North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
4-0
South Florida
3-1
NC State Battles Past South Florida 68-65
11/23/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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RALEIGH - The NC State men's basketball team never trailed en route to a 68-65 victory over South Florida on Sunday. The Wolfpack, led by Trevor Lacey with 21 points and seven rebounds, improved to 4-0 with the win.
The Pack dominated the offensive glass gathering 16 offensive rebounds while scoring 15 second-chance points. After missing his first three shots, Kyle Washington made four of his last five attempts to finish with 8 points on 4-for-8 shooting. Lennard Freeman pulled down 10 rebounds making it his third straight game with at least 10 rebounds.
MORE: Wolfpack makes the critical plays to improve to 4-0
Gott Said It: "My first thought is that we are always happy to win but I think we need to play a lot better, especially down the stretch. Sometimes if you make a foul shot the game just ends a little bit easier. It was disappointing today that we didn't do a good job from the foul line. I thought in the first half they went to the zone. We got some good shots against the zone. We just couldn't seem to get the ball in the basket. Trevor and Ralston combined to go to 2-for-11 from the 3-point line, which I hope doesn't happen very often. I don't think it will, but we had good shots. I thought the fact that we couldn't knock down some threes was because they stayed in the zone a little longer. They did a good job of attacking the zone and getting it inside.
"There are a lot of things we can take away from this game and learn something. They are a tough team to play. They really spread the floor really well. They made some tough ones and you have to give those guys credit. They came in and played really well. We are obviously very happy to win and move on to the next game."
Up Next: NC State will play twice around the Thanksgiving holiday. The Pack hosts Richmond Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. Boise State comes to town Friday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m.
