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02/16 03:43 CST Copeland, NC State Wolfpack to host Wilson and the No. 11 North
Carolina Tar Heels
Copeland, NC State Wolfpack to host Wilson and the No. 11 North Carolina Tar
Heels
By The Associated Press
North Carolina Tar Heels (20-5, 8-4 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (18-8, 9-4 ACC)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: NC State hosts No. 11 North Carolina in a matchup of ACC teams.
The Wolfpack are 10-4 on their home court. NC State is 1-2 in games decided by
less than 4 points.
The Tar Heels have gone 8-4 against ACC opponents. North Carolina has a 17-5
record against opponents over .500.
NC State averages 10.6 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the
7.8 per game North Carolina gives up. North Carolina averages 8.7 made
3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than NC State gives
up.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Darrion Williams is scoring 14.2 points per game with 5.2
rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Wolfpack. Ven-Allen Lubin is averaging 15.9
points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 71.8% over the last 10 games.
Caleb Wilson is shooting 57.8% and averaging 19.9 points for the Tar Heels.
Henri Veesaar is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wolfpack: 7-3, averaging 85.1 points, 30.6 rebounds, 15.8
assists, 8.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 79.2 points per game.
Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 82.5 points, 30.9 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 6.0 steals
and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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