NC State And Virginia Are On Opposite Ends Of The Spectrum Again As NC State Wins Their Third Straight Game While Virginia Loses Their Third Straight Game, Gets Topped By NC State In Charlottesville
Coming into their game last night in Charlottesville Virginia NC State who isn’t ranked in this weeks AP Top 25 poll and Virginia who is as they’re ranked fifteenth in this weeks AP Top 25 were on opposite ends of the spectrum.
Why?
Because NC State won two straight Atlantic Coast Conference games They topped Pittsburgh on Wednesday by a score 74-73!
Where?
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!
Why?
NC State scored five of the final seven points of the game. “according to an article on gopack.com”
Then,
They swept Wake Forest in the regular season!
When?
Saturday!
Where?
Winston -Salem North Carolina where they beat Wake Forest by a score of 80-62 and in the process swept them in the regular season!
In the game The NC State men's basketball team rode a balanced attack to an 80-62 defeat of Wake Forest inside of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Saturday afternoon.
With the win, NC State improves to 10-9, 6-8 in the ACC, while Wake Forest falls to 6-11, 3-11 in the ACC.
The win marked the third consecutive ACC road win for NC State. It's the first time since the last two road games of the 2002-03 season and first road game of 2003-04 season that NC State has won three straight ACC road games. The last time, NC State had won three straight ACC road games in the same season was the 2001-02 season.
NC State forced Wake Forest into 19 turnovers and ended the game with a 28-5 in points off turnovers.
Dereon Seabron had a career-day as the redshirt freshman posted career-highs in points (14), rebounds (9) and steals (4) while also tying his career-high in assists with three.
He was one of five Pack players to make it into double figures in scoring. Jericole Hellems had 14 points, D.J. Funderburk had 11 points, Cam Hayes recorded 11 points, and a game-high five assists and Braxton Beverly added 10 points.
Both teams got off to a hot-start offensively and the Demon Deacons took their largest lead of the game at 13-10 on two Ismael Massoud free throws with 13:27 to play in the first half.
NC State would take over from there though as the Pack went on a 23-5 run to take a 33-18 lead on back-to-back Funderburk dunks.
Wake Forest would go on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to eight at 37-25, but the Pack would let the Demon Deacons get no closer pushing the lead out to 17 before heading to the locker room with a 51-35 advantage.
The 51 points were the most in the first half for NC State this season as the Pack shot 51.5 percent from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point range and also knocked down 11-of-12 free throw attempts.
In the second half, the Demon Deacons scored six of the first eight points to cut their deficit to 12, but a 7-0 Pack run gave NC State a 60-41 lead with 15:43 to go and effectively slammed the door on any hopes of a Wake Forest comeback.
Wake Forest wouldn't get closer than 16 points the rest of the game.
Ian Dubose led Wake Forest with 14 points while Daivien Williamson and Isaiah Mucius each finished with 11 points. “according to an article on gopack.com
Meanwhile,
Virginia came into the game with a record of 15-5 while they’re 11-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and second in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings behind Florida State.
Why?
Because unlike NC State Virginia has lost two straight Atlantic Coast Conference games.
They lost to Florida State on Monday February 15, 2021 by a score of 81-60!
Where?
Tallahassee Florida!
Why?
Trey Murphy III Murphy III opened the game with a three and Hauser hit a three, but Florida State went on a 28-5 run to go up 30-11 with 7:11 to go in the first half. Woldetensae scored the next five points for UVA, but Florida State extended its lead to 42-20. Justin McKoy (Cary, N.C.) hit a three just before the half as UVA trailed 45-25 at the break. “according to an article on virginiasports.com”
Virginia came out strong in the second half, sparked by 10 points from Clark. UVA opened the second half with a 16-3 run to cut it to seven, 48-41, at the 14:24 mark. FSU came back with a 17-0 run to take its largest lead of the game, 68-43, with 8:27 remaining. UVA cut the lead to 16 on a three by Murphy III but could not get any closer. “according to an article on virginiasports.com”
Then,
Virginia was topped by Duke by a score of 66-65!
When?
Saturday!
Where?
Durham North Carolina!
Why?
Virginia was efficient offensively for most of the game but was scoreless in the final three minutes and, with a 66-65 loss to Duke, “according to an article by Jeff White on virginiasports.com
After the game in Charlottesville NC State and Virginia were once again on the opposite ends of the spectrum!
Why?
Because NC State topped Virginia by a score of 68-61!
Where?
Charlottesville Virginia!
Why?
Virginia kept coming in the second half as Sam Hauser connected on two three-pointers in the first two minutes to tie the game at 29. Virginia would go on to take its one and only lead, 35-33, on two Jay Huff free throws with 14:31 remaining in the game.
But NC State responded with the next eight points to take a 41-35 lead with 11:16 remaining on a Shakeel Moorelay-up and Virginia would never get closer than four points the rest of the game.
Virginia would make one final push, cutting a 51-41 NC State lead to 57-53 on two Huff free throws with 11:11 to go, but the Pack would hit 11-of-12 free throws down the stretch to prevent UVA from completing the comeback.
Freshman guard Cam Hayes led the Pack with 16 points hitting three three-pointers, including a 25-foot desperation three to beat the shot-clock buzzer that banked in to give NC State a 57-49 lead with 3:06 to play. Hayes would finish 7-of-8 from the foul stripe, including a perfect 6-of-6 in the final 43 seconds.
D.J. Funderburk added 14 points and six rebounds while freshman guard Shakeel Moore recorded 12 points and four rebounds. Jericole Hellems just missed out on a double-double with eight points and eight rebounds. “according to an article on gopack.com”
While Virginia who this week is ranked fifteenth in the AP Top 25 poll lost their third straight Atlantic Coast Conference game!
Why?
Because before playing NC State in Charlottesville Virginia they lost to to Florida State on Monday February 15, 2021 by a score of 81-60!
Where?
Tallahassee Florida!
Why?
Trey Murphy III Murphy III opened the game with a three and Hauser hit a three, but Florida State went on a 28-5 run to go up 30-11 with 7:11 to go in the first half. Woldetensae scored the next five points for UVA, but Florida State extended its lead to 42-20. Justin McKoy (Cary, N.C.) hit a three just before the half as UVA trailed 45-25 at the break. “according to an article on virginiasports.com”
Virginia came out strong in the second half, sparked by 10 points from Clark. UVA opened the second half with a 16-3 run to cut it to seven, 48-41, at the 14:24 mark. FSU came back with a 17-0 run to take its largest lead of the game, 68-43, with 8:27 remaining. UVA cut the lead to 16 on a three by Murphy III but could not get any closer. “according to an article on virginiasports.com”
Then,
Virginia was topped by Duke by a score of 66-65!
When?
Saturday!
Where?
Durham North Carolina!
Why?
Virginia was efficient offensively for most of the game but was scoreless in the final three minutes and, with a 66-65 loss to Duke, “according to an article by Jeff White on virginiasports.com
Then they lost another close game!
This time, to Duke’s tobacco road rival NC State!
When?
Yesterday!
Why?
After State stretched its second-half lead to 10 points on a dunk by DJ Funderburk with 5:49 to play, the Virginia fought back. A Huff trey cut the Pack’s lead to 51-46 with 4:18 left. Funderburk answered with a three-point play, but Hauser followed with the third of his five 3-pointers.
Virginia dug in on defense, and State’s offense broke down. With the shot clock nearing zero, 6-foot-3 Cam Hayes put up a desperation 3-pointer from well beyond the top of key. His shot cleared the outstretched hand of the 7-foot-1 Huff and banked in to make it 57-49 with 3:07 remaining.
“We played good defense,” Hauser said. “They made a tough shot. Hats off to them. There’s not much you can do about that one. It’s just one of those things.”
Hauser led all scorers with 21 points. Junior point guard Kihei Clark finished with 11 points to join Hauser and Huff in double figures. That was about it offensively for the Cavaliers, who shot 37 percent from the floor.
Offense comes and goes, Bennett said, but “defensively you can’t allow the lapses that we have. And that’s been kind of a thing all year. We’ve talked about it, but there’s things that are in our control that we’re letting slip, and unless we fix those it’ll be tough to win.”
For the season, the 6-foot-9 Murphy (10.8 ppg) is Virginia’s third-leading scorer, but he had four points against Duke and two against NC State. “according to an article by Jeff White on virginiasports.com”
NC State is now going to host Pittsburgh for a rematch!
When?
Sunday!
Where?
North Carolina’s state capital!
Tip off is scheduled for 4:00pm!
The game is going to be televised on the ACC Network! “according to
Unlike NC State,
Virginia has the weekend off before they’re scheduled to host Miami on Monday for their home finale of the 2020-2021 season!
Tip off is set for 6:00pm from John Paul Jones Arena!
The game is going to be televised on the ACC Network! “according to //pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule