NC State Made Quick Work Of North Carolina Who Was Playing Without Henri Veesaar, Caleb Wilson Handing North Carolina 82-58 Loss Tuesday Night In Raleigh
North Carolina was playing without North Carolina already is playing without officiant freshman forward Caleb Wilson who is a who leads North Carolina in points, rebounds, assists per game averaging 19.8 points , 9.4 rebounds , 2.7 assists per game.
According to espn app
North Carolina is going to be missing their officiant freshman who leads them in every category because Caleb Wilson broke his left hand in North Carolina ‘s 75-66 loss to Miami Tuesday night in Coral Gables Florida when he closed out on Miami’s Noam Dovrat 3-point attempt with 5:35 remaining in the first half. Both players hit the hardwood, where Wilson lay for a moment, his face covered by his hands before teammates helped him to his feet. At the Watsco Center, there were subtle signs of the injury. Wilson briefly glanced at his left hand at the start of the second half. He later approached coach Hubert Davis during a stoppage, pointing to the left hand and shaking his head. Wilson exited shortly afterward for evaluation by UNC trainer Doug Halverson. His mother and sister soon joined him in the locker room for the examination. Then Caleb Wilson returned to the game. When North Carolina returned to Chapel Hill Caleb Wilson was further evaluated and it was determined that a fracture was discovered and it has been determined that Caleb Wilson is going to be sidelined indefinitely.
Following it being announced that Caleb Wilson would be sidelined with broken left hand Caleb Wilson shared his thoughts on social media (X) formally twitter by saying I am grateful for whatever god is trying to tell me through this injury!!! I will be back Tarheel Nation … I LOVE THIS TEAM AND PROGRAM Stay Tuned.
With Caleb Wilson sidelined with broken left hand North Carolina is going to have to not only adjust defensively though offensively as well
According Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314680668.html
As well as turn to other forwards on roster!
The other forwards on North Carolina’s roster include Elijah Davis who is a guard as well as a forward who is averaging 0.6 points, 0.2 rebounds per game Zayden High who is a sophomore from San Antonio Texas who is averaging 1.6 points , 1.5 rebounds , 0.3 assists per game. Jonathan Powell who is a sophomore a guard / forward from Centerville Ohio. Jarin Stevenson who is a junior who is averaging 7.2 points , 3.7 rebounds , 0.9 assists while shooting 45 %
According to espn app
As North Carolina, NC State matched up Tuesday night in North Carolina’s state capital North Carolina was playing Henri Veesaar as well who is averaging 16.4 points 9.0 rebounds , 2.0 assists while shooting 61.5 who is a junior a center who was longer sick from having the flu though was dealing with with lower extremity issue.
On Monday February 16, 2026 North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis provided an update on the junior center Henri Veesaar by saying “He had the flu, and that’s just not for one day,”ACC coaches teleconference. “He is feeling a lot better from that. And then, the lower-body extremity [injury], it’s getting better every day. It was an improvement from Saturday to Sunday’s practice. And my hope is that it’s an even bigger jump today. But he’s getting better on both ends.”
On Tuesday spokesperson told the N&O Monday night that Veesaar is no longer sick, and the reasoning for his “questionable” status is a lower-extremity injury.
According Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314716905.html
You don’t realize how important players are to their team success until they’re sidelined with an injury.
That showed when NC State made quick work of North Carolina who was playing without leading scorers Henri Veesaar, Caleb Wilson in 82-58 win.
As NC State made quick work of North Carolina on Tuesday February 17, 2026 NC State had five players score in double figures.
Those players were Darrion Williams who is a forward who is a senior who took a hard hit on the court on his head got bloodied a couple minutes into the game had a receive stitches as well as change his jersey because his original jersey had blood on from crashing on court, hardwood a couple minutes into the game who was 6-10 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 1 assists , 13 points Ven-Allen who is a forward who is a senior who is a transfer from North Carolina who was opposing his former team was 5-6 on field goals , 2-4 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 12 points . Paul McNeil Jr. who is a guard who is a sophomore was 4-6 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds, 10 points . Quadir Copeland who who is a senior who is a guard was 7-16 on field goals , 6-8 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 7 assists , 20 points . Matt Able who is a freshman who is a guard was 6-10 on field goals , 5-7 on 3 pointers 2-2 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 19 points.
According ESPN App
Following NC State making quick work of North Carolina handing North Carolina 82-58 loss who was without Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts by saying I just felt like our competitive fight wasn’t there, especially from a defensive standpoint. They didn’t feel us defensively,”
They didn’t feel our presence at all. … That is our heartbeat, our lifeline. I tell the team this all the time. There’s no other way. There’s no other road. There’s no other route. It starts with us, with defense and rebounding. That’s what leads us to really good offense, and we weren’t tough enough.”
They’re really good defensively,”They do a really good job of getting steals and deflections, disrupting you on the defensive end, not allowing you to, from an offensive standpoint, consistently stay in rhythm.”
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North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis wasn’t the only Head Coach to share his thoughts as NC State Head Coach Will Wade did as well by saying “I thought we played with more of an edge today. Thought our guys were locked in and ready to go,”
felt that the last couple days, we had a couple good days of prep. Guys got off the mat. You always gotta do your best work in tough circumstances. Our guys certainly did that and played with more bite to us today.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher , Shelby Swanson News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/article314704162.html
NC State doesn’t play another Atlantic Coast Conference opponent until Tuesday February 24, 2026 when they play Virginia in Charlottesville so they can spend the weekend focusing on getting better as a team as well as preparing for Virginia!
Tip- off for NC State, Virginia is set for 7:00pm from John Paul Jones Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!
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Who is commentating the game is to be determined!