NC State, Syracuse Are Matching Up Once During 2025-2026 Regular Season As They're Matching Up Tuesday Night In Raleigh
Atlantic Coast Conference opponents either match up once or twice during 2025-2026 regular season!
NC State, Syracuse are matching up once during 2025-2026 regular season as they’re matching up Tuesday night in Raleigh.
Where?
On the hardwood!
Though,
Could
NC State comes into the only match up with Syracuse with record of 14-6 overall 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve won two Atlantic Coast Conference games in a row! NC State’s latest Atlantic Coast Conference win an 81-72 win at Pittsburgh on Saturday January 24, 2026 C 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
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 that isn’t only home to NC State Men’s Basketball though the Carolina Hurricane’s of NHL as well!
The game is going to be televised on ESPNU with Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander commentating!
Kevin Brown serves as a play-by-play commentator on several college sports across ESPN platforms, including football, basketball and softball. He also calls NCAA championship action, serving as a voice on the NCAA Div. I Hockey Championship and Women’s College World Series dayside coverage. Brown has also called Little League games on ESPN, and MLB on ESPN Radio.
In addition to his duties at ESPN, Brown is a TV and radio commentator for the Baltimore Orioles, a role he began in 2019.
From 2010 to 2017, he was the director of broadcasting and media relations for the Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. He was also the lead voice of the team, calling radio and television broadcasts.
Brown is a graduate of Newhouse School at Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Cory Alexander joined ESPN in 2009, working as college basketball analyst on ESPN and ACC Network.
Before joining ESPN, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and was an ACC Network commentator for Raycom Sports. He launched the Cory Alexander Basketball School in August 1995 and he still operates it as the owner and president.
His last season in the NBA came with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-2005, and he previously played for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. His first three seasons were spent with the San Antonio Spurs after they drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft.
A 1995 graduate from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, Alexander is a native Waynesboro, Va. A four-year letterwinner, he ranks eighth in UVA history with 401 assists and 24th on their all-time scoring list with 1,286 points. Alexander earned second-team All-ACC honors and a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in 1993. Alexander was a McDonald’s All-American and Parade First Team All-American in 1991 at Oak Hill Academy (Va.).
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