NC State 78, George Mason 65
by Akula Wolf on Nov 19, 2010 11:03 PM EST
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Print| Four Factors | NC State | Mason |
| eFG% | 62.5 | 43.1 |
| Turnover Rate | 23.2 | 20.3 |
| Off Reb Rate | 34.5 | 28.9 |
| FT Rate | 23.2 | 31.0 |
| Pts | Poss | OFF_EFF | DEF_EFF | |
| GMU | 65 | 68.9 | 94.4 | 113.3 |
| NCSU | 78 | 68.9 | 113.3 | 94.4 |
I feel pretty good about this team. They faced some tough circumstances tonight, not just in dealing with the absence of Tracy Smith, but in overcoming some questionable officiating in the first half and a very game George Mason team. Two nights in a row now they've shown a killer instinct and removed all doubt in the second half.
Yesterday it was DeShawn Painter coming through with a big double-double, and tonight it was Richard Howell who scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 24 minutes. There was a bit of Javi Time, while Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown again proved their legitimacy. You can really tell those kids are friends--some of their connections are borderline psychic. CJ Leslie had his moments as well. Scott Wood found his shooting stroke and led the Pack to a 45-point first half.
Through three games NC State is establishing itself as one of the more proficient offenses inside the arc, largely without Tracy Smith's help. They made 62.2% of their twos tonight. That along with excellent FG% defense and defensive rebounding (Mason had all of one offensive board in the second half) keyed the win.
Whether they're good enough to be beat a very solid Georgetown team at this point, I don't know. But they don't look far off.
This win should end up looking pretty good on the resume. George Mason returned everyone that mattered from a team that won 12 CAA games last year.
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I’ve been harping on substitution patterns a lot so far this season, but i never got the sense tonight that Sidney disrupted the flow of his team with his changes. And perhaps that’s the beauty of having talented depth…there’s less of a risk of a player with a hot hand being replaced with someone who can’t produce at a high level.
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by RiddickAndReynolds on Nov 20, 2010 12:45 AM EST reply actions
didn't get to see the game/participate in liveblog tonight but it sounded good
any decent wins sans macrowave are a big bonus. I am a long jaded fan but if harrow and brown stick around to their junior years they could lead us to the final four. they are that good.
nice to see Howell get plenty of minutes and, of course, dominate the glass.
from what i read, a number of people agree with my feeling
that the only reason the game remained close was the officiating. the foul difference wasn’t that great (12 against GM and 19 against State), but the fact that State wasn’t in the bonus as the game neared its end was a good indication of how the game was called. did not know that Green called that game at Alabama during Sendek’s coaching tour. if i remember correctly, Alabama had only two fouls called against them as the game neared its end, the result being that Alabama couldn’t put State on the line in an attempt to catch up if State missed free throws.
while we have seen Super Javi before, it looks like the presence of Harrow and Brown has lead to an elevation of the games of Javi and C.J. Williams.
Still think Howell needs to lose about 20 more pounds- not that i think he is playing anything other than stellar.
while the size of Zeller, Henson and Barnes will create issues for State, i feel that State is a faster team than UNC and State’s guards are better. i am keeping in mind that Bullock abused Brown in the Stackhouse Pro-Am, but in watching UNC against Minnesota, UNC does not have the speed or skill at guard they had with Lawson.
as to the Georgetown game, can’t make a call. Georgetown has two talented senior guards who could negate the speed and talent of Harrow, Brown and Javi.
The officiating was pretty horrendous
I knew it would be bad when they called that first foul on Leslie on the blocked shot. I really liked the use of leslie at the top of the key against the zone. I am also glad to see that Coach Lowe is making it clear that it is his team and that the freshmen need to perform to be on the court. I think we are going to struggle against teams that have a lot of size (especially with Tracy out).
This was the first time I had seen the team play this year, and I love the chemistry. It appears that the freshmen all have good bball IQs, much like last year’s class. It is a joy to watch a team that understands spacing. I really like Harrow and Leslie, but I want to right odes to Lorenzo Brown, he is just really impressive.
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