Tuesday, March 8
Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
12 p.m.
NC State
16-16
75
vs
72
Wake Forest
11-20
1
2
F
Wake Forest
34
38
72
NC State
33
42
75
#ACCTourney: Rowan Shoots NC State Past Wake Forest
3/8/2016 3:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Maverick Rowan put on a show in the second half, NC State made the key plays late and the Wolfpack men's basketball team has a date with Duke on Wednesday afternoon. Rowan scored 24 points and Anthony 'Cat' Barber added 22 as the Pack beat Wake Forest 75-72 in the ACC Tournament.
Top Gun: Rowan enjoyed his best scoring game against a conference opponent, knocking down six 3-pointers and finishing the day 8-for-16 from the floor. His career high is 27 points (vs. Bucknell) and his previous league high was 22 (vs. Florida State). The 6-7 wing had 18 points in the second half.
Barber shot 7-for-21 on the day and had six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Wake, which saw its season end with an 11-20 record, got 19 pionts, six assists and six steals from Bryant Crawford.
Turning Point: With Wake Forest leading 59-57 with 5:24 left, Wake's Bryant Crawford missed a pair of free throws. Rowan answered with a 3-pointer on the other end for a 5-point swing. The freshman would go on to bury treys on the next two trips, followed by a putback dunk by BeeJay Anya at the 2:59 mark. That's when the Wolfpack took control of the game and led for the rest of the game.
Tobacco Road Battle: The contest between the two long-time rivals was close until Rowan's heroics in the second half. The game featured 16 lead changes and 15 ties.
'March' Gottfried: NC State is now 21-11 in the month of March under Mark Gottfried, including an 8-4 record in ACC Tournament games.
Survive And Advance: NC State (16-16) advances to the second round Wednesday to take on No. 5 seed Duke. The game will begin approximately at 2:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN2.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Maverick Rowan put on a show in the second half, NC State made the key plays late and the Wolfpack men's basketball team has a date with Duke on Wednesday afternoon. Rowan scored 24 points and Anthony 'Cat' Barber added 22 as the Pack beat Wake Forest 75-72 in the ACC Tournament.
Top Gun: Rowan enjoyed his best scoring game against a conference opponent, knocking down six 3-pointers and finishing the day 8-for-16 from the floor. His career high is 27 points (vs. Bucknell) and his previous league high was 22 (vs. Florida State). The 6-7 wing had 18 points in the second half.
Barber shot 7-for-21 on the day and had six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Wake, which saw its season end with an 11-20 record, got 19 pionts, six assists and six steals from Bryant Crawford.
Turning Point: With Wake Forest leading 59-57 with 5:24 left, Wake's Bryant Crawford missed a pair of free throws. Rowan answered with a 3-pointer on the other end for a 5-point swing. The freshman would go on to bury treys on the next two trips, followed by a putback dunk by BeeJay Anya at the 2:59 mark. That's when the Wolfpack took control of the game and led for the rest of the game.
Tobacco Road Battle: The contest between the two long-time rivals was close until Rowan's heroics in the second half. The game featured 16 lead changes and 15 ties.
'March' Gottfried: NC State is now 21-11 in the month of March under Mark Gottfried, including an 8-4 record in ACC Tournament games.
Survive And Advance: NC State (16-16) advances to the second round Wednesday to take on No. 5 seed Duke. The game will begin approximately at 2:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN2.
Team Stats
WF
ST
FG%
.373
.417
3FG%
.333
.435
FT%
.667
.652
RB
45
39
TO
16
14
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
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