Tuesday, January 29
Raleigh, NC
7 pm
NC State
vs
Virginia
Pack Welcomes Third-Ranked Virginia to PNC Arena
1/28/2019 2:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NC State is 4-1 against top-10 opponents under Kevin Keatts
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RALEIGH, NC – The 23rd-ranked NC State men's basketball team (16-4, 4-3 ACC) hosts third-ranked Virginia (18-1, 6-1 ACC) Tuesday evening at 7 pm inside PNC Arena.
The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Rece Davis. LaPhonso Ellis and Brooke Weisbrod calling the action. NC State fans can listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes on the Wolfpack Sports Network.
Pack Tracks
- The Pack battled back from a six-point deficit with 24 seconds remaining to defeat Clemson, 69-67, on a three-point buzzer-beater by sophomore guard Braxton Beverly.
- The game on Saturday marked the return of junior guard Markell Johnson to the lineup. Johnson had missed the previous three games after being hurt in the first half of the Pitt game on 1/12. The Cleveland, Ohio native scored a team-best 16 points - 14 points in the second half - on 6-10 shooting, including 3-6 from long distance.
- The Pack has five players averaging in double figures in ACC play, led by junior guard CJ Bryce at 14.6 points per game. Over the last four games, Bryce is averaging 17.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The Charlotte native has hit 11 of his last 14 three-point attempts and leads the ACC in three-point field goal percentage in conference play at 48.3%.
- Six different players have led NC State in scoring this season: Beverly (3x), Bryce (1x) Devon Daniels (3x), Torin Dorn (7x), Johnson (5x) and Eric Lockett (1x) have led the Pack in scoring. NC State relies on a balanced scoring attack. All 10 players on the roster have scored in double figures in at least one game this season.
- The Pack's bench is averaging 33.8 points per game and has outscored the opponents bench by 326 points this season. NC State's bench has had 28 individual double-digit scoring performances. The Pack has scored 40+ points off the bench in eight games this season, including a school-record 62-point performance in the win over USC Upstate on Dec. 22. NC State is 16-1 when its bench scores over 20 points.
NC State - Virginia Series
- NC State leads the all-time series, 82-65.
- Virginia has won the last six meetings between the two programs. NC State's last season regular season win over the Cavaliers was a 72-67 win on Feb. 21, 2009. The Pack's two wins in the series since 2/21/09 were in the ACC Tournament.
- Last season, the third-ranked Cavaliers defeated NC State, 68-51, in Charlottesville on Jan. 14, 2018.
Tuesday Storylines
- The Pack has a 9-3 home record in ACC action under head coach Kevin Keatts.
- Tuesday will be the 13th time in the 54 games Kevin Keatts has been head coach that the Pack will face a team ranked in the top-25. The Pack is 6-6 against ranked opponents with Keatts as head coach. NC State is 4-1 against top-10 opponents under Keatts, including a 2-0 mark against top-10 teams in PNC Arena.
- The Pack is shooting 76% from the free throw line in ACC play (2nd in the conference), but is averaging just 14.9 free throw attempts per game in conference play. Virginia at 13.6 free throw attempts per game is the only team in the ACC that averages less free throws per game than the Pack.
- NC State's opponents have attempted more free throws than the Pack has made in four consecutive games and five of the last six. NC State's opponents have hit 144 free throws in seven games against the Pack. NC State's opponents have hit 40 more free throws than the Pack has even attempted (104). The Pack has been outscored by 65 points at the free throw line in ACC play.
- NC State enters Tuesday's game third in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (38.4%) and fourth in three-pointers made per game (8.65). NC State is 15-2 this season when it shoots 30% or better from three-point range. Virginia leads the NCAA in allowing opponents to shoot only 24.9% from three-point range. The Cavaliers have only allowed better than 30% shooting from three-point range in four of 19 games this season and the most three-pointers it has given up in a game is eight. NC State has hit at least eight three-pointers in 12 of 20 games this season.
RALEIGH, NC – The 23rd-ranked NC State men's basketball team (16-4, 4-3 ACC) hosts third-ranked Virginia (18-1, 6-1 ACC) Tuesday evening at 7 pm inside PNC Arena.
The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Rece Davis. LaPhonso Ellis and Brooke Weisbrod calling the action. NC State fans can listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes on the Wolfpack Sports Network.
Pack Tracks
- The Pack battled back from a six-point deficit with 24 seconds remaining to defeat Clemson, 69-67, on a three-point buzzer-beater by sophomore guard Braxton Beverly.
- The game on Saturday marked the return of junior guard Markell Johnson to the lineup. Johnson had missed the previous three games after being hurt in the first half of the Pitt game on 1/12. The Cleveland, Ohio native scored a team-best 16 points - 14 points in the second half - on 6-10 shooting, including 3-6 from long distance.
- The Pack has five players averaging in double figures in ACC play, led by junior guard CJ Bryce at 14.6 points per game. Over the last four games, Bryce is averaging 17.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The Charlotte native has hit 11 of his last 14 three-point attempts and leads the ACC in three-point field goal percentage in conference play at 48.3%.
- Six different players have led NC State in scoring this season: Beverly (3x), Bryce (1x) Devon Daniels (3x), Torin Dorn (7x), Johnson (5x) and Eric Lockett (1x) have led the Pack in scoring. NC State relies on a balanced scoring attack. All 10 players on the roster have scored in double figures in at least one game this season.
- The Pack's bench is averaging 33.8 points per game and has outscored the opponents bench by 326 points this season. NC State's bench has had 28 individual double-digit scoring performances. The Pack has scored 40+ points off the bench in eight games this season, including a school-record 62-point performance in the win over USC Upstate on Dec. 22. NC State is 16-1 when its bench scores over 20 points.
NC State - Virginia Series
- NC State leads the all-time series, 82-65.
- Virginia has won the last six meetings between the two programs. NC State's last season regular season win over the Cavaliers was a 72-67 win on Feb. 21, 2009. The Pack's two wins in the series since 2/21/09 were in the ACC Tournament.
- Last season, the third-ranked Cavaliers defeated NC State, 68-51, in Charlottesville on Jan. 14, 2018.
Tuesday Storylines
- The Pack has a 9-3 home record in ACC action under head coach Kevin Keatts.
- Tuesday will be the 13th time in the 54 games Kevin Keatts has been head coach that the Pack will face a team ranked in the top-25. The Pack is 6-6 against ranked opponents with Keatts as head coach. NC State is 4-1 against top-10 opponents under Keatts, including a 2-0 mark against top-10 teams in PNC Arena.
- The Pack is shooting 76% from the free throw line in ACC play (2nd in the conference), but is averaging just 14.9 free throw attempts per game in conference play. Virginia at 13.6 free throw attempts per game is the only team in the ACC that averages less free throws per game than the Pack.
- NC State's opponents have attempted more free throws than the Pack has made in four consecutive games and five of the last six. NC State's opponents have hit 144 free throws in seven games against the Pack. NC State's opponents have hit 40 more free throws than the Pack has even attempted (104). The Pack has been outscored by 65 points at the free throw line in ACC play.
- NC State enters Tuesday's game third in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (38.4%) and fourth in three-pointers made per game (8.65). NC State is 15-2 this season when it shoots 30% or better from three-point range. Virginia leads the NCAA in allowing opponents to shoot only 24.9% from three-point range. The Cavaliers have only allowed better than 30% shooting from three-point range in four of 19 games this season and the most three-pointers it has given up in a game is eight. NC State has hit at least eight three-pointers in 12 of 20 games this season.
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