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NC State Sustained 78-84 Loss To Virginia Tech Saturday In Raleigh

NC State sustained 78-84 loss to Virginia Tech Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital.

As NC State sustained 78-84 loss to Virginia Tech Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital DJ Burns Jr. was 3-8 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists, 2 steals , 1 block, 8 points. Dennis Parker Jr. was 1-3 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 3 points. Jayden Taylor was 4-12 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds , 2 assists, 2 steals , 15 points. DJ Horne was 6-13 on field goals, 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 assists , 4 steals, 16 points. Casey Morsell was 4-7 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 steals, 1 block , 19 points. Mohamed Diarra was 3-6 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds, 1 steal , 6 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 1-5 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds, 1 steal , 2 points. Breon Pass was 1-1 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 3 pointers. Michael O’connell was 3-5 on field goals 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 5 assists , 6 points.

According to espn app

Following NC State’s 78-84 loss to Virginia Tech Saturday NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about his teams defense in second half.

Our defense in the second half was not very good and our defense has really saved us the entire year,”

“I didn’t think we were as aggressive as we were in the first half.”

According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article

NC State is now going to prepare to play Virginia in Charlottesville Wednesday where former Virginia guard current NC State guard Casey Morsell is going to be facing, opposing his former team.

As a freshman at Virginia in 2019-2020,

Casey Morsell Appeared in 30 games, making 13 starts … Averaged 4.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … Shot 27.7 percent from the field, 17.6 percent from 3-point range and 85.7 percent from the free throw line … Became first true freshman to start season-opener at UVA since Taylor Barnette, Justin Anderson and Mike Tobey at George Mason (Nov. 9, 2012) … Named to Air Force Reserve All-Tournament Team after scoring career-high 19 points in title game against Arizona State … Scored 10 points, going 2-for-2 from 3-point range, with three steals at North Carolina.
 As a sophomore at Virginia in 2020 -2021,

Casey Morsell appeared in 23 games, making three starts … Averaged 4.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Shot 39.6 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from 3-point range and 63.6 percent free throws … Scored eight points against Gonzaga … Scored six points with two steals in 27 minutes at Notre Dame … Scored season-high 15 points, going 3-of-3 from 3-point range, with four rebounds vs. Notre Dame (1/13/21) … Had nine points and matched season-high with four rebounds in season-high 28 minutes vs. Georgia Tech.
 According to https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/casey-morsell/12397

Tip off is set for 7:00pm on ACC Network!

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Who is commentating the game is to be determined!

Tip off is set