North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack Faces Seminoles in Regular Season Finale
3/4/2022 12:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NC State is looking for its first win at Florida State since January 17, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team closes its regular season Saturday afternoon when it faces Florida State in Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.
Tipoff in Tallahassee is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2. NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.
Pack Tracks
- Freshman guard Terquavion Smith led NC State with 22 points against Wake Forest. He also had a team-high four assists. Smith has led the Pack in scoring in seven of the last nine games and has led the team in assists in six consecutive games. He has led the team in rebounding in three of the last five games.
- Smith has scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games and is averaging 22.3 points per game during this stretch.
- Smith has made 91 three-pointers this season, which is the most by a freshman in program history and the sixth-most in a single season in program history. He leads the ACC with an average of 3.03 three-pointers per game. He is aiming to be the first freshman to lead the ACC in three-pointers since Duke's JJ Redick in the 2002-03 season.
- Redshirt-sophomore guard Dereon Seabron leads NC State in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. Seabron is one of only just three DI players - and the only power conference player - to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals. He has led NC State in scoring 12 times this season, in rebounding 22 times, assists 17 times and steals nine times.
Saturday Storylines
- Saturday is a matchup of two of the top teams in the ACC in turnover margin. NC State ranks second in the ACC and 43rd nationally with a +2.7 turnover margin. Florida State is third in the ACC and 60th nationally at +2.1. The Pack only turns it over an average of 10.2 times per game which ranks 19th in the NCAA while Florida State leads the ACC in forcing turnovers, averaging to turn its opponents over 14.9 times per game.
- Biggest stat indicator for an NC State win? Opponent field goal percentage. In its 19 losses this season, NC State's opponents are shooting a combined 50.7 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from three-point range. NC State is 1-13 this season if its opponent shoots over 50 percent from the field. The Pack is 10-6 if it holds its opponent to under 50 percent shooting. In the Pack's wins, opponents are shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from three-point range.
NC State - Florida State Series
- Saturday is the 61st meeting between the two programs. NC State leads the all-time series, 31-29. Florida State has won seven of the last eight games in the series.
- Kevin Keatts has a 1-4 record against Florida State as head coach of NC State, including an 0-2 record at Florida State.
- NC State has lost four consecutive games at Florida State. The last win for the Pack at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center was a 72-63 win on Jan. 17, 2015.
- Earlier Meeting this season: NC State led for over 25 minutes, but Florida State ended the game on a 9-3 run to win, 83-81. Dereon Seabron scored 32 points on 12-of-14 shooting while also passing out a game-high seven assists and added five rebounds in defeat. Terquavion Smith added 23 points, hitting 8-of-15 shots, including 7-of-13 from three-point range.
Chart Climbing
- Career Scoring: Jericole Hellems is currently in 42nd place on NC State's career scoring list. He scored 18 points in last Wednesday's game at Wake Forest, surpassing 1,200 career points. He has the opportunity to move up three spots in the Pack's career scoring list on Saturday. Hellems needs five points to pass Illian Evtimov and Richard Howell (both at 1,214) and seven points to pass Paul Coder (1,216) on the program's all-time scoring list.
- Career Free Throw Percentage: Jericole Hellems is in 13th place on the Pack's career free throw percentage at 79.6 percent. He had his streak of 27 consecutive made free throws snapped in last Saturday's game vs. UNC. He enters Saturday's Florida State game having hit 32 of his last 34 free throws and ranks fourth in the ACC in free throw percentage this season at 84.2 percent.
- Single Season Three-Pointers: Terquavion Smith has 91 three-pointers on the season which is the most by a freshman in school history. He is currently sixth on the program's single-season chart, but enters Saturday's Florida State game needing just four three-pointers to move into a tie for third. Tom Gugliotta (93 in 1991-92), Ralston Turner (94 in 2014-15) and Scott Wood (95 in 2011-12) are
- Single Season Points by a Freshman: Terquavion Smith has scored 483 points this season which is the third-most by a freshman in program history. The only freshmen in program history to score more points in a season are Brandon Costner (605 in 2006-07) and Dennis Smith, Jr. (580 in 2016-17).
- Single Season Blocks: Ebenezer Dowuona has 53 blocks on the season. He currently ranks 12th on the Pack's single-season block list. He trails C.J. Leslie (54 in 2011-12) by one block for 11th and needs three more blocks to move into a tie for ninth with Todd Fuller (56 in 1995-96) and Pano Fasoulas (56 in 1985-86).
Tipoff in Tallahassee is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2. NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.
Pack Tracks
- Freshman guard Terquavion Smith led NC State with 22 points against Wake Forest. He also had a team-high four assists. Smith has led the Pack in scoring in seven of the last nine games and has led the team in assists in six consecutive games. He has led the team in rebounding in three of the last five games.
- Smith has scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games and is averaging 22.3 points per game during this stretch.
- Smith has made 91 three-pointers this season, which is the most by a freshman in program history and the sixth-most in a single season in program history. He leads the ACC with an average of 3.03 three-pointers per game. He is aiming to be the first freshman to lead the ACC in three-pointers since Duke's JJ Redick in the 2002-03 season.
- Redshirt-sophomore guard Dereon Seabron leads NC State in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. Seabron is one of only just three DI players - and the only power conference player - to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals. He has led NC State in scoring 12 times this season, in rebounding 22 times, assists 17 times and steals nine times.
Saturday Storylines
- Saturday is a matchup of two of the top teams in the ACC in turnover margin. NC State ranks second in the ACC and 43rd nationally with a +2.7 turnover margin. Florida State is third in the ACC and 60th nationally at +2.1. The Pack only turns it over an average of 10.2 times per game which ranks 19th in the NCAA while Florida State leads the ACC in forcing turnovers, averaging to turn its opponents over 14.9 times per game.
- Biggest stat indicator for an NC State win? Opponent field goal percentage. In its 19 losses this season, NC State's opponents are shooting a combined 50.7 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from three-point range. NC State is 1-13 this season if its opponent shoots over 50 percent from the field. The Pack is 10-6 if it holds its opponent to under 50 percent shooting. In the Pack's wins, opponents are shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from three-point range.
NC State - Florida State Series
- Saturday is the 61st meeting between the two programs. NC State leads the all-time series, 31-29. Florida State has won seven of the last eight games in the series.
- Kevin Keatts has a 1-4 record against Florida State as head coach of NC State, including an 0-2 record at Florida State.
- NC State has lost four consecutive games at Florida State. The last win for the Pack at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center was a 72-63 win on Jan. 17, 2015.
- Earlier Meeting this season: NC State led for over 25 minutes, but Florida State ended the game on a 9-3 run to win, 83-81. Dereon Seabron scored 32 points on 12-of-14 shooting while also passing out a game-high seven assists and added five rebounds in defeat. Terquavion Smith added 23 points, hitting 8-of-15 shots, including 7-of-13 from three-point range.
Chart Climbing
- Career Scoring: Jericole Hellems is currently in 42nd place on NC State's career scoring list. He scored 18 points in last Wednesday's game at Wake Forest, surpassing 1,200 career points. He has the opportunity to move up three spots in the Pack's career scoring list on Saturday. Hellems needs five points to pass Illian Evtimov and Richard Howell (both at 1,214) and seven points to pass Paul Coder (1,216) on the program's all-time scoring list.
- Career Free Throw Percentage: Jericole Hellems is in 13th place on the Pack's career free throw percentage at 79.6 percent. He had his streak of 27 consecutive made free throws snapped in last Saturday's game vs. UNC. He enters Saturday's Florida State game having hit 32 of his last 34 free throws and ranks fourth in the ACC in free throw percentage this season at 84.2 percent.
- Single Season Three-Pointers: Terquavion Smith has 91 three-pointers on the season which is the most by a freshman in school history. He is currently sixth on the program's single-season chart, but enters Saturday's Florida State game needing just four three-pointers to move into a tie for third. Tom Gugliotta (93 in 1991-92), Ralston Turner (94 in 2014-15) and Scott Wood (95 in 2011-12) are
- Single Season Points by a Freshman: Terquavion Smith has scored 483 points this season which is the third-most by a freshman in program history. The only freshmen in program history to score more points in a season are Brandon Costner (605 in 2006-07) and Dennis Smith, Jr. (580 in 2016-17).
- Single Season Blocks: Ebenezer Dowuona has 53 blocks on the season. He currently ranks 12th on the Pack's single-season block list. He trails C.J. Leslie (54 in 2011-12) by one block for 11th and needs three more blocks to move into a tie for ninth with Todd Fuller (56 in 1995-96) and Pano Fasoulas (56 in 1985-86).
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