Pack Back in PNC Arena Tuesday to host Saint Peter's

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State men's basketball team hosts Saint Peter's at 7 pm Tuesday evening inside PNC Arena.

The Pack has opened the season with four consecutive wins for the second consecutive season and 29th time in program history.

The game on Tuesday will be televised in North Carolina on Fox Sports South with Wes Durham and Dan Bonner on the call. Other stations showing the game can be found at this link.

NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.

Pack the Pantry

Tuesday night marks the last time NC State will be collecting donations in coordination with the Inter-Faith Food Shuttles to Pack the Pack. Fans are encouraged to donate items as they enter PNC Arena on Tuesday.

Items being collected are:

- proteins (canned beans, meats and soups (no creamy soups))

- fruits and vegetables (cans and squeeze pouches. No heavy syrup or soft top cups)

- healthy snacks (crunchy granola bars and raisins)
- breakfast items (individual whole grain cereals, oatmeals and grits)

- noodles (individual packages and cups of mac & cheese, ramen and other noodles)
- milk and juice (100% fruit juice boxes and shelf stable 2% or less fat milk)

Please do not bring items devoid of nutritional value such as soda, chips, candy, sugary breakfast foods, and vienna sausages.

Fans that donate (5) or more perishable items at the Box Office at PNC Arena on the day of each game will receive a voucher for Buy One, Get One Free tickets.

Pack Tracks

- NC State improved to 4-0 on the season with an 82-63 win over Maine on Saturday. Senior guard Torin Dorn led the Pack in scoring for the third time in four games this season, finishing the game against the Black Bears with 15 points. CJ Bryce (14) and Markell Johnson (13) also reached double figures for the Pack.
- NC State's 51-point victory over UNC Asheville on Tuesday was historic for the Pack. With the win the Pack became the first team in ACC history to win each of its first three games of the season by 46 points or more. Through four games, NC State is +166 on its opponents as the Pack is averaging 95.5 points/game in the young season while holding its opponents to an average of 54 points/game.
- NC State is shooting over 40% from three-point range as a team this season, led by the trio of Braxton Beverly, Torin Dorn and Markell Johnson who are a combined 25-of-50 from three-point range. The Pack's opponents are shooting just 24.3% from three-point range, which leads the ACC and ranks 30th in the nation for opponent three-point field goal percentage.
- The Pack's defense limited the first three opponents this season to field goal percentages lower than any team shot against NC State last season: UNC Asheville (33.3%), Maryland Eastern Shore (31.5%) and Mount St. Mary's (32.8%). Last season the lowest FG% for an NC State opponent was 34.8 percent by Robert Morris.

NC State - Saint Peter's Series
- Saturday marks the second all-time meeting between the two programs
- The Pack won the only previous meeting between the programs, 44-33, on Dec. 5, 1981.
- The 33 points allowed were the second-fewest a Jim Valvano coached NC State team ever allowed. The fewest points was later that season when Valvano's Pack limited Maryland to 28 points in a 40-28 NC State win in the ACC Tournament.

Tuesday Storylines
- NC State has won 25 of its last 26 non-conference games at PNC Arena.
- The Pack hasn't trailed since the first half of the first game of the season to Mount St. Mary's. The Mountaineers connected on a field goal with 17:18 remaining in the first half to take a 4-2 lead over NC State. That is the only time this season NC State has trailed in a game.
- Delivering a knockout punch early: NC State has jumped on its last three opponents right from the tip. The Pack jumped out to a 22-4 lead on Maryland Eastern Shore on 11/10. They led UNC Asheville 24-4 on 11/13 and in Saturday's game against Maine, NC State led 15-0, four minutes into the game.
- NC State has outscored its opponents by more than 20 points in five of the eight halves this season. The Pack outscored Mount St. Mary's by 40 points in the second half, outscored Maryland Eastern Shore by 36 points in the first half, outscoured UNC Asheville by 22 points in the first half and 29 points in the second half and outscored Maine by 24 points in the first half on Saturday.
- Balanced scoring attack for the Pack: Torin Dorn is the only Pack player to score in double figures in all four games this season. In NC State's four games there have been 6 double-digit performances by eight different players. Only Blake Harris (scored 8 points against Mount St. Mary's and UNC Asheville) and Eric Lockett (season-high of 9 points) have not reached double figures yet for the Pack.

Pack Back in PNC Arena Tuesday to host Saint Peter's

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Players Mentioned

Braxton Beverly

Torin Dorn

Blake Harris

Markell Johnson

Eric Lockett

Pack Back in PNC Arena Tuesday to host Saint Peter's

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Braxton Beverly

Torin Dorn

Blake Harris

Markell Johnson

Eric Lockett

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