NC State Lost The First Match Up Of The Regular Season In Raleigh 51-69, Wake Forest Won The First Match Up Of The Regular Season In Raleigh 69-51
NC State lost the first match up of the regular season in North Carolina’s state capital 51-69.
Why?
NC State lost the first match up 51-69 because Wake Forest closed the game on a 16-0 run to defeat NC State.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
Wake Forest won the first match up 69-51 in North Carolina’s state capital over NC State!
Why?
Wake Forest put together strong showings on both ends of the floor, as the team ended the night shooting 54 percent from the field (27-of-50) while holding NC State to just 32.2 percent from the field (19-of-59) and 13.6 percent from downtown (3-of-22), NC State’s worst mark of the season.
Wake Forest ended the final five minutes of the contest on a 16-0 run during which the defense held NC State to 0-of-5 shooting and forced four turnovers.
Wake Forest ended the final five minutes of the contest on a 16-0 run during which the defense held NC State to 0-of-5 shooting and forced four turnovers.
Alondes Williams led an offensive effort that saw four players finish in double figures, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with six assists and a team-high nine rebounds.
Williams found his groove after the halftime intermission, pouring in 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and two triples.
Khadim Sy and Isaiah Mucius followed close behind with 13 points apiece on a combined 10-of-16 shooting from the field and 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. With four triples tonight, Mucius has moved into a three-way tie for the 24th-most single-season three-pointers in program history, at 55.
Daivien Williamson rounded out the group of double-digit scorers, with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, five of which came during the team's 16-0 run to close the contest.
Despite finishing with six points, Jake LaRavia impacted the game in a number of ways with a team-high eight assists, seven rebounds, and two steals.
“according to an on godeacs.com”
NC State, Wake Forest are going to be matching up again on Wednesday March 2nd , 2022 when they their rematch in Winston -Salem!
For now though NC State is going to prepare to go on the road for two games starting with playing at Pittsburgh on Saturday before playing at Georgia Tech Tuesday while Wake Forest is hosting Miami on Saturday before traveling to Duke on Tuesday.
NC State’s game at Pittsburgh is set for 3:00pm from Petersen Event Center!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!
Wake Forest game in Winston -Salem against Miami Saturday is set to tipoff at 3:00pm from Lawrence Joel Veteran Memorial Coliseum.
The game is going to be televised on Bally Sports South!