Saturday, March 9
Chestnut Hill, MA
2 pm
NC State
at
Boston College
Pack Heads to Boston College for Regular Season Finale
3/8/2019 11:29:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NC State looking for season sweep of the Eagles
Fox Sports South | ACC Network Extra
RALEIGH, NC – The NC State men's basketball team (20-10, 8-9 ACC) closes the regular season on Saturday when it visits Boston College (14-15, 5-12 ACC) for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
The game will be televised locally on Fox Sports South with Evan Lepler and Brian Oliver calling the action. A complete list of affiliates showing the game can be found here.
NC State fans can also tune into the Wolfpack Sports Network and hear Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes calling the action. Fans can listen online here and find a list of affiliates here.
Pack Tracks
- NC State dropped it home finale Wednesday evening, falling to Georgia Tech on a last second three-point play, 63-61. Markell Johnson led the Pack with 17 points and five assists. DJ Funderburk finished with 15 points and Devon Daniels added 13 points. Torin Dorn chipped in 12 points, including a three-pointer with six seconds remaining that gave the Pack a brief, 61-60, lead.
- Torin Dorn leads the Pack in scoring in ACC play at 12.8 points per game. He does not rank among the top-25 individuals in scoring conference play as NC State and Georgia Tech are the only teams in the ACC to not have a player rank in the top-25. The Pack relies on a balanced scoring attack as six 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 442 points this season. NC State's bench has had 40 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 19-5 when its bench scores over 20 points.
- In ACC games, the Pack has shot better on the road than at home. NC State is shooting 44.2% from the field and 38.5% from three-point range in eight conference road games. In nine ACC home games, NC State shot 39.1% and 28.2% from three-point range.
NC State - Boston College Series
- The Pack leads the all-time series, 11-10.
- NC State has a 3-6 record at Boston College. The Pack has lost the last two games in Conte Forum. NC State's last win at Boston College was a 78-73 victory on Jan. 5, 2013.
- NC State won the first meeting this season, 89-80, in overtime. The Pack had a 14-point second half lead, but Boston College went on a 15-0 run to take the lead. Devon Daniels recorded his first double-double in an NC State uniform, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds and also added a career-best five steals.
Saturday Storylines
- Closing strong: Since becoming a head coach at UNCW in the 2014-15 season, Kevin Keatts teams have a record of 27-15 (.643) 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.
- 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. Keatts is just the 11th coach in ACC history to have back-to-back 20-win seasons in his first two seasons as a head coach in the league.
- Senior guard Torin Dorn has stepped up his play in the last six games. The Charlotte native is averaging 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in the Pack's last seven outings. He is averaging 3.1 offensive rebounds per game in that stretch, including 15 offensive boards in the last four games.
- Dorn has scored 31 of his 37 points in the last three games in the second half.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks 18th in the NCAA in forcing opponents into turnovers this season (16.37 per game). In the first meeting, the Pack forced Boston College into 18 turnovers and scored 24 points off Eagles' turnovers.
- The Pack ranks 14th in the NCAA in opponent's three-point field goal percentage, holding its opponents to 29.8% shooting from long range this season. Boston College hit 11 three-pointers in the first game between the teams, the most three-pointers allowed by the Pack this season. BC finished the game 11-of-29 (37.9%) from three-point range. The 29 three-point attempts were also the most by an NC State opponent this season.
- Win the boards, win the game? NC State is 6-2 in ACC play this season when it finishes the game even or ahead in rebounding margin. In ACC play when the Pack is outrebounded it is just 2-7. In the first game between the two teams, NC State and Boston College finished even in rebounding with 39 each. The Eagles did have 15 offensive rebounds in the game, which is tied for the most allowed by NC State this season.
- Sophomore guard Braxton Beverly has connected on 128 three-pointers in his first two seasons at NC State and needs just eight more to have the most in program-history after a player's sophomore season. Currently, Scott Wood has the most three-pointers with 135, while Rodney Monroe and Maverick Rowan each had 134 after their sophomore seasons.
- Heading into Saturday, the Pack's opponents have made more free throws than NC State has attempted in nine of the last 13 games. NC State has only attempted more free throws than its opponent five times in 17 ACC games. Through 17 conference games, NC State's opponents have attempted 118 more free throws (417-to-299) than the Pack and is outscoring NC State by 87 points at the free throw line.
- Sophomore forward DJ Funderburk has made 36 of his last 41 free throw attempts. He is shooting 79.2% from the foul line for the season and has risen to 7th in the ACC in free throw percentage. Funderburk leads the Pack in free throw percentage and would be the first non-guard since Brandon Costner (82.2% in 2007-08 season) to lead the team in free throw percentage.
- When the Pack shoots 35% or better from three-point range this season it is 17-5. NC State is 7-3 in conference play when it shoots at least 35% from three-point range, but 1-6 when it does not.
RALEIGH, NC – The NC State men's basketball team (20-10, 8-9 ACC) closes the regular season on Saturday when it visits Boston College (14-15, 5-12 ACC) for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
The game will be televised locally on Fox Sports South with Evan Lepler and Brian Oliver calling the action. A complete list of affiliates showing the game can be found here.
NC State fans can also tune into the Wolfpack Sports Network and hear Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes calling the action. Fans can listen online here and find a list of affiliates here.
Pack Tracks
- NC State dropped it home finale Wednesday evening, falling to Georgia Tech on a last second three-point play, 63-61. Markell Johnson led the Pack with 17 points and five assists. DJ Funderburk finished with 15 points and Devon Daniels added 13 points. Torin Dorn chipped in 12 points, including a three-pointer with six seconds remaining that gave the Pack a brief, 61-60, lead.
- Torin Dorn leads the Pack in scoring in ACC play at 12.8 points per game. He does not rank among the top-25 individuals in scoring conference play as NC State and Georgia Tech are the only teams in the ACC to not have a player rank in the top-25. The Pack relies on a balanced scoring attack as six 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 442 points this season. NC State's bench has had 40 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 19-5 when its bench scores over 20 points.
- In ACC games, the Pack has shot better on the road than at home. NC State is shooting 44.2% from the field and 38.5% from three-point range in eight conference road games. In nine ACC home games, NC State shot 39.1% and 28.2% from three-point range.
NC State - Boston College Series
- The Pack leads the all-time series, 11-10.
- NC State has a 3-6 record at Boston College. The Pack has lost the last two games in Conte Forum. NC State's last win at Boston College was a 78-73 victory on Jan. 5, 2013.
- NC State won the first meeting this season, 89-80, in overtime. The Pack had a 14-point second half lead, but Boston College went on a 15-0 run to take the lead. Devon Daniels recorded his first double-double in an NC State uniform, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds and also added a career-best five steals.
Saturday Storylines
- Closing strong: Since becoming a head coach at UNCW in the 2014-15 season, Kevin Keatts teams have a record of 27-15 (.643) 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.
- 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. Keatts is just the 11th coach in ACC history to have back-to-back 20-win seasons in his first two seasons as a head coach in the league.
- Senior guard Torin Dorn has stepped up his play in the last six games. The Charlotte native is averaging 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in the Pack's last seven outings. He is averaging 3.1 offensive rebounds per game in that stretch, including 15 offensive boards in the last four games.
- Dorn has scored 31 of his 37 points in the last three games in the second half.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks 18th in the NCAA in forcing opponents into turnovers this season (16.37 per game). In the first meeting, the Pack forced Boston College into 18 turnovers and scored 24 points off Eagles' turnovers.
- The Pack ranks 14th in the NCAA in opponent's three-point field goal percentage, holding its opponents to 29.8% shooting from long range this season. Boston College hit 11 three-pointers in the first game between the teams, the most three-pointers allowed by the Pack this season. BC finished the game 11-of-29 (37.9%) from three-point range. The 29 three-point attempts were also the most by an NC State opponent this season.
- Win the boards, win the game? NC State is 6-2 in ACC play this season when it finishes the game even or ahead in rebounding margin. In ACC play when the Pack is outrebounded it is just 2-7. In the first game between the two teams, NC State and Boston College finished even in rebounding with 39 each. The Eagles did have 15 offensive rebounds in the game, which is tied for the most allowed by NC State this season.
- Sophomore guard Braxton Beverly has connected on 128 three-pointers in his first two seasons at NC State and needs just eight more to have the most in program-history after a player's sophomore season. Currently, Scott Wood has the most three-pointers with 135, while Rodney Monroe and Maverick Rowan each had 134 after their sophomore seasons.
- Heading into Saturday, the Pack's opponents have made more free throws than NC State has attempted in nine of the last 13 games. NC State has only attempted more free throws than its opponent five times in 17 ACC games. Through 17 conference games, NC State's opponents have attempted 118 more free throws (417-to-299) than the Pack and is outscoring NC State by 87 points at the free throw line.
- Sophomore forward DJ Funderburk has made 36 of his last 41 free throw attempts. He is shooting 79.2% from the foul line for the season and has risen to 7th in the ACC in free throw percentage. Funderburk leads the Pack in free throw percentage and would be the first non-guard since Brandon Costner (82.2% in 2007-08 season) to lead the team in free throw percentage.
- When the Pack shoots 35% or better from three-point range this season it is 17-5. NC State is 7-3 in conference play when it shoots at least 35% from three-point range, but 1-6 when it does not.
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