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Point guard injuries slow Duke, NC State
Duke was off and running in its game against Syracuse on Jan. 14, up 14-6 and looking every bit the part of the nation’s best team when point guard Tre Jones collided with the Orange’s […]
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Wolfpack finishes nonconference slate in style with rout of Greyhounds
RALEIGH (AP) — NC State has a national ranking, confidence in a productive 10-man rotation and its best start in more than a decade. That’s about all coach Kevin Keatts could’ve wanted from a now-completed […]
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Wolfpack ‘measures up’ in statement upset of No. 7 Auburn
RALEIGH — If Wednesday’s game against No. 7 Auburn was a measuring stick for the NC State basketball team, you might want to put the ruler away and bring out a tape measure. Because after […]
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Beverly sparks Wolfpack to win in Boardwalk Classic
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Six minutes. Three hundred and sixty seconds. It is not an especially long period of time. But to hear Penn State men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers, that was the difference […]
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Wolfpack dedicates renamed Jim Valvano Arena with win
RALEIGH (AP) — Devon Daniels made himself comfortable in North Carolina State’s second home. Daniels scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to help N.C. State beat Western Carolina 100-67 on […]
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Big first half sends Wolfpack to easy victory
RALEIGH (AP) — NC State was never in danger of losing the game, but the Wolfpack did lose something else after halftime: Their focus. Still, a huge first-half surge was more than enough to carry […]
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Beverly’s injury a blow, but one Wolfpack can overcome
CHARLOTTE — Two weeks ago at NC State’s preseason media day, coach Kevin Keatts was asked when he was going to do with all the point guards on his roster. On Tuesday, the question answered […]
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Wolfpack point guard Beverly suffers fractured hand
RALEIGH — There’s a good chance that for the second straight year, the NC State basketball team will be without the services of point guard Braxton Beverly. The sophomore from Hazard, Ky., suffered a fracture […]
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Wolfpack doesn’t heed coach’s warning in damaging loss to Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Kevin Keatts has said all along that he didn’t think his NC State basketball team was the kind of team that could handle talking about things such as its NCAA tournament chances and […]
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Fast-rising Wolfpack stays hot by overwhelming Florida State
RALEIGH — It’s still too soon to say that the NC State basketball team is peaking at just the right time. But the Wolfpack sure is trending in that direction. Coach Kevin Keatts’ red-hot team […]