If you are like me you were pretty mystified by the results of the game against Oklahoma State yesterday. I never expected to go undefeated so losing does not concern me. I am, however, a little concerned about the lack of effort and leadership displayed in the game or another way to put it is […]
12-13 Basketball
Wake Up Call in Puerto Rico; Pack Falls to Cowboys 76-56
Pack Basketball had a championship game to play tonight against the Cowboys of Oklahoma State. Unfortunately someone forgot to tell them. The Cowboys out-worked, out-hustled, and out-gutted the Pack in every facet of the game. The result was a 20 point drubbing which could have been much worse, quite frankly. With few exceptions, the Pack […]
Puerto Rico Championship Day Headlines
Bret Strelow (fayobserver.com) N.C. State vs. Oklahoma State: Three to know about the Puerto Rico Tip-Off final Oklahoma State (3-0) vs. N.C. State (3-0), Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2 2. Breaking down the opponent Oklahoma State reached the Puerto Rico Tip-Off final by holding Tennessee to 29.2 percent shooting and a 5-for-23 effort from […]
NC State 94 UMass 76 [UPDATED w/Headlines]
NC State started the day as a 7.5 favorite in Las Vegas and was bid up to 8 points by bettors. The Wolfpack didn’t disappoint with a 94-76 win. TJ Warren led all scorers with 21 points. Richard Howell added 19, Scott Wood had 15, CJ Leslie 13, and Lorenzo Brown had 11 points with […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Warren’s 22 carries N.C. State to 72-55 win over Penn State Last season, N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried might have kept Howell in the game, after he picked up his second foul at 17:04 in the first half, or brought him back in before the end of the half, […]
NC State 72 Penn State 55
For the first time since the 1998-99 season, the NC State men’s basketball team payed a regular-season games outside the continental United States. It worked out well as the Wolfpack beat the Big Ten’s Penn State Nitany Lions by 17 points in a game that was only close for the first 8 minutes. The Las […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Basketball recruiting: N.C. State, Gottfried have ‘street cred’ with top player Mark Gottfried only knows one way to recruit: identify the best players and go after them. Hard. If that means recruiting in the same circles as North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas, so be it. “I’m not going […]
Next up: Puerto Rico
The Pack basketball team leaves today for the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, land of plantains and rum. You can see the bracket here. Andy Katz has some initial thoughts on the tournament (ESPN): Initial thoughts: NC State is hardly a lock to win this event. The Wolfpack will be getting all the preseason praise […]
Things look good in Pack’s 97-59 win
Can NC State handle the preseason expectations that includes some Final Four predictions? You can only play one game at a time, so it is important to focus on each game with everything that you have. On Friday night, NC State succeeded in performing at a level that makes the Pack appear worthy of their […]
Getting What We Deserve
Nov. 9, 2012 RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State fans continue to show their excitement for the 2012-13 season by selling out the Wolfpack’s season opener against Miami of Ohio tonight at PNC Arena. It marks the first sell-out of a Pack season opener since 1999, when NC State played its first game in the arena […]
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