Brief description of the game:
NC State came out of the gate aggressive, led 8-3 at the first timeout and forced 3 TOs, but already had 4 fouls (2 by Holloman, 1 by Copeland and Williams). Unfortunately, Texas didn't seem to care at all. Texas isn't known as a 3PT shooting team, but when the Pack kept throwing open looks at them, they scored 8. 8 of their 15 goals scored were 3PT shots. At the half, Texas shot 60%/62%/90%. At 1:59, Williams fell hard and was taken to the locker room for treatment. Williams, Holloman, Copeland and Breed each committed two fouls at the break. Wen Lubin led the Buckeyes with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Halftime score: Texas up ten, 47-37.
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Darrion Williams entered the starting lineup for the second half. NC State slowly clawed its way back and finally tied the game at 12:14, then again at 10:13 and finally took a 1-point lead at 71-70 at the 7:14 mark. But Texas did what they had been doing all night: They hit mostly wide-open 3PT shots, and NC State couldn't handle their offense. The final score was 97-102.
General conclusions:
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NC State's defensive strategy of allowing 3PT shots was risky, and in this case it burned the Wolfpack. It's not sustainable when you play better teams.
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Definition of terrible defense: score 97 points and lose.
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Definition of terrible defense: Opponent throws 56%/50%/85%.
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The definition of a terrible defense: 55% of the opponent's shots (16 of 29) were 3rd down shots.
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Texas is known for its inside scoring, NC State scores in the paint 46-20
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Texas, known for its dominant rebounding, only won 31–28. NC State led the team in offensive rebounds 8-6. (not many missed shots)
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Still too many fouls away from the basket. Two starters fouled out, plus Alin Breed fouled off the bench.
Four factors
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Teams |
eFG% |
TO% |
OR% |
FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wolf pack |
60.2% |
8.2% |
24.2% |
43.8% |
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Texas |
71.2% |
10.6% |
23.1% |
63.5% |
Coach Wade's Game Commentary
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Individual moments
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Quadir Copeland with a career-high 28 points.
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Three players are over 20 years old: Lubin at 23 and McNeil at 20.
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Lubin leads the team in rebounds with 9 points.
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Copeland leads the team in assists with 6.
Player statistics and box score
|
Player |
PTS |
electronic warfare |
ASST |
TO |
ChLK |
STL |
MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Quadir Copeland |
28 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
33 |
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Ven Allen Lubin |
23 |
9 |
3 |
37 |
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Paul McNeil |
20 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
38 |
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Darrion Williams |
10 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
32 |
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Aline Breed |
7 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
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Holloman tree |
5 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
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Terrence Arsenault |
4 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
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Matthew Able |
2 |
1 |
9 |
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Musa Sanya |
4 |
