WASHINGTON — Michael O’Connell kept North Carolina State’s NCAA Tournament hopes alive by the slimmest of margins, banking in a wild 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime in a 73-65 victory over Virginia in the ACC Tournament semifinals Friday night. “As it went up I was like, man, that shot is going in, it’s going in, and then luckily …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dennis Parker Jr. and Jayden Taylor scored 15 points each and North Carolina State defeated Virginia 76-60 on Saturday in the conference home opener for the Wolfpack. The Wolfpack led 35-28 at halftime then opened the second half on an 11-4 run in which Parker scored four points and Horne hit a 3-pointer to give them a …
Virginia Cavaliers at NC State Wolfpack Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolfpack -1.5; over/under is 127.5 BOTTOM LINE: DJ Horne and the NC State Wolfpack host Reece Beekman and the Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than NC State gives up. LAST 10 GAMES: Wolfpack: …
Virginia Cavaliers at NC State Wolfpack Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Reece Beekman and the Virginia Cavaliers take on DJ Horne and the NC State Wolfpack in ACC action. Virginia has shot at a 45.5% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points greater than the 43.0% shooting opponents of NC State have averaged. LAST …
RALEIGH, N.C. — After No. I’m really proud of what they’ve done with the schedule we’ve played.” N.C. State was sharp Sunday, shooting 50% from the floor to rout Virginia 82-55. “To come out with the ‘W’ in ACC play, it makes us excited to come back and just dive back in and get into full-fledged league play.” BIG PICTURE …