Since NC State's Six Game Winning Streak Came To An End NC State Has Been Going In The Opposite Direction! NC State's Latest Opposite Direction? A 77-76 Loss To Miami Saturday In Raleigh
NC State’s six game winning streak came to an end on Monday February 9, 2026 when they lost to Louisville 118-77 on Monday February 9, 2026 in Louisville Kentucky where because defensively NC State was unable to stop Mikel Brown Jr., Ryan Conwell from scoring.
On the night freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. was 14-23 on field goals , 10-16 on 3 pointers , 7-7 on free throws to go along 9 rebounds , 2 assists, 45 points . Senior guard Ryan Conwell was 10-14 on field goals , 5-6 on 3 pointers , 6-7 on free throws to go along 7 rebounds, 6 assists , 31 points.
As a team,
NC State let Louisville shoot 41 on field goals as they were 28 -68 were 4-22 on 3 pointers for 18 %
According to espn app
With the loss to Louisville Monday night in Louisville Kentucky NC State record is now 18-7 overall 9-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference as they’re fourth in Atlantic Coast Conference standings .
According to https://theacc.com/standings.aspx?path=mbball
Following NC State’s winning streak being snapped because they were unable to stop Mikel Brown Jr. , Ryan Conwell from scoring NC State Head Coach Will Wade shared his thoughts by saying We got whipped off the bounce. They beat us in every way possible. We just got torched,” Wade said. “We gave up 76 points to two players. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that. They picked at some matchups, and we could just never get our footing. Got down 14-4 and never get our footing in the game. We just got hammered.”
I didn’t have the right pulse of things today. I didn’t have the right read today, and it showed,” Wade said. “This should never happen. That’s not the standard of our program, not the standard of who we are. To give up the amount of records that we gave up tonight, it’s embarrassing. It’s embarrassing for myself, it’s embarrassing for the program. It’s embarrassing for our fans.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314618604.html
Since NC State’s six game winning streak came to an end NC State has been going in the opposite direction!
Their latest opposite direction? A 77-76 loss to Miami Saturday in Raleigh!
Where?
On the hardwood!
As NC State lost 77-76 to Miami Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital Matt Able who is a freshman who is a guard was 6-10 on field goals 3-6 on 3 pointers 2-2 on free throws missed 3 pointer jumper.
Following NC State’s 77-76 loss to Miami Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Will Wade shared his thoughts by talking about his teams game execution about Matt Able’s 3 pointer by saying Just poor execution on our part,”I mean, we’ve got a seven-point lead, give up an and-1, we can’t get the ball in bounds, throw it to the corner twice. Guards don’t get open in the middle of the court. The six-minute game. We played one yesterday, and we didn’t execute. When you don’t execute, you deserve the results that you get.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314618779.html
NC State is now going to prepare to host their tobacco road rival North Carolina on Tuesday night in North Carolina’s capital where Ven -Allen Lubin is going to be facing, opposing his former team Ven -Allen Lubin played one season for North Carolina as a junior where he averaged 8.6 points and a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game last season … Also led team in offensive rebounds (69) and blocks (33) … In last 10 games of season averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game …. Scored in double figures in each of the last 10 games of the season and had double-doubles in four of the last six games … Scored in double figures in 15 games … Led team in field goal percentage (67.7%) which is the second-highest in program history for any player with 100 or more made field goals … Shot over 50 percent from the floor in 33 of 35 games played … Scored season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in ACC Tournament semifinal game against Duke … Garnered Second-Team All-ACC Tournament honors … Had a season-high 13 rebounds in ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over Wake Forest.
According to https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/venallen-lubin/15559
Unlike NC State North Carolina won their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game where they were playing their first game without officiant freshman Caleb Wilson who sustained a broken hand in North Carolina’s game at Miami. In North Carolina’s first game without officiant freshman forward Caleb Wilson who sustained broken hand North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65 as Caleb Wilson’s counterpart in Jarin Stevenson who is a junior a forward like Caleb Wilson scored 19 points. As Caleb Wilson’s counterpart Jarin Stephenson scored 19 points he was 6-7 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
According to espn app
Following North Carolina playing their first game without officiant freshman forward Caleb Wilson who sustained broken hand North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts by saying From an offensive standpoint, one of the things that I emphasized the most was that we have to go even faster... and they really bought into it,
Following North Carolina playing their first game without officiant freshman forward Caleb Wilson who sustained broken hand North Carolina forward Jarin Stevenson who is a junior who is Caleb Wilson’s counterpart who was was 6-7 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 19 points shared his thoughts by saying saw people trying to make plays, going out there, being confident,later adding he thought his teammates did a good job “freestyling” with ghost screens and varied actions.
According to Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314601556.html#storylink=cpy
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Lenovo Center that isn’t only home to NC State Men’s Basketball though the Carolina Hurricanes of NHL as well.
The game is going to be televised on ESPN!
Though,
Who is commentating the game is to be determined!