One quality win!
Game Summary:
The game started with a surprise, Paul McNeil taking Marcus Hill’s place in the starting lineup. And in the first two minutes, he showed us why.
- Dontrez Styles misses a shot, Paul McNeil gets the offensive rebound and scores
- Paul McNeil hits 3PT shot
- Michael O’Connell misses shot, Paul McNeil rebounds
- Michael O’Connell makes 3PT, Paul McNeil assists
Dontrez Styles took over the game at this point, ending the half with 15 points and 8 rebounds. The Wolfpack shot an excellent 48.5% / 35.3% / 100% and out rebounded the Deacs 20-12. Halftime score, 40-34.
NC State did something they haven’t done in ACC play, they put together two good halves. The second half wasn’t easy, Wake led by five at the 8:23 mark, but the Pack never lost their fight and ran the lead up to 12 by the end of the game. Paul McNeil had 17 points in the second half to fuel the offense but the team as a whole shot even better in the second half, 54.2% / 46.7% / 80%. Final score, NC State 85-73.
Overall Takeaways:
- Best game of the season
- 85 – Most points scored in ACC play
- 23 – Most assists all season
- First time in ACC play we’ve played two excellent halves
- The shots were falling for a change – 50% / 40.6% / 82.4%
- 23 assists on 29 made field goals (79.3%)
- Won rebounding battle – 36-29
- Bigs had 12 points / 11 rebounds
Keatts Comments
Individual Highlights
- Paul McNeil – Career high scoring with 24 points.
- Dontrez Styles – Double double with 22 / 10
- Michael O’Connell had career high 13 assists