Lacey’s 3-Pointer Buzzer Beater beats Georgia Tech in OT

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Note: Picture from NC State Athletics.

Trevor Lacey’s 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime gave NC State a season-saving win today 81-80 over Georgia Tech. The Wolfpack jumped out to a 17-3 lead and it felt like the game would be a no doubter. However, much like the games against Florida State and Notre Dame, the first half dominance (40-31 halftime lead) lead to second half troubles as the offense struggled to produce points. Georgia Tech did not shoot that well, but dominated the boards (both offensively and defensively) and surged to take the lead. State was down by 5 around the two minute mark in regulation but scrapped and clawed to get the game to overtime.

In OT, State again fell behind and were down 76-72 and prospects were not looking good. But again, they clawed back. Down two with 4 seconds left, the Yellow Jackets missed two free throws. Cody Martin grabbed the rebound and passed it in the middle of the court to Lacey. In a scary reminder of the Wofford game, Lacey drove down the middle of the court and put up a 25 footer. Again, nothing but net. This time, it was a no doubter in terms of the clock. Good! State wins!

Cat Barber easily had his best game of the season. He had 23 points and 7 assists. He was very confident in his shot and it showed. Wolfpack Nation hopes that continues for the rest of the season. Lacey added 19 and Kyle Washington had a solid 14 points.

https://twitter.com/CoachMurray/status/561609513351254016

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  • 02/03/2015 at 8:35 AM #72907
    Rick
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    Even if no one transfers, we will not have enough scholarship players to scrimmage.

    02/03/2015 at 10:15 AM #72923
    backthebackagain
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    Rick wrote:

    Even if no one transfers, we will not have enough scholarship players to scrimmage.

    I really wish Lewis and Purvis would have stayed

    02/03/2015 at 11:12 AM #72934
    pakfanistan
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    backthebackagain wrote:

    I really wish Lewis and Purvis would have stayed

    Lewis, eh, Purvis, nope.

    http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/compare?add=rodney-purvis&i=1&p1=2-rodney-purvis

    Let me call your attention to pts/game, offensive rating, FG%, FT%, assists/game, a/t ratio, turnover %.

    He’s worse in almost every statistical category.

    02/03/2015 at 11:14 AM #72935
    Tau837
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    Rick wrote:

    Even if no one transfers, we will not have enough scholarship players to scrimmage.

    I don’t believe Gott will bring in zero scholarship players for the next class. I expect he will bring in at least 2, whether freshmen or transfers. If so, we will have at least 10 scholarship players as long as we have no more than 1 player leave unexpectedly.

    I agree with the idea that if Gott loses multiple current players to transfer and doesn’t sign any notable recruits, it will make his seat much hotter for next year.

    02/03/2015 at 11:17 AM #72936
    Tau837
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    backthebackagain wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Rick wrote:</div>
    Even if no one transfers, we will not have enough scholarship players to scrimmage.

    I really wish Lewis and Purvis would have stayed

    Couldn’t disagree more. Both guys showed that they could not accept low minutes with a healthy attitude. And neither guy would be getting hardly any playing time right now. No way either one of them would be getting non-trivial minutes over Cat, Lacey, Turner, and/or the twins. They just aren’t good enough. Which means they would be hurting the team with their attitudes.

    02/03/2015 at 11:33 AM #72938
    pakfanistan
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    ^Heck, Purvis wouldn’t even beat out Dez for minutes, and Dez barely plays.

    02/03/2015 at 12:04 PM #72942
    BJD95
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    Tau837 wrote:
    backthebackagain wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Rick wrote:</div>
    Even if no one transfers, we will not have enough scholarship players to scrimmage.

    I really wish Lewis and Purvis would have stayed

    Couldn’t disagree more. Both guys showed that they could not accept low minutes with a healthy attitude. And neither guy would be getting hardly any playing time right now. No way either one of them would be getting non-trivial minutes over Cat, Lacey, Turner, and/or the twins. They just aren’t good enough. Which means they would be hurting the team with their attitudes.

    Both were undermining the staff/locker room in their own ways. Wanting them (and their marginal ability levels) makes no sense whatsoever.

    02/03/2015 at 12:09 PM #72944
    wufpup76
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    I had a little personal insight into the Purvis situation. I worked briefly with a member of his family during the season Purvis was at State. It was best for both Purvis and N.C. State that he moved on, I’ll put it that way. Nothing nefarious at all, just the ‘drama’ that comes with teenage recruits and their immediate families. I can confidently say that a split was best for both camps. This is pretty much the new normal for college basketball. Transfer city.

    Re: Lewis – I can’t imagine the ‘board wars’ at all the various State sites had Lewis stayed. I liked Lewis’ game, but I thought Barber was clear-cut the way to go if there absolutely had to be a choice between the two. I don’t pretend to know the story, but I gather that Lewis’ camp felt that there should be a choice between Lewis and Barber. That’s too bad. Lewis offered basically zero defense. Personally, I’m glad the Lewis argument is a non-starter now.

    02/03/2015 at 2:50 PM #72956
    backthebackagain
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    Tau837 wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>backthebackagain wrote:</div>

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Rick wrote:</div>
    Even if no one transfers, we will not have enough scholarship players to scrimmage.

    I really wish Lewis and Purvis would have stayed

    Couldn’t disagree more. Both guys showed that they could not accept low minutes with a healthy attitude. And neither guy would be getting hardly any playing time right now. No way either one of them would be getting non-trivial minutes over Cat, Lacey, Turner, and/or the twins. They just aren’t good enough. Which means they would be hurting the team with their attitudes.

    I didnt know about any of the locker room stuff with either, I was just referring to ricks post and his comment about not having enough players for a scrimmage. I was just saying we could use Purvis and Lewis in that regard. I have no idea why either transferred. I thought Lewis played better down the stretch then cat

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