Pack Opens Hall of Fame Showcase Tuesday Against Central Connecticut

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team begins play at the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase Tuesday evening when it plays Central Connecticut inside Mohegan Sun Arena.

The two-day tournament features NC State, Oklahoma State, Central Connecticut and UMass-Lowell. The Pack will play Oklahoma State Wednesday night at 8 p.m.

NC State's game against Central Connecticut will be streamed on FloHoops. FloHoops is a subscription service. There is no free stream of the game. (How to Watch).

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

Noting Central Connecticut
- The Blue Devils have started the season 0-2 after dropping road contest to UConn and Brown.
- Patrick Sellers is in his first year as head coach with the program.
- CCSU returns six letterwinners from last season's team.
- The Blue Devils added a total of 10 newcomers (8 freshman, 1 sophomore, 1 graduate transfer) in head coach Patrick Sellers' first recruiting class.

Tuesday Storylines
- The Pack is returning to the Mohegan Sun for the second consecutive season. Last year, the Pack defeated UMass Lowell, 90-59, on Thursday, Dec. 3, inside Mohegan Sun Arena.
- NC State has had four different players score 20+ points in a game this season. Jericole Hellems (22) and Terquavion Smith (20) accomplished it against Bucknell, Casey Morsell (22) Dereon Seabron (21) did it Saturday against Colgate. Last season in 25 games, NC State had 12 20+-point performances total and only once had a game with two 20-point scorers in it.
- Valuing the basketball: NC State has only turned it over 14 times total this season. The Pack turned it over eight times against Bucknell and just six times against Colgate. NC State is +14 in turnover margin through two games.
- NC State is averaging 19 points a game off opponent turnovers and has outscored its opponents by 15 points this season in points off turnovers. The Pack has won nine straight games when it outscores its opponents in points off turnovers.
- NC State's first two opponents combined to hit 21 three-pointers, compared to just 11 for the Pack. NC State has been outscored by 30 points behind the arc this season.
- The Pack has made (32) 13 more free throws than its opponents have attempted this season. Casey Morsell with 17 free throw attempts has only two less than NC State's two opponents combined.
- Manny Bates injury means the Pack only has three players on its team that are 6'9" or taller available this year. Prior to this season, that trio (Ebenezer Dowuona, Jaylon Gibson and Ernest Ross) had played a combined 128 minutes of college basketball with zero starts. Dowuona, Gibson and Ross (playing in his first collegiate game) all played the most minutes they've ever played in a college game on a Tuesday night. Dowuona had more rebounds Tuesday (9) than he did all of last season (8).

NC State - Central Connecticut Series
- Tuesday will mark the first meeting all-time between the two programs.
- NC State is 11-1 all-time against current teams in the Northeast Conference.

Dereon Seabron named ACC Player of the Week
- Redshirt sophomore guard Dereon Seabron was named ACC Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 15.
- Seabron posted double-doubles in NC State's two opening week wins. He had a then-career-high 18 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Bucknell. He followed up by resetting his career-high with 21 points and 10 rebounds against Colgate.
- Seabron hit the game-winning free throws, breaking a 74-74 tie, with two seconds remaining against Colgate.

Pack Opens Hall of Fame Showcase Tuesday Against Central Connecticut

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Players Mentioned

Manny Bates

Ebenezer Dowuona

Jaylon Gibson

Jericole Hellems

Casey Morsell

Ernest Ross

Dereon Seabron

Terquavion Smith