State just didn’t have it tonight. The Pack made a few runs, but never found any rhythm against the Louisville zone, shooting only 38% from the field. Meanwhile, Louisville’s hot-shooting continued, hitting 50% from the field. After taking a 54-53 lead with 7:19 remaining, State was outscored 14-3 over the next 5:58 as Louisville — […]
Sweet 16
(8) State vs. (4) Louisville TV: Friday 7:37pm, TBS
(4) Louisville held off (5) Northern Iowa late last night in the Second Round Round of 32, 66-53. State will get a Sweet 16 rematch against the team it beat 74-65 on the road in February — a team that looked dangerous last night, finally scoring with ease against Northern Iowa, shooting 45.8% from the […]
Sunday Sweet 16 Quick Thoughts
*State-Villanova was everything that’s great about March Madness. It was a physical, hard-fought game between two good teams that remained either’s to win until the final seconds. It’s fair to say Villanova got a tough draw with a physical — albeit, unpredictable — State team that probably would’ve been a five or six seed with […]
Stepping Back — Again; What Could Have Been
Ned Barnett of the News & Observer was able to say some things that many State fans were not allowed to say on propaganda-laden message boards on Sunday in his piece, Pack Takes Step Back — again. I want to personally thank Barnett for a fantastic piece on a variety of levels and for not […]
