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Reports: NC State hiring alum Justin Gainey as head coachNC State is finalizing a deal to hire former Wolfpack guard and current Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey as its new men's basketball coach, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Gainey, 49, replaces Will Wade, who left the position last week to return to LSU after guiding the Wolfpack...

NC State trying to extend Notre Dame's 'season from hell'NC State's last two games could not have been much further apart in terms of performance level.,After the Wolfpack delivered a resume-boosting 82-58 rivalry victory over then-No. 16 North Carolina on Feb. 17, they were smashed 90-61 at No. 11 Virginia on Tuesday night.,The Wolfpack (19-9, 10-5 ACC) ...

Quadir Copeland helps NC State rally past PittQuadir Copeland supplied 20 points and nine assists to help rally visiting North Carolina State to an 81-72 Atlantic Coast Conference victory Saturday over Pittsburgh.,Paul McNeil Jr. scored all 15 of his points on triples as the Wolfpack (14-6, 5-2) overcame rough starts to both halves.,Ven-Allen L...

NC State coach wants to see team's 'edge' vs. Liberty

North Carolina State is aiming for a second consecutive win over a mid-major opponent Wednesday night when it hosts Liberty in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack (6-3) have a big-time home matchup with No. 19 Kansas looming on Saturday but will use the contest against the Flames (6-2) to work on finding the...

NC State expects wakeup call against VCU

North Carolina State has been on cruise control through three games this season.,The Wolfpack look to keep the accelerator down when Virginia Commonwealth visits for Monday night's game in Raleigh, N.C.,"It's about to get real, real quick and we're going to have to play better," Wolfpack coach Will ...

NC State racks up 583 yards while handing No. 8 Georgia Tech its first loss

CJ Bailey threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, adding another score on the ground as North Carolina State posted a 48-36 upset of visiting No. 8 Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Jayden Scott rushed for a career-high 196 yards and a touchdown for NC State (5-4, 2-3 in AC...

Streaking Pitt takes aim at leaky NC State defense

Two teams heading in opposite directions will clash when North Carolina State travels to Pittsburgh for an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday.,Pitt (5-2, 3-1 ACC) has won three straight games thanks to the emergence of a new quarterback.,Before the Panthers' Oct. 4 game against Boston Colleg...

NC State in must-win mode vs. resurgent Georgia Tech

Just a year removed from an unexpected run to the Final Four, visiting NC State is in desperate need of a win over Georgia Tech at Atlanta on Saturday just to qualify for this year's ACC tournament.,NC State (11-17, 4-13 ACC) enters the weekend tied with Boston College for 16th in the league standin...

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Wake Forest on rise as NC State out to 'stay in the moment'

North Carolina State and visiting Wake Forest hold vastly different short-term goals heading into Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference meeting in Raleigh, N.C.,The postseason status for both teams sits at opposite levels.,Wake Forest (19-7, 11-4) is tied for fourth place in the ACC and hol...

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|Fri Feb 21 2025

BC bids to end skid at expense of reeling NC State

Boston College and North Carolina State meet on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C., and the game has significant postseason implications within the Atlantic Coast Conference.,That's because only 15 of the 18 teams in the expanded league will qualify for the ACC tournament. The two teams facing off ...

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|Fri Feb 14 2025

Rested Clemson takes 5-game win streak to NC State

Clemson and North Carolina State have something in common ahead of Saturday afternoon's meeting at Raleigh, N.C.,Both teams are trying to get well, but that takes on different meanings.,For Clemson (17-4, 9-1 ACC), an extended break might have come at the right time. For NC State (9-11, 2-7), it's a...

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|Fri Jan 31 2025

Virginia digs out of 14-point hole to defeat NC State

Elijah Saunders scored 22 points and Isaac McKneely added 14 as Virginia rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat North Carolina State 70-67 on Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va.,Andrew Rohde scored nine of his 11 points after halftime for the Cavaliers (8-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), ...

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|Tue Dec 31 2024

North Carolina hosts NC State in Mack Brown's home finale

In most cases, a regular-season finale between two teams with a combined 11 wins wouldn't be too compelling.,That's hardly the case on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C., where North Carolina's Mack Brown coaches his final home game against rival North Carolina State.,The university announced Tuesday tha...

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|Fri Nov 29 2024

Duke scores touchdowns, NC State settles for field goals in Blue Devils' win

Maalik Murphy threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Duke snapped a two-game losing streak by winning 29-19 at North Carolina State on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.,Duke (7-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) handled the task defensively by holding the Wolfpack without a touchdown until the fourt...

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|Sun Nov 10 2024

After hanging banners, NC State shifts focus to Presbyterian

With a Final Four rematch set for later this month, NC State will continue its five-game homestand to begin the season when it takes on Presbyterian on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., ,The Wolfpack (1-0) earned a 97-66 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Monday. Marcus Hill and Breon Pass each scored 14...

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|Fri Nov 08 2024

NC State racks up 527 yards, demolishes Stanford 59-28

Jordan Waters and Hollywood Smothers each rushed for two touchdowns and 100 yards apiece as North Carolina State rolled to a 59-28 home victory over Stanford on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,NC State (5-4, 2-3 ACC) has won consecutive games for the first time this season, while Stanford (2-7, ...

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|Sat Nov 02 2024

NC State seeks bounce-back performance vs. Cal

Coming off back-to-back losses at home for the first time since 2019, North Carolina State will look to pick up a win on the road when it heads to the West Coast for the first time this season in the new-look Atlantic Coast Conference to face California on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,NC S...

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|Wed Oct 16 2024

Demond Claiborne (3 TDs), Wake Forest rally past NC State

Demond Claiborne's third touchdown of the game came on a 3-yard run with 1:01 remaining and Wake Forest rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat host North Carolina State 34-30 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C., ,Wake Forest (2-3, 1-1 ACC) conver...

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|Sat Oct 05 2024

NC State's 24-Point Performance Against Virginia Tech Made Me Want To Vomit

In a home loss against a depleted opponent, a team that sportswriters determined to be one of the top-25 teams in the country couldn’t muster a point total much higher than their ranking. No. 23 NC State dropped an absolute deuce of a game against No. 12 Virginia Tech, 47-24, for an abhorrent offens...

by Gabe Fernandez|N.c. state wolfpack

|Sat Feb 02 2019

NC State Player Ejected For Flipping Opponent Down By The Ankle

With Grayson Allen on to antagonizing and endangering opponents in the NBA, NC State forward Wyatt Walker has taken up his mantle in the ACC. The Samford transfer was ejected just two minutes into Saturday’s game for the maneuver you see above. Pitt’s Xavier Johnson went hard to the rim against Walk...

by Dennis Young|wyatt walker

|Sat Jan 12 2019

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