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Early exits for men’s teams in NCAAs
Tobacco Road took an early exit on the road to the Final Four this season. For just the third time since 1980, North Carolina will not have a team in the Sweet 16 of the […]
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Foul trouble, Kalkbrenner doom NC State against Creighton
DENVER — Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a career-high 31 points and sixth-seeded Creighton overcame an abysmal 3-point shooting day to fend off No. 11 seed NC State 72-63 on Friday in the first round of the […]
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Vitamin ‘T’: Smith’s return to form leads Wolfpack past Hokies
GREENSBORO — After being deficient in it for a few games, NC State got just what the doctor ordered; a healthy dose of Vitamin ‘T’ as the Wolfpack rolled to a 97-77 win over Virginia […]
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College Basketball Preview: NC State has nowhere to go but up
RALEIGH — After finishing as the worst team in the ACC last season at 4-16 with an 11-21 overall record, the NC State men’s basketball will have a new look for the 2022-23 season, headed […]
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Keatts overhauls Wolfpack ahead of critical season
These aren’t the best of times for NC State men’s basketball fans. As if suffering through the first 20-loss season in school history wasn’t bad enough, the frustration has been compounded by rivals North Carolina […]
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Second-half surge produces ‘special’ finish to Wake’s regular season
WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest’s two-point lead on NC State with 15:44 remaining Wednesday might have seemed precarious, especially given the way both teams were playing at the time. Recent history, however, suggested otherwise. A little […]
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College basketball roundup: Wake Forest hands FSU its 4th straight loss
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jake LaRavia had a near triple-double, Alondes Williams scored 23 points, Damari Monsanto hit a clutch 3-pointer, and Wake Forest defeated Florida State 68-60 on Saturday, the Seminoles’ fourth consecutive loss. LaRavia […]
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College basketball roundup: Early second-half Syracuse spurt dooms NC State at home
RALEIGH — Jesse Edwards and Cole Swider scored 19 points apiece and Syracuse scored the last six points of the game to top NC State 89-82 on Wednesday night. The Wolfpack pulled within 83-82 on […]
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Wolfpack can’t overcome ‘big’ problems in the middle
RALEIGH — The NC State basketball team is like a doughnut. It has a large hole in the middle. That’s a situation coach Kevin Keatts can’t do much about, not with his best big man, […]
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Familiar fade sends Wolfpack to fifth straight loss
RALEIGH – New year, same agonizing result for the NC State basketball team. Continuing a pattern that plagued it during the final three weeks of 2021, the Wolfpack put itself in position to win before […]