NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wood, Purvis lead NC State over Boston College 82-64 Whatever N.C. State lacked in continuity on Wednesday night against Boston College, it made up for in variety. Rodney Purvis scored in transition, Scott Wood made a bunch of 3-pointers and C.J. Leslie bounced back in the Wolfpack’s 82-64 win […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wolfpack goal: Avoid ACC tournament Thursday game There are four teams in front of N.C. State in the ACC standings with four games left in the regular season. That’s one too many if the Wolfpack wants to avoid playing on Thursday in the ACC tournament next month in Greensboro. […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL PackInsider.com The Aftermath: What happened to NC State Against UNC? This one was hard to watch, especially at the end. The Wolfpack seemingly never really got it rolling against the Heels and seemed timid and frustrated the entire game. So what happened? Let’s break it down. 1) Leslie didn’t bring it: The […]
Gameday Headlines: Rebellion vs Empire
NC STATE BASKETBALL Stephen Schramm (FayObserver.com) N.C. State seeks rare win in Chapel Hill today Levi Watkins clearly remembers his victories against North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The former N.C. State forward, now the Wolfpack’s assistant director of basketball operations, said he can recall the horde of red clad N.C. State fans that had scooped […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State working against UNC, history Mark Gottfried provided the current N.C. State players with a history lesson Thursday. Gottfried informed his team, with a message on the white dry-erase board at the team’s practice facility, that the Wolfpack hasn’t swept North Carolina since the 2002-03 season. The Wolfpack […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Jacey Zembal (TheWolfpacker.com) Lorenzo Brown, Tyler Lewis to share backcourt duties Does freshman point guard Tyler Lewis’ role change with Lorenzo Brown back? “I think so. I think he earned the right to play. He’s been very reliable. He’s played pretty effective. We obviously need all of our guys. We only have […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE BASKETBALL Jonathon Jones (N&O) Wood’s 3 gives NC State a 58-57 win over Clemson “Although at times he’s good there, it was important that we got exactly what we wanted,†said Gottfried, who alluded to Leslie’s travel in the post just two possessions earlier. “There are times I’ve let my team play before […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Bret Strelow (FayObserver.com) Wolfpack need to shake off slump N.C. State headed to Clemson last season with hopes of ending an untimely three-game losing streak. The Wolfpack faces the same predicament this weekend. And it can’t afford another loss at Littlejohn Coliseum. N.C. State, the ACC preseason favorite, fell to .500 in […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
Laura Keeley (N&O) Duke, N.C. State have traded places since first encounter Momentum is certainly great and advantageous, but it can all vanish in a second. Or, in N.C. State’s case, in 0.8 seconds. The Wolfpack (16-6, 5-4 ACC) had a one-point lead against Miami on Saturday until Reggie Johnson tipped in a rebound with […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Stephen Schramm (FayObserver.com) Little movement on injury front for Duke’s Ryan Kelly and N.C. State’s Lorenzo Brown There was little movement on the injury statuses of N.C. State point guard Lorenzo Brown and Duke forward Ryan Kelly on Monday. Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski addressed the health of […]
