North Carolina State University Athletics
MBB Heads to Florida State on Tuesday
1/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NC State Travels to Florida State: NC State hits the road in ACC play for the second time this season, as the Pack heads to Florida State to take on the Seminoles Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. The Pack dropped its first ACC road game on December 23 at Wake Forest, 67-59.
The game will be broadcasted on Fox Sports Net with Bob Rathbun and Dan Bonner.
The Series Versus Florida State: Tuesday's matchup will mark the 44th meeting between NC State and Florida State. The Wolfpack leads the overall series, which dates back to 1955-56 season, 25-18. This season also marks the fifth time in the last six years the two teams play only once during the regular season.
NC State has won 15 of the last 19 games against FSU, with the Seminoles only wins during that span coming in Raleigh in 2005, 2008, 2009 and at FSU in 2007.
The two teams are meeting in Tallahassee for only the third time in the last six seasons. The Seminoles won in 2007, 78-52, and the Pack won last team the teams faced off at FSU, 69-66 in 2008. NC State is 6-10 all-time at the Donald L. Tucker Center, but has won six of the last seven meetings there.
Last Season Versus Florida State: Florida State closed the game on a 19-2 run, and came away with a 78-65 win at the RBC Center on January 13. The Pack held a 63-59 lead with 6:13 left to play, but would make just one of its final 12 shots in the game. NC State jumped out to a 12-4 lead to start the game, but Florida State would answer with a run of 24-4, and the Seminoles went into the half with a 35-32 lead. Julius Mays scored a team-high 13 points, while Courtney Fells added 12 and Brandon Costner had 10 points for the Pack.
Last Time Out for NC State: NC State lost a 10-point second-half lead, as Virginia downed the Pack, 70-62, in the ACC opener at the RBC Center on Saturday. NC State closed the first half on a 16-6 run, and opened the second half on a 12-6 run to grab a double digit lead of 42-32 at the 13:31 mark. After a charging cal on the Pack at 11:20, Virginia would go on a 13-3 run and capture its first lead of the second half at 49-48 with 6:17 left. Virginia closed the game by making 17 straight free throws, and went 19-of-20 for the game, and the Pack made just 16-of-26 attempts. Tracy Smith led the Pack with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Dennis Horner added 12 points.
