NC State Topped Pittsburgh 81-72 Saturday In Pittsburgh
NC State topped Pittsburgh 81-72 Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Where?
On the hardwood!
As NC State topped as a team NC State shot 26-55 for 47 % was 7-20 for 35 % on 3 pointers was 22-27 on free throws for 81 %. Four players scored in double figures Ven-Allen Lubin a forward a senior a transfer from NC State’s tobacco road rival North Carolina was 5-8 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 7-8 on free throws to go along 12 rebounds, 17 points. Tre Holloman a guard a senior was 2-5 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 4-6 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists , 10 points. Paul McNeil Jr. was 5-11 on field goals , 5-9 on 3 pointers to go along with two rebounds. Quadir Copeland was 6-11 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 8-9 on free throws to go along 3 rebounds , 9 assists , 20 points.
According to ESPN App
With the 81-72 win at Pittsburgh Saturday NC State improved to 14-6 overall 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
According to https://theacc.com/standings.aspx?path=mbball
Following NC State topping Pittsburgh 81-72 Saturday January 24, 2026 in Pittsburgh NC State Head Coach Will Wade shared his thoughts about his teams performance at Pittsburgh by saying “We got off to a really slow start,”during his postgame radio show. The Wolfpack did not hold a news conference as it had an immediate departure from Pittsburgh. “Quite frankly, not the effort that we would like, but we’re never going to apologize for winning. There’s a little bit more luck involved in this than you would like, but we’re going to get back to Raleigh as quick as we can and take the win.”
Following NC State topping Pittsburgh 81-72 Saturday in Pittsburgh NC State forward, senior Darrion Williams who was 2-8 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers to 4 rebounds, 2 assists 7 points shared his thoughts by saying “We can’t just go into Pitt thinking we’re gonna win,”We’ve got to go earn it, just like we did today.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314354387.html
NC State is now going to prepare to host Syracuse in North Carolina’s state capital on Tuesday night who they play once during the 2025-2026 regular season!
Though,
Could winter storm that hit the East Coast this weekend prevent that from happening as scheduled?
Syracuse comes into the only regular season match up with record of 12-8 overall 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference because they’ve lost three straight Atlantic Coast Conference games. Syracuse’s most recent loss?
An 85-76 loss to Miami Saturday January 24, 2026 in Syracuse New York where as a team Syracuse shot 30-61 on field goals for 49 % 6-21 on 3 pointers for 29% 10-15 on free throws for 67 % . Five players scored in double figures. William Kyle III a forward a senior was 4-7 on field goals , 2-3 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 1 assists, 10 points . Donnie Freeman a forward a sophomore was 7-11 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 14 points. Nate Kingz a guard a senior was 4-7 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points. Naithan George a guard a junior was 4-11 on field goals , 2-6 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along 4 rebounds, 5 assists , 13 points. Kiyan Anthony a freshman a guard who is the son of former Syracuse guard former NBA guard Carmelo Anthony who was drafted in the 1st round of 2003 NBA Draft who played 19 seasons in the NBA that included 8 seasons with Denver 7 season with New York 2 seasons for Portland 1 season for Oklahoma City, 1 season for Los Angles (Lakers) 1 season for Houston was 5-8 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 1-4 on free throws to go along 2 rebounds, 13 points.
Following Syracuse ‘s 85-76 loss to Miami Head Coach Adrian Autry shared his thoughts by saying every time we had a chance to catch momentum we came up short offensively and they (Miami ) made us pay on the other end
According to Tim Wilcox Sports Illustrated article https://www.si.com/college/syracuse/basketball/3-takeaways-syracuse-loss-miami-01kfs2f0tbqc
Tip -off is set for 7:00pm Eastern Time from Lenovo Center!
The game is going to be televised on ESPNU!
Though,
Who is commentating the game is to be determined!