NC State, Texas Tech Are Opposing Each Other In First Round Of NCAA Tournament Tonight In Pittsburgh With Winner Advancing To Second Round To Play Winner Of Kentucky, Oakland
NC State, Texas Tech are opposing each other in first round of NCAA Tournament tonight in Pittsburgh with winner advancing to second round to play winner of Kentucky, Oakland.
NC State is the 11th seed Texas Tech is the 6th seed.
NC State is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!
Texas Tech is a member of Big 12 Conference!
NC State received an automatic bid to NCAA Tournament following their 84-76 win over tobacco road rival North Carolina winning Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Title Saturday in Washington DC as as Mohamed Diarra was 3-5 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 rebounds , 11 points. DJ Burns Jr. was 9-12 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 7 assists, 20 points . Michael O’Connell was 2-7 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists , 10 points. DJ Horne was 9-15 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 29 points. Casey Morsell was 3-8 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 8 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 0-1 on field goals to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 point. Ernest Ross was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 2 points . Jayden Taylor was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 1 assists, 3 points. As a team NC State shot 54.9% on field goals 42.9 % on 3 pointers
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Following NC State winning the ACC Tournament Championship DJ Horne who was 9-15 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 29 points had this to about NC State winning ACC Tournament Championship!
I think we were really desperate,“You kind of felt that energy with just like every timeout we had coming back to the huddle. Everybody was locked in, on their P’s and Q’s and everything, and that’s what you need if you’re going to win championships like this.”
Following NC State winning the ACC Tournament Championship NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about NC State winning ACC Tournament Championship!
“I’m proud, man,”of winning the school’s 11th ACC men’s basketball championship. “I’m emotional. I’m proud. I’m excited.
Our players deserve this. We’ve got a tight group that sticks together with everything, and we’ve been through some adversity. We’ve fought a little bit. We’ve argued a little bit. At the end of the day we found a way to come together for a common goal. This means a lot.”
“We’ve been getting crushed — when I say we, NC State — by not delivering any championships in 37 years. Well, they can’t say that now because we got one tonight.”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/article286781830.html
Texas Tech comes into the NCAA Tournament with record of 23-10 is coming off a 82-59 loss to top ranked Houston where they committed 19 turnovers while Houston made 19 3 pointers and went on a 30-5.
Following Texas Tech losing 82-59 loss to top ranked Houston Texas Tech Coach Grant McCasland had this to say about how his team struggled!
We struggled to defend the 3-point line,""Their ability to break us down and put us in ball screens and move the basketball got us on our heels. We tried to probably get too much back too quickly, turned the basketball over, and that's what great teams do to you. So, hats off to Houston. They've got a great team."
According to Wes Bloomquist article https://texastech.com/news/2024/3/15/mens-basketball-no-25-tech-falls-to-no-1-houston-in-semifinals
Tip off is set for 9:40pm PPG Paints Arena that is home to the Pittsburgh Penguins of NHL!
The game is going to be televised on CBS with Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn commentating!