TJ Warren had a monster night with 31 points and 13 boards, Calvin Leslie added 19 points and 10 boards, State mauled FSU 45-21 on the boards en route to 29 second chance points and State finally blew out an ACC opponent 84-66 to win its third straight and improve to 8-5 in the league, […]
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View A Screening of “Survive And Advance” March 11 In Reynolds
Today, thirty years ago — February 14, 1983 — things were looking bleak for the NC State Wolfpack. The Pack had just lost to Notre Dame 43-42 the night before and the team’s record stood at 13-8. Â They definitely were not in the conversation for the NCAA tournament, and were an afterthought for the ACC […]
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 […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL R. Cory Smith (N&O) Purvis at the point for NC State “It’s going to be different because I haven’t played as many minutes as Zo,†Lewis said. “But not a lot of freshman are in this situation right now, so I have to take advantage of it.†Lewis said this might give […]
Tuesday Tidbits (Updated 1:00pm)
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Good at home, Wolfpack can’t let successes cloud road games “When we start off a game on fire, the momentum just kind of wears down,†Howell said. “I feel like it’s just a matter of keeping our head in the game.†Consistency has mostly been an issue on defense. […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Three Points: Warren bounces back, classic Booker and black uniforms 1) Winning with the changeup There’s winning without your fastball and then there’s winning without your fastball, curveball or slider. That’s what N.C. State did on Sunday. C.J. Leslie and Lorenzo Brown scored six points each and the Wolfpack’s […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Life after Duke, UNC wins hasn’t been so kind to Wolfpack Lorenzo Brown is happy that N.C. State knocked off No. 1 Duke on Saturday and that the Wolfpack is 3-0 in the ACC, but he’s also tired of talking about the last game. A road game with Maryland, […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Barry Jacobs (accsports.com) Wolfpack Can Dream Big Again Twenty-five years ago Jim Valvano supervised installation of “The Room of Dreams†in a little-used conference space at the Case Athletic Center on N.C. State’s Raleigh campus. Acting in his dual capacity as head basketball coach and director of athletics – a marriage of […]
To BE the Man you have to BEAT the Man: #20 NC State 84 – #1 Duke 76 [Updated Sunday Morning]
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State knocks off No. 1 Duke 84-76 It’s one thing to be picked ahead of Duke or North Carolina in the preseason, it’s another for N.C. State to beat its neighbors in blue. Richard Howell and C.J. Leslie helped No. 20 N.C. State knock off No. 1 Duke […]
Thursday Compendium
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Brown, Wood lead N.C. State to 83-70 win over Georgia Tech N.C. State (13-2, 2-0 ACC) won its ninth straight game and improved to 2-0 in the ACC for the first time in nine years with a balanced effort from its veterans. Brown added 10 assists to go with […]
