NC State, Virginia Are Opposing Each Other Once During 2024-2025 Regular Season As They're Opposing Each Other Tuesday At Noon On New Year's Eve In Charlottesville

NC State, Virginia are opposing each other once during 2024-2025 regular season as they’re opposing each other Tuesday at Noon on New Year’s Eve in Charlottesville.

Where?

On the hardwood!

NC State comes into the only match up of 2024-2025 regular season with record of 8-4 overall 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference because on Saturday December 7, 2024 in North Carolina’s state capital NC State went on to beat Florida State Saturday in overtime 84-74 in North Carolina’s state capital.

As NC State went on to beat Florida State Saturday in overtime 84-74 in North Carolina’s state capital three players scored in double figures Marcus Hill was 7-12 on field goals, 1-2 on three pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 23 points. Dontrez Styles was 7-13 on field goals 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 21 points.

As a team NC State shot 51.9 % on field goals 34.8 on 3 pointers!

Following NC State’s 84-74 overtime win over Florida State Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about his team particularly Marcus Hill, Dontrez Styles!

We didn’t particularly shoot it well for the free-throw line, but I thought Marcus Hill, in overtime, made four big free throws. And I thought Dontrez Styles was tremendous in the second half. He made play after play. We got connected. This team needed an early win together. We hadn’t had one, and we needed a nice win together.”

Following NC State’s 84-74 overtime win over Florida State Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital NC State guard Dontrez Styles had this to say!

“It’s a way better feeling,”When you have those numbers and don’t win, it doesn’t matter. Doing that and helping the team win, that’s my biggest thing I want to do coming into today, and that’s what happened. I thank God for it, and we’ll keep going.”

According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article296464469.html

Virginia comes into the only match up of the 2024-2025 season with record 7-5 overall 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is twelfth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because unlike NC State Virginia is 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference because they lost 63-51 to SMU who is a new addition, team to the Atlantic Coast Conference this season on Saturday December 7, 2024 in Dallas Texas where as a team Virginia shot 34 % on field goals , 42.1 % on 3 pointers , 91.7 % on free throws.

As a team Virginia committed 14 turnovers!

Following Virginia’s 63-51 loss to SMU on Saturday December 7, 2024 in Dallas Texas Ron Sanchez who is Interim Head Coach had this to say about the turnovers!

I don't know what the exact final score the game was, 51 to 63, and we gave them 18 points out of our turnovers. And those are things that we have to continue to clean up. And when you take one of your primary ball handlers of the game out of the game, it definitely impacts, impacts that that play.

Tip off is set for 12:00pm from John Paul Jones Arena!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 with Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander commentating!

Cory Alexander was a shooting guard who played collegiality for Virginia before drafted by the San Antonio Spurs as the 29th overall pick in 1995 NBA Draft where he played 7 seasons played 307 games averaged 5.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists while 38.7 % on field goals 35.4% on 3 pointers.

According to https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/alexaco01.html