NC State Topped Oakland In Overtime Saturday 79-73 To Advance To Sweet 16 Where They're Going To Oppose Winner Of Colorado, Marquette
NC State who is a 11th seed in the NCAA Tournament in the South Region topped Oakland in overtime 79-73 Saturday to advance to sweet 16 where they’re going to oppose winner of Colorado, Marquette.
As NC State topped Oakland in overtime 79-73 to advance to sweet 16 where they’re going to oppose winner of Colorado, Marquette five players scored in double figures. Those players included Mohamed Diarra who was 5-9 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 13 rebounds , 2 assists, 1 steal, 11 points. DJ Burns Jr. was 9-12 on field goals to go along with 11 rebounds, 4 assists , 24 points. Michael O’Connell was 4-7 on field goals, 3-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds, 12 points . DJ Horne was 4-11 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points. Ben Middlebrooks was 0-4 on field goals to go along with 2 points. Jayden Taylor was 3-9 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 points.
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Following NC State topping Oakland in overtime Saturday 79-73 to advance to Sweet 16 where they’re going to oppose winner of Colorado, Marquette NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!
“All I said was there’s no need to panic,”One of the things we said was just to stay even keel and make plays.” No loud, inspirational words to send out the guys for OT?
Following NC State topping Oakland in overtime Saturday 79-73 to advance to Sweet 16 where they’re going to oppose winner of Colorado, Marquette NC State junior guard Jayden Taylor who was 3-9 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal had this to say about what NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts said which was It’s zero-zero and we’ve been here before,’”“That was it, I mean, we won against Virginia in overtime in the ACC Tournament. We were ready for it again, and it showed. “We knew we were going to win. I mean, we’ve still got that chip on our shoulder, still have the motivation to prove people wrong. I mean, we’ve won seven in a row when nobody thought we would do anything.”
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article287035955.html
Though, what time tip off is what channel the game is going to be on is to be determined!