Saturday, March 2
Tallahassee, FL
12 PM
NC State
at
Florida State
Pack Travels to Tallahassee to Take on No. 18 Florida State Saturday
3/1/2019 10:43:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NC State has won four of its last five games
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team (20-8, 8-7 ACC) returns to action Saturday at noon when it plays at 18th-ranked Florida State (22-6, 10-5 ACC).
The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Bob Wischusen, Dick Vitale and Allison Williams on the call.
NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network. Complete list of affiliates here.
Pack Tracks
- NC State defeated Wake Forest by 20 points, 94-74, for its 20th win of the season last Sunday. Junior guard Markell Johnson scored 25 points - the most in his career against an ACC opponent - hitting a career-best six three-pointers in the win. Senior guard Torin Dorn registered a double-double, his sixth of the season, with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman forward Jericole Hellems added 14 points for his first double-figure scoring effort in ACC play.
- Torin Dorn leads the Pack in scoring in ACC play at 12.9 points per game. He ranks tied for 24th in the ACC in scoring in conference games. Georgia Tech is the only ACC team that has its leading scorer in conference play average less than Bryce. The Pack relies on a balanced scoring attack as five different players have led the team in scoring in conference play and only once (Markell Johnson vs. Clemson and Virginia) in conference play has the Pack had the same leading scorer in consecutive games.
- The Pack's bench is averaging 30.9 points per game and has outscored the opponent's bench by 407 points this season. NC State's bench has had 37 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. The Pack is 1-5 when its bench scores less than 20 points and 19-3 when its bench scores over 20 points.
NC State - Florida State Series
- The Pack leads the all-time series, 31-25.
- Florida State has a 14-8 advantage in the series in games played in Tallahassee. The Pack has lost its last two trips to FSU and last won in Tallahassee, 72-63, on Jan. 17, 2015
- Last season, NC State defeated the Seminoles, 92-72. Torin Dorn scored 19 points and had five rebounds. Markell Johnson finished with 12 points and six assists and Braxton Beverly passed out a game-high eight assists in the win.
Saturday Storylines
- Closing strong: Since becoming a head coach at UNCW in the 2014-15 season, Kevin Keatts teams have a record of 27-13 (.675) in regular season games in the months of February and March. His first team at NC State last season won five of its last six regular season games on its way to an 11-7 conference record. This year's NC State team enters Saturday's game having won four of its last five games.
- Kevin Keatts has had back-to-back 20-win seasons in his first two years at NC State. It's the first time since the 2011-12 & 2012-13 teams that the Pack has had back-to-back 20-plus win regular seasons.
- Battle of the Best Benches in the League? Florida State and NC State boast two of the best benches in the ACC, if not the country. Florida's State bench has scored 943 points this season (33.7 per game) and has outscored the opponent's bench by 525 points this season, while NC State's bench has scored 864 points this season (30.9 per game) and has outscored the opponent's bench by 407 points this season. The Seminoles have had 32 individual double-digit scoring performances off-the-bench, while NC State has had 37 individual double-digit bench performances.
- Junior guard CJ Bryce has been fantastic in ACC road games. In seven ACC road games, Bryce is averaging 16.3 points per game on 50 percent shooting from the field. The Charlotte native is shooting 17-of-29 from three-point range (58.6%) in road conference contests. Bryce has hit 16 of his last 21 three-point attempts away from PNC Arena.
- Senior guard Torin Dorn has stepped up his play in the last five games. The Charlotte native is averaging 15.2 points on 52.5% shooting and 8.4 rebounds per game in the Pack's last five outings.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks 18th in the NCAA in forcing opponents into turnovers this season (16.39 per game). Florida State ranks 14th in the ACC in turnovers per game (13.8).
- Sophomore guard Braxton Beverly has made 20 three-pointers over the last six games and has committed just three turnovers in 199 minutes of action during that span (1 turnover every 66.3 minutes played). Beverly ranks third in the ACC in conference-only games with 42 three-pointers. In the Pack's last four ACC road games, Beverly is 15-of-26 (57.7%) from three-point range.
-Sophomore forward DJ Funderburk has made 24 of his last 27 free throw attempts. He is shooting 78.3% from the foul line for the season and has risen to 9th in the ACC in free throw percentage.
- Heading into Saturday, the Pack's opponents have made more free throws than NC State has attempted in seven of the last 11 games. NC State has only attempted more free throws than its opponent five times in ACC 15 games. Through 15 conference games, NC State's opponents have attempted 100 more free throws (367-to-267) than the Pack and is outscoring NC State by 77 points at the free throw line.
-When the Pack shoots 35% or better from three-point range this season it is 17-4. NC State is 7-2 in conference play when it shoots at least 35% from three-point range, but 1-5 when it does not.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team (20-8, 8-7 ACC) returns to action Saturday at noon when it plays at 18th-ranked Florida State (22-6, 10-5 ACC).
The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Bob Wischusen, Dick Vitale and Allison Williams on the call.
NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network. Complete list of affiliates here.
Pack Tracks
- NC State defeated Wake Forest by 20 points, 94-74, for its 20th win of the season last Sunday. Junior guard Markell Johnson scored 25 points - the most in his career against an ACC opponent - hitting a career-best six three-pointers in the win. Senior guard Torin Dorn registered a double-double, his sixth of the season, with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman forward Jericole Hellems added 14 points for his first double-figure scoring effort in ACC play.
- Torin Dorn leads the Pack in scoring in ACC play at 12.9 points per game. He ranks tied for 24th in the ACC in scoring in conference games. Georgia Tech is the only ACC team that has its leading scorer in conference play average less than Bryce. The Pack relies on a balanced scoring attack as five different players have led the team in scoring in conference play and only once (Markell Johnson vs. Clemson and Virginia) in conference play has the Pack had the same leading scorer in consecutive games.
- The Pack's bench is averaging 30.9 points per game and has outscored the opponent's bench by 407 points this season. NC State's bench has had 37 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. The Pack is 1-5 when its bench scores less than 20 points and 19-3 when its bench scores over 20 points.
NC State - Florida State Series
- The Pack leads the all-time series, 31-25.
- Florida State has a 14-8 advantage in the series in games played in Tallahassee. The Pack has lost its last two trips to FSU and last won in Tallahassee, 72-63, on Jan. 17, 2015
- Last season, NC State defeated the Seminoles, 92-72. Torin Dorn scored 19 points and had five rebounds. Markell Johnson finished with 12 points and six assists and Braxton Beverly passed out a game-high eight assists in the win.
Saturday Storylines
- Closing strong: Since becoming a head coach at UNCW in the 2014-15 season, Kevin Keatts teams have a record of 27-13 (.675) in regular season games in the months of February and March. His first team at NC State last season won five of its last six regular season games on its way to an 11-7 conference record. This year's NC State team enters Saturday's game having won four of its last five games.
- Kevin Keatts has had back-to-back 20-win seasons in his first two years at NC State. It's the first time since the 2011-12 & 2012-13 teams that the Pack has had back-to-back 20-plus win regular seasons.
- Battle of the Best Benches in the League? Florida State and NC State boast two of the best benches in the ACC, if not the country. Florida's State bench has scored 943 points this season (33.7 per game) and has outscored the opponent's bench by 525 points this season, while NC State's bench has scored 864 points this season (30.9 per game) and has outscored the opponent's bench by 407 points this season. The Seminoles have had 32 individual double-digit scoring performances off-the-bench, while NC State has had 37 individual double-digit bench performances.
- Junior guard CJ Bryce has been fantastic in ACC road games. In seven ACC road games, Bryce is averaging 16.3 points per game on 50 percent shooting from the field. The Charlotte native is shooting 17-of-29 from three-point range (58.6%) in road conference contests. Bryce has hit 16 of his last 21 three-point attempts away from PNC Arena.
- Senior guard Torin Dorn has stepped up his play in the last five games. The Charlotte native is averaging 15.2 points on 52.5% shooting and 8.4 rebounds per game in the Pack's last five outings.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks 18th in the NCAA in forcing opponents into turnovers this season (16.39 per game). Florida State ranks 14th in the ACC in turnovers per game (13.8).
- Sophomore guard Braxton Beverly has made 20 three-pointers over the last six games and has committed just three turnovers in 199 minutes of action during that span (1 turnover every 66.3 minutes played). Beverly ranks third in the ACC in conference-only games with 42 three-pointers. In the Pack's last four ACC road games, Beverly is 15-of-26 (57.7%) from three-point range.
-Sophomore forward DJ Funderburk has made 24 of his last 27 free throw attempts. He is shooting 78.3% from the foul line for the season and has risen to 9th in the ACC in free throw percentage.
- Heading into Saturday, the Pack's opponents have made more free throws than NC State has attempted in seven of the last 11 games. NC State has only attempted more free throws than its opponent five times in ACC 15 games. Through 15 conference games, NC State's opponents have attempted 100 more free throws (367-to-267) than the Pack and is outscoring NC State by 77 points at the free throw line.
-When the Pack shoots 35% or better from three-point range this season it is 17-4. NC State is 7-2 in conference play when it shoots at least 35% from three-point range, but 1-5 when it does not.
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