North Carolina @ North Carolina St (7) - 2/03/19

[LETTERL]

59-49, UNC...2:20 left.

 

[Plebe]

 

[triaddukefan]

Sorry LETTERL but I gotta do it

 

[LETTERL]

Final: UNC hands NC State its first loss of the season, 64-51. NC State falls to 21-1, 8-1 ACC. UNC improves to 14-9, 5-4 ACC.

Also ended NC State's 21-game home winning streak.

 

[nwhoopfan]

So...how good is UNC? Beaten Notre Dame and previously undefeated NC State recently, will be a 4 game winning streak for them (beat VPI in honor of Triad and Georgia Tech as well)

 

[triaddukefan]

So...how good is UNC? Beaten Notre Dame and previously undefeated NC State recently, will be a 4 game winning streak for them (beat VPI in honor of Triad and Georgia Tech as well)

It pains me to say it.... but look at their remaining schedule..... home vs Duke.... at Clemson... @ Pitt... home vs UVA... home vs BC..... home vs State.. and @ Duke. They might run the table..

 

[IrishTiger]

It pains me to say it.... but look at their remaining schedule..... home vs Duke.... at Clemson... @ Pitt... home vs UVA... home vs BC..... home vs State.. and @ Duke. They might run the table..

Knowing how UNC is they’ll probably lose at Clemson and even possibly at Duke.

 

[bbballfan23]

As we thought, NC State, while a good team and well-deserving of all the stories they got for being undefeated, no one ever really believed they were a true contender.

 

[triaddukefan]

As we thought, NC State, while a good team and well-deserving of all the stories they got for being undefeated, no one ever really believed they were a true contender.

I still think they are a Sweet 16 team..... but all of their injuries finally caught up with them. Oh what could have been

 

[bbballfan23]

I still think they are a Sweet 16 team..... but all of their injuries finally caught up with them. Oh what could have been

There’s a difference of top-16 team & a championship contender.

 

[LETTERL]

As we thought, NC State, while a good team and well-deserving of all the stories they got for being undefeated, no one ever really believed they were a true contender.

This is exactly the type of comment I knew was going to come as soon as NC State lost their first game. The season isn't over yet.

 

[triaddukefan]

There’s a difference of top-16 team & a championship contender.

who said there wasnt a difference? I pointed out that they are still a team that could advance to the sweet 16 despite their injuries. If they make it that far... it would be a good season for them. Where would UConn or any team be if they lost their starting PG, their leading scorer, and a reserve guard to ACL injuries?

 

[nwhoopfan]

who said there wasnt a difference? I pointed out that they are still a team that could advance to the sweet 16 despite their injuries. If they make it that far... it would be a good season for them. Where would UConn or any team be if they lost their starting PG, their leading scorer, and a reserve guard to ACL injuries?

Does UConn even have enough players to field a team if they had 3 out w/ injuries?

 

[willtalk]

One has to also consider the Rivalry factor. I mean Cal beat Stanford and they are not even in the same league- except literally.

 

[triaddukefan]

One has to also consider the Rivalry factor. I mean Cal beat Stanford and they are not even in the same league- except literally.

That's why I voted for the upset today

 

[Centerstream]

Love how quite a few posters this year will be negative to any team (and players too) when given the opportunity. They probably complain when they are having...

 

[trisailin]

Results of this game vs the results of the poll indicate a couple of things:
A) Boneyard prognosticators (collectively) aren't very good at predicting basketball game outcomes.
B) Boneyard prognosticators probably should not be putting money on any Super Bowl results!

 

[Shades]

I voted for the upset today

Me too... I could see UNC turned some sort of corner, and NCSU being undefeated seemed due to a favorable schedule.

 

[MilfordHusky]

One has to also consider the Rivalry factor. I mean Cal beat Stanford and they are not even in the same league- except literally.

I missed the Stanford loss on Thursday, but they made up for it the next game.

 

[LETTERL]

This weekend in Raleigh...

NC State MBB and WBB finished a combined 25-of-108 (23.1 percent) from the field, 10-of-53 (18.9) from behind the arc.

 

[LETTERL]

I found this nice summary on the NC State message boards. UNC just dominated NC State in all major categories Sunday.

Unc shot 38.5% FG, 23.5% 3FG. We shot 29.6%, 32% 3FG
We were outrebounded 42-40.

We committed more fouls 17-16.

We had more turnovers 14-5.

We had more blocks 6-2.

Unc had more steals 8-1.

Although I do think we are starting to see the effects of injuries and a limited bench, I do think something else is at play. Starting with the VaTech game two weeks ago, NC State has been playing what I call "tight" basketball, which may be a result of the winning streak. I know Coach Moore says they never talked about it, I suspect some of the team members were starting to feel the pressure of the increased scrutiny and publicity that came with being in the top 10 and still undefeated.

Now that THAT burden has been removed, it will be interesting to see if NC State can get back to what made them successful through the early part of the season...or is what we have witnessed this week (we were outrebounded by both Wake Forest and UNC) the "new normal" for the Wolfpack Women as our schedule gets more challenging. We'll find out Thursday night against Florida State.

 

[mbr33ct]

I'll have whatever Charlie is drinking...in the next bracketology UNC will probably be a 3 seed.

 

[Plebe]

I'll have whatever Charlie is drinking...in the next bracketology UNC will probably be a 3 seed.

They're #22 in the RPI and they have wins over two top-10 teams. They're not a 3 seed but for sure they're in.

 

[shiverz45]

I'll have whatever Charlie is drinking...in the next bracketology UNC will probably be a 3 seed.

5 seed at best. They still have 9 losses.

 

[Shades]

Hey, Minnesota just won two in a row including Rutgers. Let’s toss them a #7 seed.