Earlier This Season NC State, Virginia Tech Matched Up In Blacksburg! Tonight NC State, Virginia Tech Are Matching Up Again! This Time, In Raleigh As NC State Host Virginia Tech For The Rematch
Earlier this season NC State, Virginia Tech matched up in Blacksburg!
In that game NC State topped Virginia Tech 68-63!
NC State held Virginia Tech without a field goal for over four minutes in the final five minutes of the game to defeat the Hokies, 68-63, inside Cassell Coliseum on Tuesday night.
Virginia Tech's Justyn Mutts gave the Hokies a 59-58 lead with 4:54 to play on a putback bucket. The Hokies would not make another field goal again until 34 seconds remained in the game.
On the next possession after the Hokies had taken the lead, NC State was relentless on the offensive glass, grabbing five offensive rebounds on the same possession before Ebenezer Dowuona scored his lone bucket of the game to put NC State back in front, 60-59.
NC State would never trail again.
After forcing back-to-back turnovers on Virginia Tech possessions, Dereon Seabron made two free throws with 2:17 to play to put NC State in front by two.
The Hokies missed a three-pointer on its next possession and Seabron drove to the basket to put the Pack up five, 64-59, with 1:29 left.
After another empty possession from Virginia Tech, Ernest Ross soared high and gathered an offensive rebound for the Pack and laid it back in to put NC State in front by seven with 40 seconds to go.
Seabron posted his ninth double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds. He finished the game 8-of-14 shooting and also had a team-high three assists.
Terquavion Smith added 17 points and seven rebounds.
Jericole Hellems finished with 15 points.
NC State had 11 of its 14 offensive rebounds in the second half and outrebounded the Hokies, 21-9, in the final 20 minutes. For the game, the Pack finished with a 36-26 rebounding advantage.
NC State led for over 16 minutes in the first half. The Pack jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game. Virginia Tech responded with an 8-0 run to take its first lead of the game, but NC State retook the lead on a Jericole Hellems jumper. With the Pack leading 14-13, Terquavion Smith scored NC State's next 11 points to help the Pack take a 25-17 lead. Thomas Allen extended the lead to 10, 29-19, a few minutes later.
Allen's bucket was the last points of the half for NC State as Virginia Tech held NC State scoreless over the final 5:11 of the half and ended the half on a 14-0 run to take a 33-29 lead into the break.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
In that game Virginia Tech lost to NC State 63-68!
Virginia Tech had two players score in double figures, led by Keve Aluma, who had 18 points and six rebounds. Storm Murphy tacked on 14 points and five assists, while Justyn Mutts added six points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
The Wolfpack held an advantage on the boards, 36-26, and added 16 second chance points off those rebounds. Three NC State players – Dereon Seabron (21), Terquavion Smith (17) and Jericole Hellems (15) – recorded 15-plus points.
How It Happened
In a game that was dictated by runs, NC State started quick with 7-0 run that was superceded by an 8-0 Tech run. Struggling to get shots to fall from inside the arc, Tech's first two-point field goal of the game didn't fall until 11:18 remained in the first half. After falling behind 29-19, the Hokies erupted with a 14-0 run in the final five minutes of the half and took a 33-29 advantage into the break.
The Wolfpack fiercely fought back in the second half and pulled off an 18-2 run to gain back control. Trailing 58-50, the Hokies rallied with their own 9-0 run to gain back control. However, NC State closed out the final 3:55 of the contest with a 10-4 sequence to earn their first win of the ACC season.
Game Notes
» The Hokies shared the ball well, recording an assist on 61 percent of made baskets.
»Keve Alumaled the Hokies with 18 points, earning his ninth-consecutive double digit performance.
» Virginia Tech got a team-high seven rebounds fromJustyn Mutts.
“according to an article on hokiesports.com”
Tonight NC State, Virginia Tech are matching up again!
This time, in North Carolina’s state capital as NC State host Virginia Tech for rematch.
NC State comes into the rematch with Virginia Tech with a record of 9-9 2-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is thirteenth in the standings because they lost 73-88 to Duke on Saturday in Durham. In NC State’s 73-88 loss to Duke Duke scored 58 points in the paint on its way to an 88-73 win over NC State Saturday afternoon inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Terquavion Smith led NC State with 19 points.
Dereon Seabron registered his 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Ebenezer Dowuona finished one rebound short of a double-double as he tied his career-highs in both points (10) and rebounds (9).
The Pack jumped out to a 9-2 lead as NC State made three of its first four shots. Duke battled back to tie the score at 15 at the first media timeout and the game remained close throughout the next 10 minutes. With NC State trailing 30-27, Duke went on a 6-0 run to open its largest lead of the half. The Pack closed to within four points at 38-34, but a 7-2 Duke run to end the half gave the Blue Devils a 45-36 lead at the break.
Smith opened the second half with a bucket to cut the deficit to seven, but Duke scored 11 of the next 13 points to take a 16 point lead with 15:41 to play.
Duke's lead would grow to as large as 19 points, but the Pack never quit, cutting the deficit to nine on three different occasions in the final six minutes.
Duke outscored NC State, 58-38, in points in the paint. Mark Williams scored 19 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had two assists while Paolo Banchero added 21 points and eight rebounds.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
Virginia Tech comes into the rematch with NC State with a record of 9-7 1-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is behind NC State in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’re fourteenth because they topped Notre Dame 79-73 on Saturday in Blacksburg. In Virginia’s Tech’s 79-73 win over Notre Dame a second-half surge and two big showings from Nahiem Alleyne and Justyn Mutts spurred Virginia Tech on to a 79-73 win over Notre Dame on Saturday night.
The Hokies (9-7, 1-4 ACC) had four players score in double figures, led by Mutts, who had 24 points and seven rebounds. Alleyne added 22 points and Keve Aluma chipped in 17 points and eight rebounds. Storm Murphy tallied 12 points, including a dagger 3-pointer late in regulation.
Virginia Tech out-rebounded Notre Dame 28-25 in Saturday's game, paced by Aluma's eight boards.
How It Happened
Virginia Tech struggled out of the gate as Notre Dame put together an early 10-0 run between 18:17 and 16:06 in the first half. The Fighting Irish had zero turnovers in the first half and shot 6-11 from beyond the arc to take a 40-32 lead in the first half.
Virginia Tech narrowed its deficit to 62-57 before going on a 9-0 run, finished off by Aluma's jumper, to seize a 66-62 lead with 5:22 to go in the contest. Notre Dame used free throws to even up the score at 73 with 1:26 left. Mutts then responded with two free throws of his own, followed by Murphy's 3-pointer to seal the victory for Tech.
Game Notes
» Virginia Tech rallied from an eight-point 40-32 halftime deficit to pick up the win.
» The Hokies made half of their attempts from three point range, knocking down 10 of 20 shots.
» Tech eclipsed 50-percent shooting from both the field (.592) and beyond the arc (.500) for the second time this season.
»Justyn Mutts,Nahiem Alleyne, andKeve Alumacombined to account for 80 percent of the Hokies points.
» Virginia Tech had a 28-25 edge on the boards in the win.
»Justyn Muttshad a game-high 24 points andNahiem Alleyneadded 22.
» Virginia Tech got a team-high eight rebounds fromKeve Aluma.
Tip off is set for 7:00pm from PNC Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!