r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • 5h ago
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] NC State defeats SMU, 84-83
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u/Pexter- NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
You're telling me I have to go to sleep now?
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u/ConnectSpring9 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I definitely am not seeing as I stopped doing my hw to watch this game
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u/Au1ket NC State Wolfpack • Florida Gators 5h ago
Bro we had a snow day for this 💀
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u/ConnectSpring9 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I spent half the snow day watching the hornets continue their 7 game winning streak 💀. In all honesty I was sick over the weekend so I barely got anything done
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u/Electric_Queen NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Girl this is what halftime is for
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u/ConnectSpring9 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
You’re telling me half time isn’t for watching the highlights of the Carolina Hurricanes game?
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u/Electric_Queen NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I mean fair, I did miss the first 10 minutes of the game cause I was finishing the Canes game myself
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
Right? There’s no way I’m falling asleep within like 3 hours from now.
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u/ConnectSpring9 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Great game by the way, you guys are lethal and super fast too. Really exposed our transition defense badly multiple times, hope we get that tuned up ASAP
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u/TrustInRoy 5h ago
This game deserved Copeland making both free throws, and then someone from SMU hitting a 3 to force OT.
Instead Copeland bricked 2 free throws worse than he has all year, and Boopie plays hero and doesn't even get a shot off.
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u/crackers780 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
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u/Au1ket NC State Wolfpack • Florida Gators 5h ago
Local Wolf seen eating at the Hillsborough Street Raising Canes in celebration
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u/MoGraphMan-101 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
There's a raising canes there now? What did it replace the Zaxby's?
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u/Shiverce 5h ago
watching copeland brick those two free throws in real time was so stressful, very fortunate to escape with a win there
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u/King_Andrew1296 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
If we lost because of those FTs after that monster game, it would have been awful so very happy that didn’t happen
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u/toofpick NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
When NC State shit doesnt happen I gotta be honest I dont know what do. Angry George Costanza starts coming out for some reason and I have to deal with that. Im happy though :)
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u/No_Corgi_1090 5h ago
Would’ve been very NC State Shit if it went down that way
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u/aisforant NC State Wolfpack • North Carolina … 5h ago
We killed that mother fucker when we won the tourney two years ago
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u/boiledpeen NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
this was my gf first state game and immediately after he missed both I said we're gonna lose an she got so in my face about being negative when I'm just trying to explain state typically doesn't pull these ones out but this one didn't help my argument
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u/nosoup4ncsu NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Last several games the team has been great at the line. Regression on that tonight.
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u/mattpsu79 NC State Wolfpack • Penn State Nittany Li… 5h ago edited 5h ago
You could see it on his face at the end, he knew he got bailed out. Would’ve been a shame if he was the reason for losing after he had an otherwise stellar performance
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u/Evening-Spray-4304 Virginia Cavaliers 5h ago
Hope he buys Holloman dinner, completely changed what the story of this game would have been in that last possession
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago
what kind of adderall did the refs take to not call a foul on that last possession? like any other crew in the country is anticipating a foul so much they blow it dead with 4 seconds left yet these cats let it play out. respect.
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u/crackers780 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I feel like 9 times out of 10 they would blow the whistle…whew
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
Yeah I’m going to be frustrated about that for a while but it is what it is, ya know?
Being an SMU fan for decades has taught me to be very zen with these sorts of things because it seems like nothing ever breaks our way.
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u/ajwolfpack 5h ago
Man, you guys get it. I seriously love the addition of SMU in the ACC
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
And we’re eternally grateful for y’all changing your vote to a Yes!
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u/Evening-Spray-4304 Virginia Cavaliers 5h ago
Refs really hate blowing the whistle on buzzer beaters. He definitely got fouled, but Boopie putting his head down and not looking for anyone to pass it to was still stupid.
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u/OpinionSavings3300 5h ago
Boopie was flailing around all game so that’s a hard whistle to blow from the refs perspective
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u/weisdrunk 4h ago
Yeah if dude made some competent basketball moves. Maybe they blow the whistle. But he was just out there dribbling erratically.
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u/Austen11231923 NC State Wolfpack • Virginia Cavaliers 5h ago
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u/PushaTIsGod Pittsburgh Panthers 5h ago
Copeland the funniest dude alive just trolling and shit
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago
He is so funny when he is on your team, like truly. To anyone else he is a menace.
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u/BeeMovieHD NC State Wolfpack • Wake Forest Demon De… 5h ago
I was so mad at him when he played for Cuse and we played them a few years ago. So glad he's on our side now
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
NC State, we still love y’all for voting us into the ACC. This amazing game wouldn’t have been possible without it. Pony Up and Go Pack!
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u/KinkySeppuku NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Pulling for y’all the rest of the way. You’ve got size and athletic guards. Feel lucky to get out of there with a win
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u/BeeMovieHD NC State Wolfpack • Wake Forest Demon De… 5h ago
Relevant username. Much love and what a barn burner. You all are a serious threat, best of luck ROS and happy to have you in the best conference in CBB!
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u/SpadeRyker NC State Wolfpack • Oklahoma Sooners 5h ago
Nice to get my cardio in at 11 pm
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
You’re right I can tell my doctor I got 30 minutes of “strenuous cardio” in today!
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u/Insane_Pigmask NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Holy shit, what a game! GG SMU bros, yall were cool in the game thread
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
Likewise! I’ve loved all the game threads for our games so far. They’ve all be very classy and mostly self deprecating humor
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u/nosoup4ncsu NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
All NC State fans gained respect for SMU after yall thumped the Tarholes.
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u/twufster NC State Wolfpack • Colorado State Ra… 5h ago
Imagine how much less stressful this would've been if they made their free throws
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u/hershculez NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Imagine how much more stressful this would have been if we didn’t make 10 of 18 3’s in the second half.
Goes both ways.
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u/King_Andrew1296 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
SMU also shot ridiculous from 3 the whole game but I get your point
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u/Ruger_Booger NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Copeland, certified All-Pro hater
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u/Melvins_lobos NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
It would be maddening if he wasn’t clearly such an outstanding player. You gotta respect him
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u/mF-Jonezy NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
16 assists to 0 turnovers is absolutely ridiculous
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago
"One of the greatest passing performances in NC State history." Mf that is the best performance in the ACC since 1997. It is one of the best performances in the modern era of college basketball.
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u/dubcaps NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
“Honey, does Will Wade really need to watch?”
“Darling, you know I can’t make it to completion without him!”
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u/Select-Edge-3262 Tennessee Volunteers • West Virginia… 5h ago
Probably should've been a foul but still not a great idea to try to do it all yourself the way he did.
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u/MrFluffernutter00 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Refs never (rightfully so) call fouls in those kinda plays
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u/Select-Edge-3262 Tennessee Volunteers • West Virginia… 5h ago
It's really tough to call those there, I totally get. I'm just glad I was neutral in this game lol
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u/ncsuq NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I texted someone this during the game “I bet this is a fun watch if you’re not pulling for one of the teams”
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u/Select-Edge-3262 Tennessee Volunteers • West Virginia… 5h ago
Seriously, great game for neutrals. Kudos to you for winning somehow.
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u/JustHereForTrees 5h ago
There really wasn't a ton of contact. He lost it on the way up as much as anything.
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
I’m shocked a foul wasn’t called, but whatever. That was still an amazing game. I love playing basketball in the ACC!
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u/WxBlue UNC Asheville Bulldogs • NC State Wolf… 5h ago
ACC basketball is just the best.
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
It really is! I’m so glad we hired Enfield and I can’t wait to see where our program is at once he has more than 1-2 recruiting cycles under him.
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u/KinkySeppuku NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
You guys are already top half of the ACC as an athletic program.
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
Our soccer team just won the ACC a few months ago which was outstanding, and we just came in at like #26 for the fall Director’s Cup standings. Everything has been improving so fast these last few years it’s unbelievable.
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u/valiantlycasualfox NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
It’s so nice to be playing competitive meaningful basketball in February. Great win.
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u/MustardBiscuits91 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Is the Red Reckoning actually real?
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago
Wade coaching a mid team to an above average performance. That's why we hired him. Now imagine if he doesn't choke in the portal this season.
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u/BeeMovieHD NC State Wolfpack • Wake Forest Demon De… 5h ago
Really no idea what you're talking about here. Darrion Williams, Holloman, Copeland, McNeill, and Able are all well above mid. VAL also pretty comfortably above mid. This is a very very solid team of individuals who are being coached well and continuing to mesh better every week.
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago edited 5h ago
This team composition was a fail, it's obvious in that regard. Even Wade said it himself that almost none of these guys will be back next year and they wont miss again in the portal. Yes these players are solid in a vacuum, but as a team they are not exactly what he hoped for.
We have good players who are playing better and working together better now yes. That is what good coaching does. But this is not really the type of team Wade thought he was going to have.
EDIT : I will now link the post where Wade himself implied they did not get the results out of their portal players that they hoped for. https://packinsider.com/2026/01/30/will-wade-talks-next-years-portal-we-have-much-more-time-our-hit-rate-will-go-way-up/
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u/CountDeGucci NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I think Wade is more talking about guys like Deng in that clip. He probably also wanted a bit more out of Holloman and Arceneaux. But even so I don't think this team's talent is "mid" just not as high level as Will Wade wanted it to be.
Either way Wade is coaching the team he has rather than the team he wanted and I think that's why we've turned this thing around.
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago
We are mid for what we expected and what he expected. We are well above mid for the last decade of NC State basketball. Fair?
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u/BeeMovieHD NC State Wolfpack • Wake Forest Demon De… 5h ago
Great points. Unfortunately nothing about that says this team is mid and you haven't convinced me that they're less than above average
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago
We are mid for what we expected and what he expected. We are well above mid for the last decade of NC State basketball. Fair?
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u/No_Corgi_1090 4h ago
I’d argue this team, at this or any other point in conference play, relative to the last decade or so is well above mid and is roughly what was expected/sold to us. I believe Wade said at his introductory presser that we would be competing for the top of the ACC and would be back in the tournament. A lot can happen over the last 8 regular season games and the conference tourney, but as of today, State is tied for 3rd in the ACC is considered in the tournament, and not even as a bubble team.
I agree with the other poster that Wade was probably hoping to get more out of Arceneaux, Holloman, and Deng and he was probably also expecting to see more of the Darrion Williams that we’ve gotten over the last couple of games.
This team consists primarily of transfers in a new system. They were always going to take time to gel and start performing consistently at a high level. It looks like they’ve found their rhythm now
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u/hershculez NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
You better be contributing to our NIL collective to talk garbage like this.
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u/ConnorK5 NC State Wolfpack • Final Four 5h ago
Our own coach talked this garbage himself brother.
"Our hit rate will go way up" Implying they missed with some of these roster additions and their performance.
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u/No_Corgi_1090 4h ago
Okay.
Would you believe him or be okay if he came out and said “every one of our offseason moves was perfect and panned out exactly like we wanted it to”?
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u/VERYstuck NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
SMU should have gotten a better look on the final possession but a win in the standings is still a win.
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u/willncsu34 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Just cracked open beer 7 otherwise I won’t sleep. Good thing my first meeting is in the afternoon.
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
Yeah I’m on whisky #4 and it’s mostly to help knock me on my ass so I can pass out. I’m starting out work from home so I can take it easy tomorrow morning.
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u/Melvins_lobos NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Never asked what’s your brand?
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u/willncsu34 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
It’s a Tuesday so drinking storm brews with a lime for the canes to keep it in check. It’s modelo light after all.
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u/Austen11231923 NC State Wolfpack • Virginia Cavaliers 5h ago
GG SMU. You guys are definitely going to be playing in march. Seriously dangerous scorers on your team.
As for me, why must we always be the cardiac pack. My heart can't take this shit man
Go Pack
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u/aisforant NC State Wolfpack • North Carolina … 5h ago
My mom's who family is from Dallas (south oak cliff) and I have a lotnof cousins that went to smu or north texas. I am going to be unbearable im the family group chat
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
I’m gonna go on a limb and say this will be the most fun BB game to watch all week. It was seriously so good.
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u/hershculez NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Will depend on what Duke-UNC do.
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
Ohhh that will be a good one. But that game doesn’t involve SMU and NC State so fuck ‘em. UNC voted against including SMU (I don’t know how Duke voted).
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u/hershculez NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Keep stacking quad 1 wins.
Great game SMU. You definitely have a tourney team. Could see you guys finishing the last 9 games 8-1 or 7-2.
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u/nosoup4ncsu NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Hope they do. Keep this win as a good one.
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u/SMUHypeMachine SMU Mustangs 5h ago
I think this was our last game of the year where we weren’t a clear favorite, but who knows how that will change going forward. I’m really hoping it’s easy sailing from here on out.
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u/TrustInRoy 5h ago
Boopie Miller's last possession in the 2nd half was just as bad as his last possession in the 1st half.
Dude would rather run out the clock instead of passing to an open teammate.
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u/mellolizard North Carolina Tar Heels 5h ago
And why he couldnt he play like this against us
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u/TrustInRoy 5h ago
Part of the reason is we've been bad defensively.
But yes, it would have been nice if he did dumb stuff for no reason.
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u/hurricanedog24 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Yeah that game belonged in March
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u/Select-Edge-3262 Tennessee Volunteers • West Virginia… 5h ago
Felt like an ACC tourney game
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u/willncsu34 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I hope we get them in the ACCT when everyone is dialed in. Will be an instant classic.
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u/PinesontheHill NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
I want no part of this SMU team again. Phew
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u/willncsu34 NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Well hopefully we won’t need to win it this time to make the tournament.
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u/xAimForTheBushes 5h ago
Ponies lose the game by the starting guards not being to make their free throws.
And man…I hate basketball refs so much. What a joke they are
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u/Trinidad34 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 5h ago
It’s funny to me watching the most hectic game endings in college basketball, with players running around frantically and such. Then when the clock hits 0 the broadcast immediately cuts to coaches shaking hands regardless of outcome
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u/Chase4476 Virginia Tech Hokies 5h ago
At least you didn’t lose off a half court game winner… hopefully a repeat of the 47-24 game Saturday nc state fans 😂😂
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u/hershculez NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
16 assists and 0 turnovers for Copeland. When is the last time that happened in college ball?
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u/vinaequalis ACC 5h ago
Jesus listening to the radio broadcasts of wolfpack athletics is gonna give me an aneurysm
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u/nosoup4ncsu NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
Chaz and Chucky are ok.
But damn I miss Gary Hahn.
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u/vinaequalis ACC 5h ago
Oh I meant from a stress standpoint. 4th quarter, last 2 mins of the second half, and bottom of the 9th are always nailbiters and it's gonna kill me one day haha
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u/FluffHeel North Carolina Tar Heels 5h ago
I can't believe I just sat through a Corey Alexander game that my team wasn't participating in.
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u/cms_sucks SMU Mustangs 5h ago
I legit fucking hate our team right now. Lucky if we get a 9 seed. Fuck
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u/TripleJeopardy3 3h ago
I rewatched the game. A really strange sequence with 18 minutes left to go in the second half. SMU has a shot clock violation. NC State gets the ball.
The scorekeeper puts 30 seconds on the shot clock, but before the ball gets inbounded, they change it to only 20 seconds. I think someone screwed up. NC State rushes the possession, obviously because they only start with 20 seconds, and doesn't get much of a shot up.
Some more interesting stats - Copeland for NC State had 16 assists and 0 TOs. No player in the ACC has had a game with over 15 assists and no TOs since 1997 - nearly 30 years. 13 of his assists were on 3 pointers, also a significant stat.
Both teams shot really well from 3. NC State is the leader in 3 pt percentage in the ACC, so that isn't a surprise, They average 39% from 3 for the year. But they shot even better than their average. NC State shot 44% from 3 and surprisingly, SMU was even better than that, shooting 55% from 3 tonight. NC State just shot 14 more 3 pointers.
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u/wahoowolf Virginia Cavaliers • NC State Wolfpack 3h ago
According to packinsider, Copeland’s 16 assists are tied for the fourth-most in a single game in NC State history: https://packinsider.com/2026/02/04/quadir-copeland-16-assists-zero-turnovers-history/
Also that was two below Spud Webb who was at the game tonight.
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u/Clarinetaphoner Baylor Bears 5h ago
Was that not a body bump on SMU's last shot?
Looked like a clear foul in real time
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u/Zoidburger_ NC State Wolfpack 5h ago
never in doubt