Live Blogging from the Central Game
The Pack takes the court at 7 tonight against a second consecutive D-1 newbie, the North Carolina Central Eagles. Lowe’s squad continues to search the corners of the earth for an opponent crappy enough to provide a comfortable win. Sagarin has 1-18 NCCU at 329, 14 slots behind the mighty Blue Hose of Prebyterian College. I will be front-row, center court (but on the upper level), and God and blackberry willing, live blogging this glorious event. Don’t expect updates more frequently than the media time-outs.
Pregame – There is NOBODY here. A guy just flipped off the fan cam. This amused me, as I am very immature. I am not so crass as to bastardize the national anthem, though. That always pisses me off.
7:12 – Pack up 3, halfcourt O still sucks. Central starts a white guy, FWIW.
7:19 – Up to 12-3 Pack. The people love Simon Harris, and I concur. He busts his ass.
7:22 – Central cuts lead to 7. We are playing great D, but still giving up loads of offensive boards.
7:29 – Another offensive board, followed by a 3. Lead down to 16-10.
7:31 – Grant has made 2 really awful passes to the low post. Each overshot Hickson by a good 3 feet.
7:35 – Simon tries for 3. Very bad idea. 18-12, Pack.
7:37 – Oh shit. Fells just collapsed in a heap holding his ankle/foot.
7:41 – Fells hobbled to locker room, with help. Putting no weight on right foot at all. Grant has 2 fouls, so Javi, Trevor, and Simon all playing together. This does not strike me as a lineup built to score. I shudder at the thought of this lineup in CH on Saturday.
7:45 – JJ is 6-6 from stripe. Has half our points.
Halftime – Javi closes the half with 3 points on 2 nice drives to the bucket. 27-18.
7:57 – Apparently Barry Manilow “Music and Passion” is coming to the ESA. I would rather be shot, I think.
8:10 – 2 Costner 3s key big spurt. 35-18, Pack. Eagles had 11 offensive boards in first half. Wow.
8:22 – Trevor keeps on shooting, and the people really want him to score. Their faith is not being rewarded. Pack leads easily if not artfully, 39-22.
8:26 – Central has a player who is 1-13 from the floor and 0-4 from the line.
8:29 – 1-14 now. 40-24, Pack. Can we hold them under 30?
8:31 – Troubling stat – Ben is scoreless.
8:41 – Ben breaks his cherry with old-fashioned 3 point play. Just under 4 to go and Pack up 45-26. Defense!
8:44 – Trevor scores! The people are pleased.
8:47 – Smith gets block and bucket. Central up to 29, damn it.
Your final score – NC State 54, NC Central 29. The defense holds!
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I predict we hold them below 30 % from the field.
I’ll be at the game as well… student section once again placed behind the goal. Hoping for a blowout, but I’m going to have to buy blood pressure/anxiety medicine if we continue playing games this freaking close.
Good news for Horner:
http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=1365266
Horner Improving: Sophomore forward Dennis Horner, who sat out Saturday’s game against Presbyterian after injuring an ankle in practice last week, is making progress and could be back for Saturday’s ACC opener at UNC.
“He’s not on the crutches and that’s a good thing,” said Lowe. “He said it felt good and he’s anticipating coming back for Saturday’s ballgame.”
We really need a firing on all cylinders blowout tonight to get some confidence going into conference play.
I’m unsure who is getting the start tonight, but I want to see more Johnson and less Gonzalez tonight.
Who has any idea how they’ll play tonight? This is their last chance to get their act together before the real pooh hits the fan though.
see you there … (probably not, but i’ll be perched high-up in my sweet 3rd level seat as well) …
go pack!
My comment got moderated for a link I guess, but, here’s good news without the link
Horner Improving: Sophomore forward Dennis Horner, who sat out Saturday’s game against Presbyterian after injuring an ankle in practice last week, is making progress and could be back for Saturday’s ACC opener at UNC.
“He’s not on the crutches and that’s a good thing,” said Lowe. “He said it felt good and he’s anticipating coming back for Saturday’s ballgame.”
We really need a firing on all cylinders blowout tonight to get some confidence going into conference play.
This game does absolutely nothing for State…including building confidence.
Is this game televised?
no
20-14
fells goes out with injury to right foot, Ferguson replaces him
This game does absolutely nothing for State…including building confidence.
It was probably designed to build depth, but we cannot extend a lead far enough to get the deep reserves any meaningful minutes.
fells helped off the court
JC
Fells injured. Ferguson is playing. We are not extending the lead. We play in Chapel Hill in days. Holy crap!
This looks like an intensely boring game. Replacing Fells with Fergie is not how I would like to see the depth building process go. ugh.
Can anybody there tell me how MJ is doing?
What about Costner and McCauley?
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
0-10 from 3 pt line. Words fail me.
Has anyone ever posted a goose-egg in the ACC season?
wow i just looked at the box score- 0-10 from 3 land
37.5% shooting
i guess that explains we we’ve only got 27 at halftime
Ferguson will score 9 + points tonight.
And lets not forget Central, one of the worst teams in college ball, has 10 offensive rebounds.
Oh dear Fells, we can’t lose you.
So goes you, so goes the pack.
ecu up 3 at memphis whoooooooooo hooooooooooooooo