens-basketball-battle-leads-orange-past-wake-forest.aspx
OF NOTE
Battle was 3-for-4 from 3-point range and 11-for-13 from the free throw line on his way to his second 30-point performance on the season. He tallied a career-high 37 points in the Orange's overtime clash at Florida State on Jan. 13. In addition, Battle dished out a personal-best four assists."according to http://cuse.com/news/2018/2/11/mens-basketball-battle-leads-orange-past-wake-forest.aspx
Brissett and junior Frank Howard joined Battle in double figures in scoring. Brissett recorded his eighth double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Howard had 12 points to go along with nine assists and five steals. Chukwu led the teams on the boards with 11 rebounds. "according to http://cuse.com/news/2018/2/11/mens-basketball-battle-leads-orange-past-wake-forest.aspx
Syracuse held a 30-18 advantage in points in the paint and went 26-for-39 from the free throw line. Wake Forest's comeback attempt was aided by its outside shooting in the second half as it went 9-for-13 from 3-point range after halftime after connecting on just 1-of-10 attempts in the first half."according to http://cuse.com/news/2018/2/11/mens-basketball-battle-leads-orange-past-wake-forest.aspx
Tip-off is set for 9:00pm from the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised on the ACC Network. "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball