In a game that was closer than it should have been: Senior C.J. Williams, playing in his 100th career game, scores a career-high 21 points as NC State wins another throwback game at Reynolds Coliseum, 65-60. The Pack returns to action on Saturday against third-ranked Syracuse at the RBC Center. This victory propels the Wolfpack […]
11-12 Basketball
Tuesday Tidbits
December 6, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL CHIP ALEXANDER (N&O) No rest for bowl bound Pack It was just before noon on Thanksgiving Day when N.C. State football coach Tom O’Brien was spotted jogging near Carter-Finley Stadium. Told that it was a holiday, that he should be home eating turkey, O’Brien smiled and replied, “It’s a […]
Monday Musings
December 5, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL JP GIGLIO (N&O) Pack loses lead, game With each trip to the foul line by Stanford, Lorenzo Brown could feel N.C. State unraveling. By the end of the free-throw parade on Sunday at Maples Pavilion, there was nothing left of the Wolfpack after a 76-72 road loss to the […]
Saturday’s Headlines
December 3, 2011 JP GIGLIO (N&O) Pack’s Vandenberg sidelined with shoulder injury N.C. State forward Jordan Vandenberg has missed the past two games with a shoulder injury, Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried said Friday. Vandenberg, a 7-foot junior, is day-to-day, Gottfried said, but the coach hopes the forward will be able to play against Stanford on […]
Thursday Compendium
December 1, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL JP GIGLIO (N&O) Wolfpack falters against Hoosiers N.C. State and Indiana turned the RBC Center into a time machine on Wednesday night. Both proud programs have seen their national standing usurped by in-state rivals, but the only ACC-Big Ten Challenge matchup between two teams with multiple national titles felt […]
Cody Zeller (and Indiana Game Thread in the Comments)
Given Pack fans distaste for UNC’s absurdly awkward Senior, Tyler Zeller, we found it only appropriate to highlight his younger brother, Cody: the lone freshman in Tom Crean’s starting rotation. I can’t wait to see how the students go after him. For starters, the family resemblance is impeccable. Apparently his teammates aren’t trusting young Cody […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
November 30, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Eric Leak Excommunicated The letter, which was sent Nov. 23 and signed by athletic director Debbie Yow, bars Leak from any contact with current or future N.C. State athletes and from the school’s athletic facilities, specifically for basketball and football. [snip] Leak, 34, is also not […]
Tuesday Tidbits
November 29, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL GoPack.com Hoosiers Visit Pack For The ACC-Big Ten Challenge NC STATE-INDIANA, THE SERIES: This will be the third meeting ever between the two programs and the first since 1968. The Hoosiers have won the previous two contests with the Wolfpack. Indiana won the first game 101-97 at Reynolds Coliseum […]
Pack handles the Phoenix in Reynolds, 82-67
NC State advances to 5-1 by dominating Elon tonight. The Wolfpack had one of their poorer shooting performances of the year from two point range, but made up for it with 45.5% (5 of 11) from the three point line. N&O Link. This one wasn’t close or dramatic, but N.C. State fans will take it. […]
Pack downs Horns 77-74
State trailed 65-47 with 11:50 to play before finishing the game on a 27-12 run to pull out the quality win and move to 4-1 on the season. Leslie scored 17, Wood 16 and Brown 11. Box Score (ESPN). Recap (WRAL) The game was on ESPN3.com, which many of us don’t have access to so […]
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