DJ Horne hit a floater with just under 10 seconds remaining and NC State survived a last-second shot in the paint to emerge with a 78-77 win over Clemson Saturday night in Littlejohn Coliseum. It was the first Quad 1 win of the year for the Pack and the victory put them into a three-way [...]
It’s never fun to lose. But sometimes you can leave a loss with your head held high, knowing you executed the game plan and played close to the best of your ability. And this was one of those types of games for the Pack. They went on the road to play a team ranked 35th [...]
It’s tough to lose a home game when every contest is critical for both ACC tournament seeding and a potential NCAA bid. But when you convert free throws at a 40% clip and your opponent makes 90% of theirs, well a defeat is all but bound to happen. And that’s how the Pack lost to [...]
DJ Horne poured in 26 points to lead the Wolfpack to an 82-76 win over Georgia Tech Saturday at PNC Arena. The victory gave coach Kevin Keatts his 200th career win and lifted State to a 7-4 record in the ACC. By NET rating, this was the weakest team left on the Wolfpack’s schedule, making [...]
DJ Horne scored 24 points to lead NC State to a 74-68 win over Miami Tuesday night at PNC Arena. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Pack and raised their conference record to 6-4. It was a Quad 2 win, upping their record to 4-7 in games in the first two quads. [...]
The gang that couldn’t shoot straight strikes again. N.C. State shot a dismal 21% from the floor in the opening 20 minutes. They trailed by 16 at the half, by as many as 21 in the second half and wound up on the short side of a 77-65 score in a conference loss at Syracuse, [...]
N.C. State rallied from 14 points down in the second half at Virginia but were unable to complete the comeback, falling in overtime, 59-53. It was another missed opportunity to pick up a Quad 1 win for the Pack, and one that they can certainly look in the mirror for the main reason why they [...]
N.C. State committed a season-high 18 turnovers, didn’t play as smart defensively as they have recently and combined with a questionable coaching move, resulted in a 84-78 loss to Va. Tech Saturday afternoon. The loss dropped the Pack to a 5-2 conference record, with both losses coming on their home floor. At first, it looked [...]
My first in-person basketball games came in the upper deck of Madison Square Garden, watching the Knicks. I remember being surprised at how often bigs, like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, didn’t cross half court. Then, when I went to NC State and started to get courtside seats, I was surprised with how physical the games were. [...]
After shooting 2-16 in the loss Wednesday to North Carolina, DJ Horne was removed from the starting lineup for Michael O’Connell in Saturday’s game at Louisville. The move paid off in spades, as O’Connell had 11 points, six assists and a +13 in his 31 minutes on the floor. And Horne came off the bench [...]
Not long after Ralph Sampson left, Virginia became the worst team in the league to watch play, consistently fielding teams that played plodding, half-court games. And that’s said by an NC State fan, who haven’t exactly been confused with run-and-gun Loyola Marymount teams for most of that span. It’s a borderline chore watching Virginia basketball. [...]
The N.C. State Wolfpack trailed the entire game, until with 0.6 seconds remaining, DJ Bruns completed an up and under move to give them a 54-52 road win over Notre Dame Wednesday night. Longtime fans will recognize that score, as that’s the same one State prevailed with over the Houston Cougars in the 1983 NCAA [...]