Pack Hosts Coppin State Tuesday in Heritage Game at Reynolds Coliseum

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team hosts its annual Heritage Game Tuesday evening when it welcomes Coppin State to Reynolds Coliseum.

The Pack's return to Reynolds Coliseum allows fans to tour the former home of the NC State men's basketball team and see the Hall of Champions which features many relics from the championship teams of year's past. Also featured above the Hall of Champions is a piece of the Final Four court from last season that fans can have their pictures taken with.

Tipoff against the Eagles is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

Pack Tracks
- NC State opened ACC play with an 84-74 overtime win over Florida State on Saturday. The Pack's win snapped Florida State's NCAA record 14-game overtime win streak. NC State has now won five of its last six overtime games.
- For the second straight game, Marcus Hill and Dontrez Styles led the Pack's offensive effort. Hill scored 23 points - the most points scored by an NC State player this season - on 7-of-12 shooting and 8-of-10 shooting at the foul line. Styles added a season-high 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Styles scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime on Saturday. The duo combined to score 13 of NC State's 14 points in overtime.
- Over the last two games, Hill has scored 40 points on 14-of-23 shooting while Styles has scored 38 points on 14-of-25 shooting. The Kingston, N.C., native has also made six three-pointers in the last two games after only connecting on five in the first seven games of the season. Styles 11 three-pointers this season are the most on the team.
- Marcus Hill has been an efficient scorer this season. He has shot 50 percent or better in seven of nine games. His 54.3 percent field goal percentage would lead the ACC but he is one field goal short of qualifying for the list (have to average five made field goals per game to qualify for the FG% chart).
- Senior Ben Middlebrooks entered this season with 43 blocks in 101 career games, but after one month of play this season, he ranks second in the ACC with an average of 1.67 per game. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native has 15 blocks in nine games this season. The most he's ever had in a season is 24 which he accomplished last season in 41 games.
- Michael O'Connell leads the ACC and ranks 10th in the NCAA with a 4.56 assist-to-turnover ratio. O'Connell finished last season third in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.54). His career assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.85 is currently the third-best assist-to-turnover ratio in program history.
- NC State ranks second in the ACC in field goal percentage, shooting 47.8 percent from the field this season. The Pack is shooting 50.7 percent in its six wins this season.

Tuesday Storylines
- Tuesday is the Pack's annual Heritage Game where it returns to Reynolds Coliseum, its home from 1949-1999. The Pack is 25-2 since the 1999-2000 season when playing at Reynolds Coliseum.
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season (two seasons and counting), NC State is 33-8 (.805) in home games, including a 19-1 mark against non-conference opponents.
- NC State leads the ACC with a +4.4 turnover margin. The Pack has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in every game but one this season. NC State forces 14.7 turnovers per game (4th in ACC) and only turns it over 10.2 times per game (4th in the ACC/41st in the NCAA).
- NC State has been efficient on two-point field goals this season. The Pack has shot a combined 55.8 percent (196-of-351) on two-point field goals in NC State's first nine games of the season. In Saturday's overtime win over Florida State, the Pack shot 20-of-31 (64.5%) on two-point field goals.
- NC State has finished 16th or better in the NCAA the last three seasons in turnovers and this year's team is again one of the nation's best at valuing the basketball. The Pack currently ranks 47th in the NCAA in turnovers per game, averaging just 10.2 an outing.
- The Pack ranks third in the NCAA in fast break points, averaging 20 fast break points per game this season, and for the season is +95 over its opponents in fast break points.
- NC State was back to one of its calling cards in the Kevin Keatts era in Saturday's win over Florida State -- turning opponents points into turnovers. The Pack turned 13 Florida State turnovers into 21 points and finished the game with a 21-9 advantage in points off turnovers in the 10-point win. In the Pack's six wins this season, it has 130 points off turnovers (21.7) and has outscored the opponents in points off turnovers by 77 points. In the Pack's three losses it averages just 9.0 points off turnovers (27) and has been outscored by the opponents in points off turnovers (33-to-27).
- Breon Pass coming into this own as a senior. The Reidsville, N.C., native is in his fourth year in the program and Pass' patience appears to be paying off as he is carving out a role as one of the first guards off the bench for the Pack. Pass has scored 47 points this season and is shooting over 50 percent (7-of-13) from three-point range. Pass' 47 points are the second-most he's ever had in a season at NC State (56 as a freshman).

NC State series with Coppin State
- Tuesday will be the fourth all-time meeting between NC State and Coppin State. NC State has won all three previous meetings.
- Last Meeting (Dec. 6 2022): Coppin State was the Pack's guest for the 2022 rendition of the Heritage Game as the Pack won 94-72. NC State celebrated the 40th anniversary of the 1983 National Championship during the game. Terquavion Smith led NC State with 33 points while Jarkel Joiner added 29. Breon Pass, KJ Keatts and Jordan Snell all played in the game against the Eagles.

Pack Hosts Coppin State Tuesday in Heritage Game at Reynolds Coliseum

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Hill

KJ Keatts

Ben Middlebrooks

Michael O'Connell

Breon Pass

Jordan Snell

Dontrez Styles