NC State, Wake Forest Are Opposing Each Other For Second Time During 2024-2025 Regular Season Because They're Opposing Each Other Saturday Afternoon In Raleigh
NC State, Wake Forest are opposing each other for second time during 2024-2025 regular season because they’re opposing each other Saturday afternoon in North Carolina’s state capital!
Where?
On the hardwood!
NC State, Wake Forest have already opposed each other once during 2024 -2025 regular season because they opposed each other on Saturday January 4, 2025 in Winston- Salem on the hardwood where NC State lost 77-59 to Wake Forest where As a team NC State allowed, let Wake Forest shoot 54.9 % on field goals , 37.5 % on 3 pointers , 78.9 % on free throws. two players scored in double figures. Those players were. Tre’Von Spillers, Hunter Sallis, Juke Harris who were 6-7 on field goals , 0-1 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 4 blocks, 12 points.. 8-14 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 3 assists , 1 steal, 20 points 6-8 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 3 assists , 20 points
As NC State lost the only match up of 2024-2025 regular season NC State shot 40% on field goals , 30.8 % on 3 pointers , 71.4 % on free throws. Three players scored in double figures. Marcus Hill was 7-12 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds , 3 assists, 14 points. Michael O’Connell was 4-10 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds , 2 assists, 1 steal , 10 points. Dontrez Styles was 3-8 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 10 reboiunds , 11 points.According to espn app
Following NC State’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem in their only match up of 2024-2025 regular season Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about how NC State played defensively!
“I think we have to get connected defensively,”This particular group is having too many breakdowns. … We’ve got so many new pieces. Now, I get it. So many other people do, too, but we’re still trying to learn each other, and we got to learn each other really quick.”
According to Jadyn-Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article297751698.html#storylink=cpy
Wake Forest won 77-59 on Saturday January 4, 2025 in Winston -Salem where as a team Wake Forest shot 54.9 % , 37.5 % on 3 pointers , 78.9 % on free throws. Three players scored in double figures Tre’Von Spiller’s was 6-7 on field goals , 0-1 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 steal , 4 blocks , 12 points. Hunter Sallis was 8-14 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 20 points. Jake Harris was 6-8 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 4-6 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 17 points.
According to espn app
Following Wake Forest 77-59 win over NC State on Saturday January 4, 2025 Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say!
There were a couple of things going into the game that we really thought were important for us to win. They are averaging 18 points per game in transition, which is eighth in the country. We wanted to hold them nine or under and we held them to 10. They're also averaging 13 offensive rebounds per game in their wins and we held them to nine. We turned them over 13 times in a low possession game. That makes it awfully hard for them to score. We played outstanding defense the entire game. Tre'Von Spillers had four blocks and it seemed like he had more than that. We went to the zone after we got in a little foul trouble and they went 5-for-14. That really helped us. We played a little iffy at the end.
Juke [Harris] came in and just played outstanding. The way he has been practicing has been great. He drove, he cut, played the two, and played with balance. He just competed. He defended with physicality. That Styles kid was a handful. He's a really good player and Juke did a really good job guarding him. Ty-laur [Johnson] handled the pressure really well. His first turnover came in the second half. My only criticism would be that the ball got a little sticky at times on offense, especially when we tried to drive the ball from the top, which is never good. Maybe Hunter [Sallis] can once in a while just because he's such a good individual offensive player. That kind of hurt us, but we were still 17-of-22 in the paint.We got in the lane 49 times and scored on 33 of them.
Before the game, I said that the game has to look like practice. We have had some really good practices since Christmas, and we're playing like it. We played 10 games to open the season and we only had 16 practices. This team needed practice to kind of find themselves.
A lot has been said about our numbers on offense and all these analytical things when we started the season. In December and January during the ACC, we have been shooting 48 percent from the field and 37 from three and 76 percent from the line. Those are winning numbers. Teams are shooting 38 percent against us. That's a 10 percent difference. Now, we have to continue down that path. We just have a lot of guys that are playing a lot better." -
According to https://godeacs.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-harris-goes-for-career-high-deacons-maintain-control-in-big-four-victory-over-nc-state
NC State comes into the second game of 2024-2025 season with Wake Forest with record of 10-16 overall 3-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because NC State was swept by North Carolina in 2024-2025 regular season.
In the first match up of 2024-2025 regular season NC State was topped by North Carolina 63-61 though Marcus Hill, Jayden Taylor scored 20 points, 12 points.
As Marcus Hill scored 20 points he was 10-19 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 9 rebounds , 1 assists , 20 points . As Jayden Taylor scored 12 points he was 4-10 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers.
Following NC State’s 63-61 loss to North Carolina NC State guard Marcus Hill who was was 10-19 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 9 rebounds , 1 assists , 20 points had this to say!
I feel like every game we’re getting closer, especially as a team,”
“You see our defense getting better. We’re moving the ball better. Feels like everybody’s starting to get their confidence.”
Following NC State’s 63-61 loss to North Carolina NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say about Marcus Hill who scored 20 points he was 10-19 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 9 rebounds , 1 assists , 20 points!
He’s buying in,“He’s starting to understand what we’re looking for. He’s playing with a little toughness, and when you play with toughness and you play with grit, the ball certainly scores for you. That’s what he’s doing for us.”
Following NC State’s 63-61 loss to North Carolina NC State guard Dontrez Styles had this to say about his team!
“This team is full of fight,”“We go out there each and every day and practice, we fight and so it translates to the game. So you gotta clean up some little things. We’ll be fine.”
According to Jadyn-Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article298025688.html
Then NC State lost 97-73 to North Carolina on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill where as a team NC State shot 45.8 % while shooting 33.3 % . Three players scored in double figures. Dontrez Styles was 7-10 on field goals, 3-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 18 points. Jayden Taylor was 8-13 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 19 points. Paul McNeil was 5-8 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 14 points.
Following NC State being swept by North Carolina in 2024-2025 regular season NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!
They (North Carolina ) did what was necessary for them to win.
I’m glad they feel the way they do. You’re never going to see walk into a press conference and blame it on our players . I’ll take the blame myself . but I’m glad they feel that way … I don’t want guys to after a game feel great , even it’s a two point game. There are some things we can do better. We’ll get better.
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article300438574.html
Wake Forest comes into the second game of the 2024-2025 regular season with record of 19-7 overall is 11-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because Wake Forest beat SMU 77-66 who became a new member new opponent in the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2024 on Saturday February 15, 2025 in Dallas Texas where four players scored in double figures. Efton Reid III was 3-8 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds, 2 assists , 10 points . Ty-Laur Johnson was 4-5 on field goals to go along with 2 assists , 12 points. Hunter Sallis was 4-15 on on field goals , 1-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds , 6 assists , 20 points . Parker Friedrichsen was 6-9 on field goals , 5-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 18 points.
According to espn app
Following Wake Forest 77-66 win over SMU Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say!
That was a really good win for our team. We played a team that's been playing really well recently. SMU has won eight of their last nine games, including five games in a row. We knew it was going to be a really hard game coming in here. We had some adversity on Wednesday where we didn't finish and I thought that our team really bounced back with great resiliency today.
We got off to a really bad start. We were turning the ball over and weren't taking any good shots. They were getting out in transition and the crowd got into it a little bit. We called a timeout and then we really settled into the game and hung in until halftime. There was a point in the game, maybe around the 12:15 mark to about the 3:14 mark, where they didn't make a field goal. We were playing a lot more zone at that point and that changed the game a lot. SMU is really good at defending the lane and we got there 13-of-21 times. That was a big number for us.
Really happy for us. Andy Enfield has done an incredible job here in his first year and I think he'll continue to do well here. He's got really good players and they are well coached. They're a great addition to our league."
According to https://godeacs.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-harris-goes-for-career-high-deacons-maintain-control-in-big-four-victory-over-nc-state
Tip off is set for 2:00pm from Lenovo Center!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 with Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin commentating!