North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack Travels to No. 7 North Carolina
1/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2012
NC STATE (15-5, 4-1 ACC) vs. 7/8 NORTH CAROLINA (16-3, 3-1 ACC)
7 PM
DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
TELEVISION: ESPN
Mike Patrick, Play-by-Play, Dick Vitale, Color Analyst
RADIO: NC STATE RADIO NETWORK
Gary Hahn, Play-by-Play, Tony Haynes, Color Analyst
RADIO: COMPASS MEDIA NETWORK
Drew Bontadelli, Play-by-Play, Steve Lappas, Color Analyst
Game Notes 
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Jan. 25, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State makes the short trek down I-40 Thursday to take on Triangle rival No. 7 North Carolina. Gametime is set for 7 p.m., and the game can be heard on the NC State Radio Network and seen on ESPN.
The Wolfpack will be seeking its fifth ACC victory and looking to snap a 10-game winless streak versus the Tar Heels. With a win Thursday, NC State can equal is conference victory total from a year ago. Beginning with a road win at Miami (78-73), State is in the midst of a stretch that will see it play five of its next seven on the road.
Transition Points
• This is the 220th meeting between NC State and North Carolina.
• Thursday's game is a matchup of two of the top scoring teams in the ACC. State is averaging 76.9 points per game (3rd - ACC) and UNC is scoring 85.1 per game (1st - ACC).
• State is looking snap a 10-game skid to the Tar Heels.
• The Pack is off to a 4-1 start in ACC play for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
• The Pack is 2-0 on the road in ACC play this year, surpassing its league road record from a year ago. It's the most road wins by State since the 2005-06 season when it went 4-4 away from home.
• With four ACC wins, NC State is one shy of equaling its league total for all of last season.
• Mark Gottfried has never faced North Carolina as a head coach.
• Scott Wood is 48-of-48 from the line this year and has hit a school record 58 straight dating back to last year. He set the ACC all-time mark for consecutive free throws with a 7-for-7 day vs. Miami.
• Wood leads the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (.453) and 3-pointers made (53, 2.8 per game). His streak of 17 consecutive games with a made three-pointer is the longest in the conference.
• Lorenzo Brown's 6.9 assists per game average is the highest for a Pack player since Chris Corchiani handed out 9.6 a game in 1991 to lead the nation.
• NC State's .750 free-throw percentage is second to Virginia Tech (.751) in the ACC.
• The Pack is only ACC program with five players listed among league's scoring leaders. Each player is averaging 11 points or better per game.
• The Pack's strength of schedule is 51st according to Collegerpi. com (as of 1/25/12) and its NCAA RPI is 55th.
