Whew! The Wolfpack Beats Pitt 98-88

Even though NC State drew the lowest seed, Pitt, it still was not an easy game. Neither team played defense well in the first half with both teams over 50 points, the halftime score was 51-50 Wolfpack. Pitt equaled their season average 3PT made in the first half.

The Pack came out of halftime hot and pushed the lead to 63-52 before the Panthers hit their first field goal. The Pack maintained the lead and pushed it as high as 15. As is the norm, an opposing player hit his career high, Cameron Corhen had 27 points.

Survive and advance! The Wolfpack gets the pleasure of the Virginia Cavaliers’ company tomorrow.

Overall Takeaways:

• The Pack hit shots, which it has not done well lately. The Pack shot 61% / 57% / 85%
• Partly due to the high shooting percentage by both teams, the rebounding was close, Pitt led 23-22. (in the first game Pitt had 52 rebounds alone)
• The Wolfpack only had 6 turnovers
• Six players were in double figures

Coach Wade Post Game Comments

Individual Highlights

• Mo Diarra was the player of the game 14 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocked shots.

Player Stats and Box Score

• As goes Quadir Copeland, so goes the team. He played the most minutes (37), led the scoring (24), led assists (8), led steals (2)
• Ven Lubin had another great night, leading rebounding (5) and he was the second leading scorer (18)
• Darrion Williams came back to life with a solid game 12 points / 3 rebounds / 4 assists

Box Score