NC State Knocked- Off Notre Dame 66-65 Wednesday Night In Raleigh
NC State knocked- off Notre Dame 66-65 Wednesday night in North Carolina’s state capital.
Where?
On the hardwood!
As NC State knocked off Notre Dame 66-65 Wednesday night in North Carolina’s state capital!
Four starters scored in double figures!
Ben Middlebrooks was 2-5 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 5-6 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 steal, , 3 blocks , 10 points. Marcus Hill was 6-12 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 4 assists , 15 points. Dontrez Styles was 4-12 on field goals , 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds , 2 blocks, 10 points. Jayden Taylor was 5-9 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 14 points.
Following NC State knocking off Notre Dame 66-65 in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about Ben Middlebrook who was was 2-5 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 5-6 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 steal, , 3 blocks , 10 points.
We need Ben on the floor,”You can always say, ‘Woulda, coulda, shoulda.’ If we had Ben at UVA, there’s an opportunity we (would) win the game. Then, obviously, he comes back to the Wake Forest game. Anybody who watched the game knows he was completely not Ben Middlebrooks. Today, he was. I was mad at him at halftime because I thought he was out of position and got those two fouls called on him, but he’s our energy guy. He does all of that dirty work. With him in the game, we’re a different basketball team, especially defensively.”
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Head Coach Kevin Keatts wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on Ben Middlebrooks following NC State knocking off Notre Dame Wednesday night in North Carolina’s state capital where Ben Middlebrooks was 2-5 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 5-6 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 steal, , 3 blocks , 10 points had about his performance offensively as Ben Middlebrooks his teammate NC State guard Michael O’Connell did as well by saying
I feel like I played not great in the first half and kind of got it going a little bit in the second half with the steal,”feel like I played not great in the first half and kind of got it going a little bit in the second half with the steal,
“Really happy the guys kind of kept faith in me, stuck with me, were able to keep getting the ball and it was gonna go in. Eventually, I was able to get fouled and then make some free throws down towards the end.”
He competes every play. … He’s making real hustle plays,”Whether he’s playing well or not, he’s working hard for us, so it gives me energy and gives me motivation to go out there and play, too.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article298025183.html
NC State is now going to prepare for their first match up of 2024-2025 regular season with tobacco road foe, opponent North Carolina Saturday in North Carolina ‘s state capital!
Tip off is set for 4:00pm from Lenovo Center that is home not only to NC State Men’s Basketball though the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL as well!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Dan Bonner commentating!