NC State 82, Alabama A&M 51

by Akula Wolf on Dec 30, 2010 12:46 AM EST

Four Factors	NC State	Alabama A&M
eFG%	62.7	31.8
Turnover Rate	20.7	19.2
Off Reb Rate	30.8	38.8
FT Rate	43.1	25.8

	Pts	Poss	OFF_EFF	DEF_EFF
A&M	51	67.8	75.3	121.0
NCSU	82	67.8	121.0	75.3

Box Score

Alabama A&M was as bad as advertised, NC State put up a season high shooting percentage, and there wasn't much doubt to this one for very long. Scott Wood scored 18 points on 6-8 shooting, which is about as efficient as it gets, and CJ Leslie added 14 points and 11 boards. Leslie is proving himself critical for his rebounding--if he keeps this production up he's going to give Howell a run for the title of team's best rebounder--but continues to require a lot of shots to get his points.

As far as long term implications go, the big story may be the way Sidney Lowe has opted to use Richard Howell over the last couple of games. It looks like he has decided that it's okay to play Howell with Leslie on a regular basis, and we've hardly seen Jordan Vandenberg. Big V got two minutes against A&M and just one minute against Delaware State. That's a change for the better; it would have been nice to see it sooner, but at least it happened before we hit conference play. Now the question is how Tracy Smith's return affects the new balance. Assuming Tracy does return at some point.

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i can not write that i was overly impressed, or even

impressed with State’s play due to their lack of intensity in going after defensive rebounds. however, on the offensive end, it looked like State was a beast on the boards. i haven’t checked the stats so i could be wrong.
two things i really liked. once Wood drove into the lane to hit a short jumper. another time he received a pass while in the lane for a short jumper which he also hit. however, there were times that it looked like he could have again driven into the lane to either shoot a short jumper or at least put pressure on the defense, but chose to pass back out. the team needs a leader who can score 15-20 per game. Wood’s looks like he can be that player if he will be it.
it looked like Brown played point late in the second half with Harrow playing shooting guard. this allowed Harrow to drive to the basket for scores. did anyone else notice this?

by sbas2 on Dec 30, 2010 5:37 AM EST reply actions