NC State Went On To Edge Virginia Tech 82-73 Saturday In Raleigh Extending Their Winning Streak To Six Games Because Four Players Scored In Double Figures
Coming into NC State’s game with Virginia Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital Saturday NC State was on a five game winning streak!
NC State went on to edge Virginia Tech 82-73 in North Carolina’s state capital extending their winning streak to six games because four players scored in double figures
Where?
On the hardwood.
The players scoring in double figures were Quadir Copeland who is a senior who is a guard who was 7-11 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 10 assists , 21 points . Ven-Allen Lubin who is a forward a senior a transfer from NC State’s tobacco road rival North Carolina who was 5-7 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds , 1 assists, 11 points . Tyler Holloman who is a guard who is a senior who was 5-8 on field goals , 4-7 on 3 pointers , 7-8 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound 21 points .Paul McNeil Jr. who was 5-8 on 3 pointers , 4-7 on 3 pointers , 7-8 on free throws to go along 1 rebound 21 points.
According to espn app
As a team NC State was 28-54 on field goals for 52 % were 9-21 for 43 % on 3 pointers were 17-24 for 71 %
With NC State going on to edge Virginia Tech 82-73 Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital NC State ‘s record improves to 18-6 overall while they’re 9-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference are fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
Following NC State edging Virginia Tech 82-73 Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital Tre Holloman who is a guard who is a senior who was 5-8 on field goals , 4-7 on 3 pointers , 7-8 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound 21 points shared his thoughts on how he plays defensively by saying I want to set that spark for our team, and it worked,”
Following NC State edging Virginia Tech 82-73 Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital Head Coach Will Wade shared his thoughts on the win Virginia Tech , his sophomore guard Paul McNeil Virginia Tech Head Coach Mike Young, his by saying They played with desperation. They played how you would want to play in the situation that they’re in,”Our guys answered those runs and answered those changes in momentum very well. I thought we did a good job staying connected, staying together.”This is an important game. They’re very well coached,”There’s not many coaches in the country I respect more than Mike Young. He was at Wofford when I was at Chattanooga. … “They’re on the bubble, so we’re gonna get their absolute best shot. And it’s on us to make sure that we’re, you know, we’re playing well and doing what we need to do to play our best.”
According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314501510.html
NC State is now to prepare for Big Monday match up at Louisville who they play once during 2025-2026 regular season.
Louisville is on a winning streak of their own as they’ve won three straight Atlantic Coast Conference games.
Louisville most recent Atlantic Coast Conference win?
An 88-80 win at Wake Forest on Saturday where six players were in double figures . Those players were Sanaanda Fru who is a forward who is a junior who was 7-7 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds , 2 assists, 17 points. Ryan Conwell who is a guard who is a senior who was 3-6 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along 4 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points . Mikel Brown Jr. who is a freshman who is a guard was 2-10 on field goals , 1-7 on 3 pointers , 7-9 on free throws 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 12 points . Issac McKeeley who is a senior who is a guard a transfer from Virginia was 4-5 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 11 points . J’Vonne Hadley who is a guard who is a senior was 5-7 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers 4-4 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists 15 points. Khani Rooths who is a forward a freshman was 4-10 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 4-6 on free throws to go along 4 rebounds, 13 points.
According to espn app
With Louisville topping Wake Forest Louisville improves to 17-6 overall 7-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference are seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
Following Louisville winning at Wake Forest Head Coach Pat Kelsey shared his thoughts by saying We're fortunate to come out with the win, winning on the road in conference is always hard,""I've got a ton of respect for Steve Forbes, we've been in the business together for a long, long time. They're dealing with serious injury problems right now and they're competing and gave us all we can handle tonight. I feel good about how the game ended the last four minutes in terms of our defense and rebounding. I give Wake a lot of credit, their tenacity on the glass in the second half, it hurt us in that area, but our guys had the wherewithal to flip the switch and get stops and rebounds down the stretch. I felt like it was a phenomenal team win."
According to Lori Harmon article https://gocards.com/news/2026/2/7/mens-basketball-louisville-holds-off-wake-forest-88-80
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from KFC Yum Center!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN!
Though,
who is commentating the game is to be determined!