North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack To Face Penn State
3/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NC State (20-13) will play Penn State (18-16) in Thursday's NIT consolation
game at Madison Square Garden. Tip off is scheduled for 4:45 pm EST. The
game will not be televised.
Follow the action live on the Wolfpack Sports
Network. Airtime is set for 4:15 pm EST
Wolfpack Capitol Sports Network Radio Affiliates
The Nittany Lions advanced to the semifinals of the NIT with wins over Princeton (55-41), Siena (105-103), and Kent (81-74) before losing to Notre Dame (73-52). Joe Crispin leads the Lions in scoring, and assists and free throw shooting (.891). Stephens leads the team in field goal percentage (.568), rebounding and steals (1.8). Penn State is a good three-point shooting team (.351) and averages 74 points a game. The Lions went 2-9 from January 22nd through March 4th. Since then, Penn State has won 5 of its last 7 games.
PROBABLE PENN STATE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Class PPG RPG APGz 03 Joe Crispin G 6'1 Jr. 18.8 3.4 5.1 33 Titus Ivory G 6'4 Sr. 13.0 3.9 3.9 54 Carl Jackson C 6'9 Sr. 2.7 2.0 0.1 31 Jarrett Stephens F 6'7 Sr. 18.7 10.7 1.4 35 Tyler Smith F 6'8 So. 2.9 2.8 0.8 TOP RESERVES: 05 Jon Crispin G 6'2 Fr. 9.5 2.1 2.0 23 Gyasi Cline-Heard F 6'7 Jr. 6.6 5.6 1.2* 10 Brandon Watkins G 6'0 Fr. 2.2 0.7 0.9
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