TJ Warren had a monster night with 31 points and 13 boards, Calvin Leslie added 19 points and 10 boards, State mauled FSU 45-21 on the boards en route to 29 second chance points and State finally blew out an ACC opponent 84-66 to win its third straight and improve to 8-5 in the league, […]
College Basketball
FSU game day thread
Looking to make it three in a row. We are playing FSU tonight at 7. The Pack is favored by 8. I think we finally have a good game and win by 12+. It appears Buckets is coming out of his slump so if we can just get Purvis back to playing well we could […]
NC State among most watchable teams in basketball
Our beloved Wolfpack may very well give all of us coronaries before this season ends, but one can’t say that they aren’t entertaining and fun to watch in the process? I thought that this entry from Deadspin was a nice acknowledgement to the Pack and Mark Gottfried’s system that should be very attractive to talented […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Jacey Zembal (TheWolfpacker.com) Lorenzo Brown, Tyler Lewis to share backcourt duties Does freshman point guard Tyler Lewis’ role change with Lorenzo Brown back? “I think so. I think he earned the right to play. He’s been very reliable. He’s played pretty effective. We obviously need all of our guys. We only have […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE BASKETBALL Jonathon Jones (N&O) Wood’s 3 gives NC State a 58-57 win over Clemson “Although at times he’s good there, it was important that we got exactly what we wanted,†said Gottfried, who alluded to Leslie’s travel in the post just two possessions earlier. “There are times I’ve let my team play before […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Bret Strelow (FayObserver.com) Wolfpack need to shake off slump N.C. State headed to Clemson last season with hopes of ending an untimely three-game losing streak. The Wolfpack faces the same predicament this weekend. And it can’t afford another loss at Littlejohn Coliseum. N.C. State, the ACC preseason favorite, fell to .500 in […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
Laura Keeley (N&O) Duke, N.C. State have traded places since first encounter Momentum is certainly great and advantageous, but it can all vanish in a second. Or, in N.C. State’s case, in 0.8 seconds. The Wolfpack (16-6, 5-4 ACC) had a one-point lead against Miami on Saturday until Reggie Johnson tipped in a rebound with […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Stephen Schramm (FayObserver.com) Little movement on injury front for Duke’s Ryan Kelly and N.C. State’s Lorenzo Brown There was little movement on the injury statuses of N.C. State point guard Lorenzo Brown and Duke forward Ryan Kelly on Monday. Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski addressed the health of […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) NC State’s Tyler Lewis: ‘I know I can play at this level’ Lewis’ best talent is making other players better, which is difficult to do in limited minutes. He made State’s offense go on Saturday with a variety of drives and creative passes. It was the type of performance […]
State loses to Miami (Sunday Morning Update: Headlines)
States loses to Miami 79-78, once again, on a last-second tip-in. State led 76-71 with 1:31 remaining but then turned the ball over on consecutive possessions and missed the front end of a one-and-one and then a jumper in the final minute, which gave Miami the chance to win on its final possession. Which they […]
