North Carolina Lost The First Match Up Of 2024-2025 Regular Season To Pittsburgh 73-65 Tuesday Night In Pittsburgh
North Carolina lost the first match up of 2024-2025 regular season to Pittsburgh Tuesday night in Pittsburgh!
Where?
On the hardwood!
As North Carolina lost the first match up of 2024-2025 regular season to Pittsburgh Tuesday night in Pittsburgh as a team North Carolina shot 44.1 % on field goals, 29.2 % on 3 pointers, had 14 turnovers. Three players scored in double figures!
Elliott Cadeau was 5-10 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 7 assists , 1 steal , 10 points. RJ Davis was 6-12 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers, 1-2 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 16 points. Seth Trimble was 3-14 on field goals , 0-5 on 3 pointers , 4-5 on free throws to go along 12 rebounds, 2 assists.
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Following North Carolina’s 73-65 loss to Pittsburgh Tuesday night in Chapel Hill RJ Davis who was 6-12 on , 3-6 on 3 pointers, 1-2 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 16 points had this to say!
It’s kind of like the same movie over and over again at this point,”
adding a little bit later that it’s “kind of just like the same thing over and over again.”
According to Andrew Carter News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article299229704.html
North Carolina is going to get another crack at Pittsburgh when Pittsburgh visits Chapel Hill on Saturday February 8, 2025!
For now though, North Carolina is going to prepare for their first match up of 2024-2025 regular season with their tobacco road rival 2nd ranked Duke Saturday night in Durham. Duke is having way better regular season, season than North Carolina is because Duke has a record of 18-2 overall is 10-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is first in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings is on a 14 game winning streak because despite 2nd ranked Duke trailing NC State who is a tobacco road opponent, team 37-33 Monday night at halftime Duke defeated NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win.
Where?
On the hardwood in Durham!
As 2nd Duke defeated NC State who is a tobacco road opponent, team 74-64 despite trailing 37-33 Monday night for 14th straight win as a team Duke shot 39.% on field goals , 20% on 3 pointers 85.7 % on free throws.
Three players scored in double figures Cooper Flagg was 8-17 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 11-13 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 28 points . Sion James was 5-8 on field goals , 3-3 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 1 steal , 13 points. Kon Knueppel was 5-15 on field goals , 3-10 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds , 3 steals , 19 points.
Following Duke defeating NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win despite trailing 37-33 at halftime Monday night Sion James who is a graduate transfer from Tulane who was 5-8 on field goals , 3-3 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 1 steal , 13 points had this to say about his freshman teammate Cooper Flagg!
Cooper Flagg for one, That’s a really good . But we are just getting to the paint . We’re getting down hill alot more . We’re being more aggressive and taking the shots we got.
Following Duke defeating NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win despite trailing 37-33 at halftime Monday night fellow freshman guard Kon Knueppel who was 5-15 on field goals , 3-10 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds , 3 steals , 19 points had this to say about himself his freshman guard/ forward teammate Cooper Flagg!
They (NC State) try to get after people and we know that and we’ve got to be tighter with the ball . Me and Coop we were really bad last game taking care of the ball . We knew coming in they were going to make stuff hard.
Following Duke defeating NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win despite trailing 37-33 at halftime Monday night Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Cooper Flagg was 8-17 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 11-13 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 28 points! Cooper manufacturers a lot of stuff for us but we have to help just our team in general , more together when the main thing is taken away. We have to just be better . There’s a few plays where we actually turned the ball over when we had to finish . You just have to be stronger and play through contact in the paint but I have to help them better. I will this week.
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article299180975.html
Tip off is set for 6:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Jay Bilas, Dan Shulman, Jess Sims commentating!
Jay Bilas is a former Duke center who played for former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1982 -1986 playing 127 games averaging 8.4 points 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists before drafted 5th round of 1986 15th pick 108th pick overall in the 1986 NBA Draft. Though, Jay Bilas would never set foot on the hardwood for Dallas because he instead he would play professionally in Italy where he was among the leagues top scores in 1987-1988 seasons before playing professionally in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Game three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.
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