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NC State, 12th Ranked Tennessee Are Opposing Each Other In Hall Of Fame Series Tonight In San Antonio Texas At Frost Bank Center Home Of NBA's San Antonio Spurs

NC State, 12th ranked Tennessee are opposing each other in Hall Of Fame Series tonight in San Antonio Texas at Frost Bank Center home of NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.

NC State is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!

12th Tennessee is a member of Southeastern Conference!

NC State comes into the game with record of 7-2 because on Tuesday December 12, 2023 NC State beat UT Martin 81-67 in North Carolina’s state capital.

As NC State beat UT Martin 81-67 NC State guard DJ Horne 22 points led NC State offensively As DJ Horne led the way offensively for NC State in 81-67 win over UT Martin Tuesday in North Carolina’s state capital he was 7-12 on field goals , 6-10 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 3 assists , 22 points. Though, DJ Horne wasn’t the only one who scored offensively for NC State as DJ Burns Jr. was 5-13 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 12 rebounds , 4 assists , 1 steal, 5 blocks , 10 points . Dennis Parker Jr. was 6-12 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal , 14 points. Jayden Taylor was 5-13 on field goals, 3-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 assists, 3 steals , 13 points. Casey Morsell was 3-6 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 3 assists, 1 steal , 6 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 0-2 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 assists, 1 steal , 4 points. MJ Rice was 3-5 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers, to go along with 1 rebound , 7 points. LJ Thomas was 2-4 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 points. Michael O’Connell was 0-2 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 2 assists though he scored 0 points.

According to espnapp

Following DJ Horne NC State guard who scored 22 points who led the way offensively for NC State in 81-67 win over UT Martin in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say had this to say about his team!

“Good game for us and I’ll tell you why,”“These are nerve-racking games that you play with finals and our guys being pulled 20 different ways. “So it’s good. I thought we ramped it up when we needed to. I thought DJ Horne was a big part of that spark, making some shots, got really hot and did some good things.”

“I think we’re getting better and it looks like we’re playing better together,”

I thought for the last three games our offensive transition has been really good. We’re sharing the ball, we’re kicking the ball ahead. I think defensively, we’re starting to click a little more and we don’t have as many breakdowns as we had early in the season.”

According to Chip Alexander article on newsobserver.com

Tennessee comes into the Hall Of Fame Series with record of 7-3 because they beat Georgia Southern 74-56 on Tuesday December 12, 2023 in Knoxville Tennessee.

As Tennessee beat Georgia Southern 74-56 Jonas Aidoo was 10-16 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 11 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals , 2 blocks, 29 points. Dalton Knecht was 2-7 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds, 1 block , 1 turnover , 7 points. Zakai Zeigler was 3-7 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 7 assists , 4 steals, 6 points. Santiago Vescovi was 0-4 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal, 2 assists. Josiah -Jordan James 1-5 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 block, , 3 points. Tobe Awaka was 3-4 on field goals to go along 6 rebounds, 3 assists , 7 points.J.P. Estrella was 2-3 on field goals to go along 1 rebound, 4 points. Cade Phillips was 0-0 on field goals , 0-0 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 1 steal , 1 block though he scored 0 points. Freddie Dilione V was 2-2 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 points. Cameron Carr was 1-4 on on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds , 2 points. Jordan Gainey was 2-5 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 2 assists, 2 steals , 7 points. Jahmai Mashack was 0-1 on field goals, 3 pointers 2 steals , 2 points.

Following Tennessee’s 74-56 win over Georgia Southern Tennessee Head Coach Rick Barnes had this to say about Jonas Aidoo!

Aidoo was really good tonight . Now its about consistency. Can he do it the next time out. We always talk about consistency, mental toughness and discipline . They have to know it’s a 40 minutes game not a 20 minute game

According to article on espn app

Tip off is set for 10:00pm from Frost Bank Center!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 with Kevin Fitzgerald, Carolyn Peck commentating!