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NC State Takes Another Shot at #10 Virginia

When: Thursday March 12 – 12:00 PM Where: Spectrum Center Charlotte NC TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Virginia Cavaliers Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): UVA 79-75 / UVA 78-74 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: NC State got a much-needed 98-88 win against Pitt to begin the ACC tournament. That broke a 4-game losing streak, got the Pack […]

about 3 hours ago | 0 reads

Whew! The Wolfpack Beats Pitt 98-88

Even though NC State drew the lowest seed, Pitt, it still was not an easy game. Neither team played defense well in the first half with both teams over 50 points, the halftime score was 51-50 Wolfpack. Pitt equaled their season average 3PT made in the first half. The Pack came out of halftime hot […]

about 4 hours ago | 0 reads

Pack blanked by Phoenix, 2-0

NC State bats couldn’t get going on Tuesday, with the end result being a shutout at the hands of Elon by a final score of 2-0. Not the confidence booster the Wolfpack needed heading into conference play this coming weekend. Both teams managed a meager four hits on the day, and while Phoenix batters struck […]

about 24 hours ago | 0 reads

ACCT Round 2: NC State Takes on the Pitt Panthers

When: Wednesday March 11 – 12:00 PM Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte NC TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 78-70 / NC State 77-69 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: In the dictionary, the phrase ‘late season collapse’ has a picture of this team beside it. What’s On the Line? Lunardi’s […]

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Elon rolls into Raleigh for romp with Pack9

Elon @ NC State | Tue, Mar 10th @ 3:00pm | ACCNX | Stats It wasn’t the most encouraging of weekend series wins for the Wolfpack, but NC State will enter their Tuesday matchup with Elon sporting a more-than-solid 14-2 record. Yeah, that’ll typically play. The Phoenix enter the game with an 8-7 overall mark […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

Will Wade – Don’t Give Up On Him

Scanning the comments sections on multiple sites after the Stanford loss it is easy to see that the Wolfpack basketball faithful haven’t really changed. Coach Wade has been telling us that it’s a new day, and while the results are more positive than negative, the switch hasn’t flipped in the fanbase because bad results keep […]

2 days ago | 1 read

Pack9 secures series win over Lafayette

After an ugly loss to a previously winless Lafayette squad on Friday in the series opener, NC State came alive late on both Saturday and Sunday to secure the series win over the Leopards in the Wolfpack’s final non-conference regular season series of the season. State improves to 14-2 on the year while Lafayette drops […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

This is March?

There isn’t a lot left to say that the play on the court doesn’t demonstrate at this point; all of it just leaves a whole batch of confusing questions. Mark Gottfried would be embarrassed by this group’s defensive effort the last few weeks. So I don’t know what you do about that. Maybe the season […]

4 days ago | 2 reads

4 Losses in a Row: Stanford Beats NC State 84-85

Game Summary: The first half looked very much like the ‘lost 3 in a row’ Wolfpack. Stanford is missing their second leading scorer, and still NC State’s defense could not contain them, especially Okorie who had 19 points (7-12 / 3-6). The Pack was only 1-9 from 3PT. Stanford led offensive rebounds 10-5. Lubin was […]

4 days ago | 1 read

Game thread: Stanford vs. NC State

I’d love to run this thing back with Quadir Copeland, Darrion Williams, and Ven-Allen Lubin, but alas. One last run for those guys and the rest of the seniors in Raleigh. Cardinal vs. Wolfpack Tip time: 2:15 p.m. ET TV: The CW (Evan Lepler, Mike Gminski) Online streaming: None.

4 days ago | 2 reads

Senior Day: Wolfpack Hosts the Cardinal

When: Saturday March 7 – 2:15 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: The CW Opponent: Stanford Cardinal Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 82-74 / NC State 83-74 Wolfpack Snapshot: The Season That Could Have Been: The rhetoric was music to Wolfpack fan ears at the beginning of the season. But as the season progressed, the […]

5 days ago | 2 reads

Pack9 Opponent Preview: Lafayette

Who’s the Pack playing? Opponent: Lafayette Mascot: Freedom | School Location: Eaton, PA | Conference: Patriot 2026 Record: 0-7 (0-0, T-1st) | 2026 RPI Rank: 287 2025 Record: 14-35 (9-16, 6th) | 2025 RPI Rank: 253 2024 Record: 14-35 (8-16, 6th) | 2024 RPI Rank: 244 When? Where? How do I watch? Location: Doak Field at Dail Park (Raleigh, NC) […]

5 days ago | 1 read

Coaching changes on the horizon in the ACC

The coaching carousel will get to spinning in earnest shortly (on the women’s side, BC and Pitt already have announced changes), and it appears at least four ACC men’s basketball jobs are likely coming open, according to CBS Sports. You can probably guess which ones: Jeff Capel at Pitt, Earl Grant at BC, Damon Stoudamire […]

6 days ago | 1 read

State pulls away late for 9-2 win over Queens

Call it a hangover after the win the previous night against Coastal, call it a delayed reaction to losing Luke Nixon early, call it what you will. In the end, NC State finally pulled away and put to bed an upset bid by Queens, notching a 9-2 win over the Royals in Raleigh. Freshman LHP […]

6 days ago | 1 read

Who needs a satisfying end to the regular season, anyway

There are shrewd ways of ending the regular season, like perhaps not blowing a late lead on the road or just generally not entering an impressive stretch of defensive incompetence, but personally I prefer the other routes, which involve defiantly staring down the bubble and saying “look at all the dumb shit we can do!” […]

7 days ago | 3 reads

Zoe Brooks and Khamil Pierre named First-Team All-ACC

NC State is well-represented on the ACC’s all-conference teams, as usual. The league announced its postseason awards on Tuesday, and both Zoe Brooks and Khamil Pierre earned First Team honors. Pierre was fourth overall in the voting, while Brooks was right behind her in fifth. Pierre is averaging 16.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game […]

8 days ago | 3 reads

Pack9 tops #16 Coastal Carolina, 6-4; takes on Queens Wednesday

In the toughest test to date, #13 NC State took down #16 Coastal Carolina by a final score of 6-4 in Raleigh. The Wolfpack certainly didn’t play the cleanest game, but after administering a slew of beatdowns to overmatched teams, the grit showed by State to overcome a deficit and then respond to a late […]

8 days ago | 2 reads

Pack9 Opponent Preview: #16 Coastal Carolina

Who’s the Pack playing? Opponent: Coastal Carolina Mascot: Fancy Chickens | School Location: Dirty Myrtle Adjacent, SC | Conference: Fun Belt 2026 Record: 7-4 (0-0, T-1st) | 2026 RPI Rank: 116 2025 Record: 56-13 (26-4, 1st*) | 2025 RPI Rank: 2 2024 Record: 36-25 (16-14, 7th) | 2024 RPI Rank: 34 When? Where? How do I watch? Location: Doak Field […]

8 days ago | 2 reads

NC State Gets Dominated Again, Duke Wins 64-93

Game Summary: The first half started well, Ven Lubin scored and Darrion Williams hit 3 3PT shots. Able came in and hit another one putting the Wolfpack ahead 14-13 at the 13.20 mark. But then Coach Scheyer yelled, “don’t forget to play defense”, and from that point Duke closed the half 34-16. Duke’s Dame Sarr […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

Game thread: Duke vs. NC State

After two straight terrible defensive efforts, NC State gets to contend with the league’s best offense, one that scores inside the arc at an elite rate. I’m sure it’ll be fine. Blue Devils vs. Wolfpack Tip time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPN (Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander, Molly McGrath) Online streaming: WatchESPN

9 days ago | 4 reads

NC State sweeps Sacred Heart

The Pack9 continued to kick around the tomato cans of their non-conference schedule, sweeping Sacred Heart over the weekend in Raleigh with each game of the three-game series being called early due to the mercy/slaughter/run rule. All told, the Wolfpack outscored the Pioneers 45-9 on the weekend. Ryan Marohn had a few uncharacteristic struggles in […]

9 days ago | 1 read

#1 Duke Comes to Raleigh to Face the Wolfpack

When: Monday March 2, 7:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ESPN Opponent: Duke Blue Devils Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Duke 79-70 / Duke 78-71 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: The Promise (from Coach Wade’s introductory speech) What’s On the Line? This is a Q1 game, but equally importantly this is the final regular season […]

10 days ago | 2 reads

NC State rolls Pitt, 93-43, to secure fourth place in ACC

The rout was on for NC State right from the start, as the Wolfpack scored the game’s first 12 points and just kept pouring it on. NC State led by 15 after the first quarter, 32 at the break, and 48 after the third. Pittsburgh is the worst-shooting team in the ACC (in addition to […]

10 days ago | 3 reads