N.C. State vs, Notre Dame – 6:30pm

N.C. State Wolfpack (13-7, 4-3) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-2, 6-1) – 6:30pm @ PNC Arena | Tv: EspnU

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After two consecutive road contests, the Wolfpack return home this evening with a huge opportunity to notch another quality win. N.C. State went 1-1 on their recent road swing, picking up a crucial road win against improving FSU and missing an opportunity for a big win at Miami.

A win tonight against a resurgent Irish squad would give the Pack another RPI Top 50 win and considerably bolster N.C. State’s at-large resume. The Wolfpack are squarely on the proverbial bubble heading into February, so each result from here out will be magnified in importance. For the Pack, it’ll be the cliche ‘one game at a time’ mantra starting tonight as the upcoming stretch of games will help decide their postseason fate.

Notre Dame enters tonight’s contest in midst of a solid turnaround season thus far. The return of guard Jerian Grant to the roster has helped Notre Dame rebound from a down ’13-’14 campaign. Their non-conference schedule didn’t do much for their strength of schedule, but they did pick up a nice neutral court win over Michigan State. The Irish also own a great victory in conference play by virtue of winning at the Cheat Dome. Even with those impressive victories and a Top 10 national ranking, Notre Dame is two spots behind N.C. State in the RPI. Never underestimate the value of scheduling as it pertains to college basketball.

The Irish make their hay from the perimeter, so stout defense and rebounding will be key for a Wolfpack victory tonight.

Hopefully the Pack will have more smiling faces tonight against the Irish

Hopefully the Pack will have more smiling faces tonight against the Irish

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  • #71172
    1.21 Jigawatts
    Keymaster

    Is it just me or are the refs allowing more physical play for ND interior compared to State interior?

    #71173
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    M&Ms are soooo goood !

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #71174
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Two on Washington … A 4-guard opponent and our big guys are gonna foul out

    #71175
    WolfWiz11
    Participant

    MARTIN TO MARTIN, I LOVE IT

    #71176
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    I am really enjoying this.

    #71177
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    HippoSLAM!

    #71178
    WolfWiz11
    Participant

    OH MY GAWD

    #71179
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    HippoSLAM REDUX!!!!!!

    #71180
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Is it just me or are the refs allowing more physical play for ND interior compared to State interior?

    Not just you … up 16 and the opponent is in the bonus

    #71181
    1.21 Jigawatts
    Keymaster

    Who is this State team with the aggressive D and creating steals????

    #71182
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    PICK AND ROLL X TWO !!!

    Now that’s a set offense…
    Caleb at the Point ??? !!!

    Another ND Forced TO leading into a TV TO… +1 Pack…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #71183
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    I love Brad so much

    #71184
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    Anybody want to send me a finders’ fee on their big money Wolfpack bets tonight? đŸ˜€

    #71185
    ILPackfan
    Participant

    Long ways to go, but this is by far the best half of team play I’ve seen from the Pack this year.

    #71186
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    HippoSLAM! So nice, he done it THRICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

    #71187
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Jesus that was not a foul on Turner. Fuck

    #71188
    1.21 Jigawatts
    Keymaster

    I love the big men slamming it home and finishing strong instead of layups and getting knocked around.

    #71189
    Wulfpack
    Participant

    This is a good old fashioned butt licking. We look GOOD. This is the lineup, folks.

    #71190
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    ND 1 of 10 from three point land…

    Gonna take a bunch of 3’s by ND to get back into this one…

    We need to calm the F down and Save it for the second half…

    NFW we get this kind of effort …. two halves in a row…

    Pack wins the fourth 4 of the first…

    Pack – 3
    ND – 0

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #71191
    Texpack
    Participant

    Glad to get the under 4 timeout. We are getting a little loose with the ball. Gott needs to calm them down a tad.

    #71192
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Foul trouble … grrrr

    We’re the aggressor, they’re in the bonus. Sound familiar?

    #71193
    pakfanistan
    Participant

    I’ve gone from 6 to 12.

    #71194
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    We have to see the Two Twin Alignment a little more. It kicks them each into another gear. But then they have to be reigned in a little afterwards.

    #71195
    1.21 Jigawatts
    Keymaster

    Calls around the basketry not being called consistently, very onesided, and yet the Pack is up big. Worried about foul trouble here on out

    #71196
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    think about this …

    we been worried about our guard play all season….

    tonight we GOTT 12 assists on 17 baskets…

    Wow !!

    Dez Lee in the game….

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
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