One of the entries that I’ve enjoyed most over the years is dissecting the talking heads and their inane “analyses” of teams that were wronged by the Selection Committee. But even Dickie V couldn’t find a mid-major to champion this year. Everyone was so upset over Louisville and Kentucky’s seeds that they apparently had no […]
13-14 Basketball
Watch the Wolfpack React
For A LOT more Wolfpack talk please click here. The video of NC State’s reaction to receiving an NCAA Tournament bid two years ago became legendary. In 2012, the Wolfpack was the LAST team ANNOUNCED in the Field of 68, but were generally ‘safely’ in dance with about four teams seeded after us. This year, […]
NC State vs Xavier in Dayton on Tuesday at 9:10pm [Updated 6:55pm]
NC State will play Xavier in the “First Four” in Dayton on Tuesday night at 9:10pm. With a win, State travels to Orlando to play St. Louis on Thursday. Ultimately, things shook out just like we said yesterday when we said that NC State would be either the last team in the field or the […]
Bubble Talk
JUST IN: #Selections Committee is down to 8 teams! They’re evaluating who’s the last 4 in and who’s the last 4 out. #soclose — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 16, 2014 Click here for CBS’s current projected NCAA Tournament bracket. Click here for ESPN’s current projected NCAA Tournament bracket. Click here for USA Today’s most […]
So You’re Saying There’s a Chance?
NC State’s fans, its players, coaches and administration must all have awoken this morning with the same feeling: what might have been. That the Wolfpack is a good enough team to play with most anyone in the upcoming NCAA Tournament is beyond question — the victory over Syracuse on Friday night settled that without any […]
#7 NC STATE vs #3 DUKE Preview (ACC Tournament Edition)
Time: 3:30-ish TV: ACCN, ESPN Recap of Last Night Review January 18th, 2014 (Durham, NC) Duke 95 NC State 60 Nothing went right. I mean absolutely nothing. Even Buckets was just Average. It’s pretty simple, everything the Pack did in the first game, do the opposite. ADVANTAGES PREDICTION KenPom likes Duke by 9, Vegas opened […]
Wins propels Pack close to Top 50 RPI
Friday was a very good day for NC State’s hopes to reach the the Wolfpack’s third consecutive NCAA Tournament. State’s big victory over Syracuse coupled with the impact of Pittburgh’s win over UNC-CHeats hsa served to make up significant room in the NCAA’s Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). As of 11:08pm, Live-RPI.com projects NC State to […]
State Survives Syracuse, Advances to Saturday
State ensured Jim Boeheim’s visit to Greensboro was a short one, dispatching Syracuse 66-63 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals earlier tonight. Warren had 28 points and Vandenberg came up big with 10. State will play Duke Saturday around 3:30pm in a game that now becomes our most important of the season, as we could play […]
#7 NC STATE vs #2 SYRACUSE Preview (ACC Tournament Edition)
Time: 7:00 pm TV: ACCN, ESPN Announcers: Survive and Advance. That’s exactly what the Pack did last night by hanging on until the final 2 minutes and then pulling away at the end. The Pack showed something at the end of the game that they’ve lacked all season, mental toughness. After the Pack gave up […]
State Advances, Beats Miami 67-58
State used a late surge on both offense and defense to advance in the ACC Tournament. TJW had 24 points and Raulston had 22. Nothing would make SFN happier than sending Boeheim home a loser in his first ACC Tournament game in Greensboro. Box Score (ESPN). As for Maryland:
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