NC State Dominated By Virginia 61-76

Game Summary:

A poor performance by NC State.

Virgina came off their loss to VaTech and took control of the game early and maintained it most of the game. They led 40-20 at the half. The Wolfpack showed some signs of life for the first five minutes of the second half and cut the lead to 46-38 on a McNeil 3PT shot but got no closer. UVA led by as many as 27 in the second half. Final 61-76.

Overall Takeaways:

• NC State started slowly again. In the first five minutes they shot 1/6, most good shots that did not fall
• 3PT shooting hurt the Wolfpack again. Lewis was 4/5 and Thomas was 3/5 at the half. For the game, UVA hit 13-33 (39%)
• The Wolfpack was outrebounded 36-24
• The Pack shot only 36% / 25% from the field

Coach Wade Post Game Comments

Individual Highlights

• Coach Wade – post game radio interview – Holloman’s X-Rays came back negative, but decided to rest him the second half
• Copeland led scoring with 13
• Lubin led rebounding with 5
• Copeland led assists with 4
• Williams led steals with 4

Player Stats and Box Score

Box Score