NC State 80, Wake Forest 55

by Akula Wolf on Feb 13, 2011 4:43 PM EST

WINSTON SALEM NC - FEBRUARY 13: C.J. Leslie #5 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack dunks the ball on a rebound against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at Lawrence Joel Coliseum on February 13 2011 in Winston Salem North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Four Factors	NCSU	Wake
eFG%	59.3	41.7
Turnover Rate	16.7	22.8
Off Reb Rate	39.3	26.5
FT Rate	23.7	22.2

	Pts	Poss	OFF_EFF	DEF_EFF
Wake	55	65.7	83.7	121.8
NCSU	80	65.7	121.8	83.7

Box Score

Tracy Smith led the way with 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting against Wake Forest's poor and/or indifferent interior defense, and the Wolfpack never trailed. CJ Leslie had an easy go of it when he wasn't forcing up 24-footers--it felt like all of his made baskets were dunks or easy lay-ins at the rim.

State controlled the game in every sense and while the Deacs were able to hang around for 25 minutes, it never really seemed like they could go long enough without making a mistake to challenge the Pack. Turns out they couldn't. A 10-0 NC State run early in the second half put the good guys up 16 and sealed the deal.

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has Lowe and the teams' lights come on.

guess we will find out this week and will know for sure by next sunday night after the Maryland game. what if State wins 5 of the next 6 and does well in the ACC tournament? should Lowe then be given another year as this proves that the team was young and with maturity can play Lowe’s game?
someone made a comment regarding this situation sometime, somewhere, and i think they thought it would prove to be a tough call for Yow.

by sbas2 on Feb 13, 2011 6:02 PM EST reply actions

They will do just enough to secure Lowe's job,

thus insuring the continuation of my own personal living hell.

by projectwentynine on Feb 13, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions

No

by PACKHOOLIGAN on Feb 14, 2011 8:11 AM EST up reply actions

We Beat The Worst Team in the ACC

Not only that, but one of the worst ACC teams in a while. This is no big deal. We can only hope the emotional lift the guys get from it will carry over to a 10 times more difficult CU game Thursday.

by Wolphpack on Feb 13, 2011 6:51 PM EST reply actions

I'll be honest..

Not that I lie normally…while I was expecting a win, I was in no way expecting a 25-point win on the road even with as awful as Wake has been this year.

It was a good win, because the team it on all cylinders for most of the game. Can this be the start of a turnaround? Maybe, I mean I’m not buying it because it would require the team to win not only on Thursday (which I think they can, Clemson is far from impressive) but also on the road @ Maryland and…well basically winning out.

It is a crappy situation really. If we were to get to say 7-9 or 8-8 (not saying that is likely, just sayin), play decent in the ACC Tournament, make the NIT again…

Ugh I just want this to go one way or the other but like everyone else I’m afraid of the dreaded middle road scenario I’ve described above.

by leewolf on Feb 13, 2011 8:28 PM EST reply actions

We looked remarkably good

I don’t think everything had to do with how crappy Wake is, but that’s the biggest factor. No matter the opponent, we played smart, and we played well.

By the way, isn’t the pic of CJ up above actually of the dunk he missed? That one would’ve been SportsCenter Top 10 – it was nasty as hell til it clanked. To his credit, he played within the offense most of the time today – just a few forced shots, and just a few times he brought it upcourt instead of giving it up to a guard. But then – his feed to Tracy on a break buys him a little good will on my end.

by wolfonthehill on Feb 13, 2011 8:53 PM EST reply actions

Wake is the worst

ACC team that I can remember since I really started to pay attention to ACC basketball (Herb’s first year). They do not do anything well. I thought after Wake got a steal and Gary Clark just lobbed the ball ahead to know one, that Bzz’s head was going to explode.

mplode, how was the atmosphere at the Joel? Are they getting their pitch forks and sacks of door knobs ready?

by PACKHOOLIGAN on Feb 14, 2011 8:11 AM EST reply actions

The Joel

was death. Even when the game was fairly close in the first half, the crowd had absolutely no energy. It’s weird to come up against a group of fans whose impending sense of doom can overwhelm that of a State fan, but the WF crowd did it. Wake had no hope of stopping our front line and they knew it.

Interesting side note. Wellman is starting to make regular appearances on Wake’s postgame interview schedule to defend Bzdelik…it’s year one

by mplode on Feb 14, 2011 8:03 PM EST reply actions