FSU 78, NC State 65

Box Score

NC StateFour Factors
eFG%47.2Turnover Rate23.6Off Reb Rate31.4FTA/FGA41.5FSU
Four Factors
eFG%54.5Turnover Rate17.7
Off Reb Rate39.3FTA/FGA41.8

 Pts Poss Off_Eff Def_Eff
FSU 78 67.7 115.2 96.0
NCSU 65 67.7 96.0 115.2

Sidney Lowe:

"Tracy and Dennis had played a lot of minutes. You're looking for your veteran guys to come back in and finish the game. As most teams do, bring your guys back in to finish the ball game. That's what we were looking for. It didn't happen."

That's neither reasonable nor fair under the circumstances, but I guess Sid was just continuing the point he'd been making to Costner and McCauley as they sat on the bench in the second half.

We lost the game, but let's talk about the real tragedy here: over the course of the ESPNU telecast, I was compelled to buy a ShamWow, a Save-A-Blade, the Big City Slider, binoculars, and a laptop stand. Damn you, Billy Mays!