NC State fell to 13-5 (5-2) overall today, falling to Virginia Tech (11-7/3-4) 78-84 at home. Here’s a look at the loss BY THE NUMBERS.
- Virginia Tech shot right at 10% better than NC State.
- The Hokies shot 53.1% and the Wolfpack shot 43.3%.
- This marks only the 3rd time this season that NC State has allowed their opponent to shoot 50%+ from the field.
- The Wolfpack has lost 2 of those 3 games (Lost to BYU/Beat Saint Louis).
- I don’t have the exact numbers on this, but NC State got beat off the dribble all game long, giving up easy baskets at the rim.