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NC State Beat Marquette 67-58 Friday Advancing To Elite 8 Sunday Where They're Going To Oppose Tobacco Road Rival Duke With Final Four Berth On The Line

NC State beat Marquette 67-58 Friday advancing to Elite 8 Sunday where they’re going to oppose tobacco road rival Duke with Final Four berth on the line.

As NC State beat Marquette 67-58 Mohamed Diarra was 4-6 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 15 rebounds , 1 assists, 11 points . DJ Burns Jr. was 2-4 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 7 assists , 4 points. Michael O’Connell was 3-10 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 8 points. DJ Horne was 6-15 on field goals, 4-7 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds , 1 assists, 19 points. Casey Morsell was 7-12 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 15 points . Ben Middlebrooks was 2-2 on field goals to go along with 7 rebounds , 2 assists, 4 points.

According to espn app

Following NC State beating Marquette 67-58 Friday advancing to Elite 8 Sunday where they’re going to oppose tobacco road rival Duke with Final Four berth on the line DJ Horne who was was 6-15 on field goals, 4-7 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds , 1 assists, 19 points had this to say!

Guys are trusting one another, playing for one another. We’re getting better defensively. And it seems like we’re getting stronger as the tournament moves on.”

Following NC State beating Marquette 67-58 Friday advancing to Elite 8 Sunday where they’re going to oppose tobacco road rival Duke with Final Four berth on the lineHead Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!

“I’m not surprised because I’ve seen it now for eight straight games,”

“Each game takes its own identity, but we do have a refuse-to-lose mentality.

Guys are trusting one another, playing for one another. We’re getting better defensively. And it seems like we’re getting stronger as the tournament moves on.”

According to https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article287064645.html

NC State is now going to prepare to oppose tobacco road rival Duke with Final Four berth on the line.

NC State has already opposed Duke once during postseason as they opposed Duke on Thursday March 14, 2024 when they played in semifinals of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament when they topped Duke 74-69. As NC State topped Duke 74-69 Mohamed Diarra was 5-9 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 16 rebounds , 2 assists, 14 points . DJ Burns Jr. was 4-11 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds, 4 assists , 10 points. Michael O’Connell was 5-7 on field goals , 2-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 4 assists , 12 points. Jayden Taylor was 5-11 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 points. Casey Morsell was 5-11 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 11 points. DJ Horne was 7-13 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 18 points.

According to espn app

Following NC State’s topping Duke 74-69 in Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament NC State guard DJ Horne who was was 7-13 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 18 points had this to say!

I just wanted the ball , It’s winning time

Following NC State’s topping Duke 74-69 in Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts had this to say!

We talk about our conditioning and how it pays off for us. When you look at those three games that we played honestly we’ve like the more fresh team then anybody.

According to article on espn app