NC State 82, Western Carolina 55

by Akula Wolf on Dec 31, 2011 7:46 PM EST

Four Factors	NCSU	WCU
eFG%	63.5	36.2
Turnover Rate	19.9	17.1
Off Reb Rate	20.8	26.1
FT Rate	40.4	15.4

	Pts	Poss	OFF_EFF	DEF_EFF
WCU	55	70.4	78.2	116.5
NCSU	82	70.4	116.5	78.2

Box Score (pdf)

Aside from a sluggish start to the game that saw the Pack score three points (all on free throws) in the first four minutes, State's offense was pretty much unstoppable. The guys hit 24 of 37 (64.9%) of their two-point attempts and had another productive day at the free throw line (16-21). Hell, even Calvin managed a couple of miss-free trips to the line. C.J. Williams' outstanding play continued, Scott Wood did his Scott Wood thing, Richard Howell grabbed 13 defensive boards and picked up another double double, and Lorenzo Brown put on a little layup exhibition in the first half.

Western Carolina couldn't get much of anything to fall, inside or out. Their 30.4% three-point shooting was almost higher than their two-point shooting percentage, which says everything you need to know about their performance at the offensive end. Give 'em credit for doing a fantastic job on the defensive glass, though for that to matter you first have to make sure your opponent does not shoot over 60% from the field. Just remember that next time, WCU.

NC State is off until Wednesday's game against Delaware State, then it's on to conference play.

Happy New Year to you folks, and be safe out there tonight.

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Looks like it was a breeze of a game, but

Painter played 19 minutes and recorded no shots and no rebounds. It seems to me his game has really fallen from the beginning of the year to now. Did starting versus coming off the bench mean that much to his performance or is it just a case of feasting on a few cupcakes at the beginning of the year before falling back to earth?

by mplode on Dec 31, 2011 9:44 PM EST reply actions

who knows

these past few games have been the cupcakiest of cupcakes on our schedule, and he did pretty well against some of the better teams OOC.

by PACKHOOLIGAN on Jan 1, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe the gravitional pull of the Beard has become too great?

Yesterday I don’t think Painter caught cleanly any ball that went his way. He seemed to fumble around with every pass thrown to him and was involved in a lot of boards but didn’t come away with any of them. Seemed to be some focus or nerves or something. I have hope it is a temporary condition and he will soon return to his utilitarian status at least.

by ncsumi on Jan 1, 2012 12:57 PM EST up reply actions

Could it be who he was on the court with?

Early on he was starting and playing with the starters, due to Leslie being out, IIRC. I assume that most of his minutes yesterday came with all backups.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jan 1, 2012 8:32 PM EST reply actions