NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wood, Howell set for NC State senior night game against Wake Forest Scott Wood, Richard Howell, Lorenzo Brown and C.J. Leslie will play one last home game together for N.C. State. The Wolfpack (21-8, 10-6 ACC) closes its home schedule Wednesday night against Wake Forest (WRAL, 9 p.m.), a […]
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Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL PackInsider.com The Aftermath: Our take on NC State’s win over Georgia Tech – Richard Howell got State started on the right track. I’m not sure what it is about the road, but State just hasn’t been able to really score it away from h. Once again, the team was missing most everything […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) NC State grinds out 70-57 win over Georgia Tech Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory, whose teams are noted for their defensive intensity, noticed a difference between the Wolfpack’s defense from this game and the Jan.9 win in Raleigh. “When they are dialed in, they are pretty good,†Gregory said. […]
Marissa Kastanek leads Wolfpack to easy win on Senior Night
The Wolfpack women, lead by lone senior Marissa Kastanek, easily beat a depleted Virginia squad 80-59 tonight in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State ups its record to 14-15 overall while bettering their conference record to 6-11. Virginia fell to 15-13 overall, and 7-10 in the conference. Kastanek hit two early three pointers to ease any senior […]
Thursday Compendium
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wood, Purvis lead NC State over Boston College 82-64 Whatever N.C. State lacked in continuity on Wednesday night against Boston College, it made up for in variety. Rodney Purvis scored in transition, Scott Wood made a bunch of 3-pointers and C.J. Leslie bounced back in the Wolfpack’s 82-64 win […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wolfpack goal: Avoid ACC tournament Thursday game There are four teams in front of N.C. State in the ACC standings with four games left in the regular season. That’s one too many if the Wolfpack wants to avoid playing on Thursday in the ACC tournament next month in Greensboro. […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL PackInsider.com The Aftermath: What happened to NC State Against UNC? This one was hard to watch, especially at the end. The Wolfpack seemingly never really got it rolling against the Heels and seemed timid and frustrated the entire game. So what happened? Let’s break it down. 1) Leslie didn’t bring it: The […]
State UNC game thread
Since I started the game threads we are 3-0. Since I am obviously the reason we keep winning I will keep doing the game thread. Ironically I will not be watching the game or able to join the game thread as my wife committed me to attend her nephew’s daughter’s baptism. Sigh. That means someone […]
Gameday Headlines: Rebellion vs Empire
NC STATE BASKETBALL Stephen Schramm (FayObserver.com) N.C. State seeks rare win in Chapel Hill today Levi Watkins clearly remembers his victories against North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The former N.C. State forward, now the Wolfpack’s assistant director of basketball operations, said he can recall the horde of red clad N.C. State fans that had scooped […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State working against UNC, history Mark Gottfried provided the current N.C. State players with a history lesson Thursday. Gottfried informed his team, with a message on the white dry-erase board at the team’s practice facility, that the Wolfpack hasn’t swept North Carolina since the 2002-03 season. The Wolfpack […]
