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When: Tuesday – January 6 – 9:00 PM
Where: Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill MA
TV: ACC Network
Opponent: Boston College Eagles
Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 75-65 / NC State 73-63
| Team | PPG | PPG-OPP | FG% | 3PT% | 3PT-M | Reb | Ast | TO | ST | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 85.3 | 71.4 | 48.0% | 37.9% | 10.4 | 36.7 | 16.6 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Boston College | 69.4 | 66.6 | 39.4% | 27.9% | 8 | 39.6 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
Wolfpack Snapshot:
- Record: 10-5, 1-1
- Rankings: KP #32, BT #27
- NET Ranking: NET 37, 8th in ACC Conf NET rankings
- NET performance: Q1 (1-4), Q2 (3-1), Q3 (2-0), Q4 (4-0)
Wolfpack Season So Far:
“”We’ve got better players than how we’re playing. That’s on me as a coach.” Coach Wade
What’s On the Line?
- This is a Q3 game. BC is the lowest ranked ACC team in the NET.
Wolfpack Player Notes:
- Tre Holloman – sprained ankle
- Jerry Deng – groin pull
Opponent Overview:
“This is our breakout year—I’ll say it right here,” [Donald] Hand said. “We’ll be top five in the ACC. I’ll say it confidently.”
The ACC preseason media voters were not listening; they predicted that BC would finish last in the league.
This is coach Earl Grant’s fifth season at Chestnut Hill, and unless he recovers well from a slow start, possibly his last. He has had one winning season (23-’24 – NIT 2nd round) but has not yet had a winning ACC record.
Things could be more subdued than usual at Conte, the students don’t resume classes until January 12th.
“[Donald] Hand is certainly a handful and draws a ton of fouls. He does a really good job driving the ball. He hadn’t shot it as well from three this year, but he also hadn’t seen our defense yet this year.” Will Wade
Opponent Snapshot:
- Record: 7-7, 0-1
- Rankings: KP #155, BT #182
- NET Ranking: NET 187, 18th in ACC Conf NET rankings
- NET performance: Q1 (0-0), Q2 (0-2), Q3 (1-3), Q4 (6-2)
| Wins | Losses | ACC – Wins | ACC – Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel – NET 358 | FAU – NET 104 | Georgia Tech – NET 148 | |
| Temple – NET 148 | Central Conn – NET 271 | ||
| Hampton – NET 248 | Tulane – NET 190 | ||
| Harvard – NET 182 | Davidson – NET 132 | ||
| New Haven – NET 349 | LSU – NET 37 | ||
| Fairleigh Dickinson – NET 357 | Umass – NET 177 | ||
| Le Moyne – NET 301 |
Player Notes
- Aidan Shaw is 6th in the ACC in blocked shots
- Jayden Hastings is 8th in the ACC in blocked shots
| Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | PPG | 3PT% | 3PTApg | REB | ASST | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Hand Jr | RS JR | G | 6’5″ | 210 | 15.6 | 19.1% | 6.4 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Fred Payne | RS SO | G | 6’1″ | 185 | 12.4 | 31.9% | 6.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Jayden Hastings | RS SO | F | 6’9″ | 240 | 6.5 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Luka Toews | SO | G | 6.1″ | 190 | 6 | 41.9% | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Aidan Shaw | SR | G/F | 6’9″ | 210 | 4.4 | 11.1% | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
What to watch for:
- BC strength – Shot Blocking – 3rd in the ACC in blocks
- BC weakness – Offense – Last in the ACC in scoring.
- BC strength – Defense – 5th in scoring defense.
- BC weakness – Shooting – Last in the ACC in FG% and 3PT%
- BC strength – 3PT – 1st in the ACC in limiting 3PT shots, holding opponents to an average of 27.6%
- BC weakness – Assists – Last in the ACC in assists per game
- BC breakout 3PT shooter – Leading scorer Donald Hand is shooting 19.1% on the season. This could be his big day.
Prediction:
This one should look like the NC State / UVA game, but with the Wolfpack administering the beatdown. The Pack has a comfortable lead through the second half until the Eagles make a late game run against Colt Langdon, Jordan Snell, Scottie Ebube, Terrance Arceneaux and Matt Able. Final score, 80-69 Wolfpack.
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