Pack Hosts Texas Southern Sunday at PNC Arena

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team will host Texas Southern inside PNC Arena Sunday night.

Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be televised on Regional Sports Networks. In North Carolina, the game can be found on Bally Sports South. A complete list of affiliates can be found here.

Pack Tracks
-NC State suffered its first loss of the season Wednesday evening when it fell to Oklahoma State, 74-68.
- After jumping out to a 19-10 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game, NC State allowed a 12-0 run by Oklahoma State to end the first half to give the Cowboys a 31-25 lead at the break. OSU extended the lead to 14 points in the second half and still led by nine with under two minutes to go, but a frantic NC State run cut the deficit to two, 68-66, with 33 seconds to play. Oklahoma State hit all six of its free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the game and prevent NC State from completing its comeback.
- Redshirt sophomore guard Dereon Seabron posted his third double-double in four games this season with a team-high 19 points and 10 rebounds against the Cowboys.
- Senior forward Jericole Hellems snapped out of a two-game funk with 18 points. The senior forward scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half. Sophomore guard Cam Hayes also reached double-figures with a season-high 16 points for the Pack in the game against Oklahoma State.
- Dereon Seabron was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase All-Tournament team for his efforts in the two-game tourney. On Tuesday, he reset his career-high with 24 points against Central Connecticut on 8-of-12 shooting from the field. He came one rebound shy of his third consecutive double-double. He closed the tournament with a 19-point, 10-rebound performance against Oklahoma State.

Noting Texas Southern
- Texas Southern was picked to finish first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The duo of John Walker III and Justin Hopkins both earned preseason honors from the conference.
- TSU returns four starters and eight letterwinners total from last season's team that went 17-9 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament where it defeated Mount St. Mary's in a first four game before falling to No. 1 seed, Michigan, 82-66, in the first round.
- Texas Southern ended last season by winning 15 of its 17 games.
- TSU is playing it first 13 games this season on the road. They will not play a home game until Saturday, Jan. 8. Texas Southern has already played games in the state of Oregon, California, Washington and Oregon. After playing at the Pack on Sunday, they travel back west and will play at BYU on Wednesday.

NC State - Texas Southern Series
- Sunday marks the first ever meeting between the two programs.
- NC State is 8-0 all-time against current members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Sunday Storylines
- The Pack has won 25 consecutive regular season home games against non-conference opponents and has a 32-1 record against non-conference opponents in regular season home games under Kevin Keatts.
- NC State has five players (Dereon Seabron, Casey Morsell, Jericole Hellems, Cam Hayes and Terquavion Smith) that average in double figures in scoring this season through four games. Those five combine to score 86% of NC State's points this season. Freshman guard Breon Pass is the Pack's sixth leading scorer at the early stage of the season, but is averaging just 3.7 points per game.
- Keep the Tigers off the offensive glass. Facing a 19-10 deficit early in the first half, Oklahoma State started pounding the glass, eventually ending up with 16 offensive rebounds for the game as. Texas Southern is averaging 15 offensive rebounds per game this season, including an incredible 29 offensive rebounds in a game against Washington earlier this season.
- NC State has made a living at the free throw line this season. The Pack is averaging just under 25 free throw attempts per game and is shooting 75.8 percent at the charity stripe this season. The Pack's 99 free throw attempts are the second-most of any ACC team and at 75.8% shooting, NC State ranks second in free throw percentage. Individually, Jericole Hellems is third in the ACC at 94.1% (16-of-17) and Cam Hayes is sixth at 83.3% (10-of-12).
- Dereon Seabron's 14 offensive rebounds this season are tied for the most by an ACC player this season.
- NC State is averaging 17 points a game off opponent turnovers and has outscored its opponents by 18 points this season in points off turnovers. The Pack has won 10 straight games when it outscores its opponents in points off turnovers.

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Players Mentioned

Cam Hayes

Jericole Hellems

Casey Morsell

Breon Pass

Dereon Seabron

Terquavion Smith