NC State Is Returning To Action Is Returning To Hardwood Is Hosting Georgia Tech At Noon Saturday In Raleigh
For seven days NC State hasn’t played an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent on the hardwood other then themselves!
That is changing Saturday at noon as NC State is returning to action is returning to hardwood is hosting Georgia Tech at noon in North Carolina’s state capital!
NC State comes into the game with Georgia Tech with record of 12-5 overall 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve won pair of Atlantic Coast Conference games including their previous game on Saturday January 10, 2026 beating Florida State 113-69 in Tallahassee. NC State beat Florida 113 -79 in only match up of 2025-2026 regular season Saturday as six players scored in double figures in Tallahassee.
Where?
On the hardwood!
Those players were Darrion Williams who is a forward a senior who was 6-15 on field goals , 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists 20 points.
Ven-Allen Lubin who is a forward a transfer a senior from NC State’s tobacco road rival North Carolina was 6-7 on field goals , 7-8 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 4 blocks 19 points. Paul McNeil Jr. who is a guard who is a sophomore was 7-13 on field goals, 5-10 on 3 pointers , 2-3 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds , 1 assists, 21 points. Quadir Copeland who is a guard who is a senior was 4-6 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along 1 rebound, 6 assists , 10 points . Matt Able who is a freshman who is a guard was 5-11 on field goals , 5-7 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds , 2 assists, 15 points. Terrance Arceneaux who is a guard who is junior was 5-7 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 13 points.
As a team NC State shot 38-69 on field goals for 55 % 19-35 on 3 pointers for 54 % were 18-23 for 78%!
Following NC State beating Florida State 113-79 in only match up of 2025 -2026 regular season Head Coach Will Wade shared his thoughts by saying I thought the beginning of the second half was a little bit choppy,”We were in, kind of, the same position last Saturday against Virginia. We were down 20 at the half. Came out, and by the 17-minute mark, we cut it to like nine, or something like that. We knew that they were going to their connected team, they’re a good team. We knew they were going to come out strong to try to make that run. We were able to withstand that.”We had some stuff,”of some of the imperfections. “They (Florida State) cut it to 17. That was as close as they got in the second half, but our guys were able to stretch the lead back out. Outside of that first three or four minutes in the second half, I thought we were really solid.”We did our job. We went on the road, and we won two games that we needed to win on the road,”
This is what we’re supposed to do. This was great. It’s a good win. Florida State’s a good team. They’re going to beat some folks down here, and they play a unique style of play. “This was a good win for us, but we’ve still got to continue to get better. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us. We’ve got a big stretch ahead of us.”
Following NC State beating Florida State 113-79 in only match up of 2025 -2026 regular season Darrion Williams who is a forward a senior who was 6-15 on field goals , 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists 20 points shared his thoughts by saying We just wanted to be more aggressive and set the tone early,”
“No matter how many points we score, we want to have our best defense.”
According Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314170064.html
While NC State hasn’t played an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent for seven days can’t say the same for Georgia Tech as they played an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in Pittsburgh Wednesday night in Atlanta Georgia where they lost by score of 89-66 where four players scored in double figures Bay Ndongo who is a forward a junior was 4-11 on field goals , 4-4 on free throws to go along 8 rebounds , 12 points. Kowacie Reeves Jr. who is a forward who is a senior was 3-10 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers , 5-6 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 11 points . Kam Craft who is a guard who is a junior was 5-8 on field goals , 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 14 points. Chas Kelley III who is a guard who is a senior was 4-7 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 assists, 11 points.
Following Georgia’s 89-66 loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday Head Coach Damon Stoudmire shared his thoughts by saying Now I can't pinpoint it, but I do know it is a lot of season. And so there's optimism on my way. It doesn't feel like that right now, but you've got to keep pushing. The one thing that we'll do is we'll keep fighting. The first thing, at times, you have to do, and it's so cliché, so I don't really want to say it like that. But you just got to say, got to find guys that just want to play hard. Because tonight I just didn't think we played hard enough. Sitting or standing on the sideline and watching the game. They just played harder than us. They played really desperately, and we got to become that team. You know, we can't be a group that makes excuses. You know, we have to be coachable when we don't want to be coached. Tough times are times when you see what people are made of. I think we do have a lot left in the tank. And it's too early to look at it any other way. But we got work to do,”
According to Najeh Wilkins Sports Illustrated article https://www.si.com/college/georgiatech/basketball/good-bad-the-ugly-from-georgia-tech-s-home-loss-to-pittsburgh-01kf1k4k3ezv
Tip off is set for 12:00pm from Lenovo Center!
The game is going to be televised on CW Network with Tom Werme, Seth Davis commentating!
Tom Werme is the lead play-by-play announcer for Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) college football and basketball on The CW Network.
Werme is a decorated television sports announcer who has called ACC college basketball on Raycom Sports and the Regional Sports Networks and served as a play-by-play announcer for the NCAA Final Four on Turner Sports. He has also called football and basketball games for the Big Ten Network and held similar roles within the ESPN family, Fox Sports South and Raycom Sports. Previously, Werme was the sideline reporter and the pregame/halftime/postgame host for Oklahoma City Thunder telecasts and performed the same position with the Charlotte Bobcats. He has also called games for Fox College Sports and Major League Lacrosse games for the Charlotte Hounds on ESPN3.
Werme is a graduate of the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University.
Seth Davis joined CBS Sports in 2003 as a contributor to the Network’s coverage of The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. He serves as a studio analyst on the college basketball halftime show, AT THE HALF® and also as an analyst for CBS Sports Network’ s round table college basketball show, INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL. In addition, Davis serves as host of MEN OF MARCH, the Network’s popular interview program featuring college basketball coaches from prominent Division I programs. Davis also is a senior writer the The Athletic. In 2004, he was a reporter for CBS Sports’ THE NFL TODAY.
Prior to joining CBS Sports, Davis was a veteran writer for Sports Illustrated. During his long tenure at SI, he authored the "Inside College Basketball" column and was a frequent contributor for SI.com, where his popular "Hoop Thoughts" column became a weekly staple during the college basketball season.
Davis spent three years at the New Haven Register, covering primarily local sports, the NFL, NBA and college basketball. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball” and the memoir, “Equinunk, Tell Your Story: My Return to Summer Camp.” In 2014, he penned “Wooden: A Coach's Life,” a biography of the legendary basketball coach, John Wooden; and most recently in 2018 had his fourth book published, "Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams."
Davis graduated in 1992 with a degree in political science from Duke University, where he served as a sports columnist for The Chronicle. He has performed stand-up comedy in various clubs throughout New York City.
According to https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/talent/?view=tom-werme
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/shows/cbs-sports/talent/?view=seth-davis