NC State returns to action on Wednesday, January 10 at home against North Carolina (tip at 8 p.m.).

UPDATE: Our game Wednesday, Jan. 10 vs UNC is officially sold out #WPN head to @SeatGeek, our official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace for NC State Athletics, to find tickets.

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The Pack is back in action Wednesday night when it hosts eighth-ranked North Carolina (11-3, 3-0). Tipoff at PNC Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN

The NC State men's basketball team (11-3, 3-0 ACC) hosts rival seventh-ranked North Carolina (11-3, 3-0 ACC) Wednesday night inside of a sold out PNC Arena.

Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN. NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.

NC State Series with North Carolina
- Wednesday will be the 245th all-time meeting between the two programs. North Carolina leads the all-time series, 164-80.
- Kevin Keatts is 3-9 against North Carolina as head coach of the Pack, including a 2-4 mark against the Tar Heels in PNC Arena.
- Last Meeting (Feb. 19, 2023): 23rd-ranked NC State outscored North Carolina, 29-15, in the final 10 minutes of the game to win going away, 77-69, inside PNC Arena. Jarkel Joiner scored a game-high 29 points, hitting 11-of-21 shots and all six of his free throws. He scored 20 of his 29 points in the final 20 minutes as he shot 8-of-11 from the field. DJ Burns scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as he was 7-of-9 from the field in the final 20 minutes. Casey Morsell and Terquavion Smith each added 12 points. The Pack only turned it over three times in the game and had a 16-3 advantage in points off turnovers. NC State also finished with a 46-26 advantage in points in the paint and a 25-7 advantage in fast break points.

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North Carolina at North Carolina State ESPN, 8 p.m.

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North Carolina at NC State
Men's College Basketball
8 pm ET
ESPN

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North Carolina at NC State
Men’s College Basketball
8 pm ET
ESPN
 
Dave O’Brien (pbp), @JayBilas (analyst) & @Angel_Gray1 (reporter) #CBB #MBB

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The NC State men's basketball team fell to in-state foe UNC, 67-54, Wednesday evening in front of a sold out PNC Arena crowd.

Casey Morsell led the Wolfpack in scoring with 12 points, going a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Morsell scored the 1,000th point of his collegiate career on a free throw in the first half.

The Ft. Washington, Md., native tied his season-high with six rebounds.

D.J. Burns, Jr. was the only other NC State player to reach double figures with 11 points.

Guard DJ Horne grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.

The Wolfpack struggled from all areas of the floor, shooting just 26.9 percent on the evening.

After trailing by as many as six in the first half, the Wolfpack cut the deficit to two, heading into the break thanks to a 6-2 scoring run across the final two minutes of the frame. Burns led all NC State scorers with seven points in the half.

Mohamed Diarra's fourth three-pointer of the season came midway through the second half and cut the Tar Heel lead back down to two, 46-44. After a UNC basket to push the lead back to four, Ben Middlebrooks found a cutting Michael O'Connell for a lay-up to bring the Pack back within two, 48-46, with 10:19 to play.

NC State would only connect on three field goals the rest of the game though as UNC went on a 19-4 run to take a 67-50 lead with 4:06 to go and effectively put the game away.

RJ Davis led the way offensively for the Tar Heels, finishing with 16 points and going 4-for-10 from three-point range.

Harrison Ingram grabbed a game-high 19 rebounds for the Heels while Elliot Cadeau finished with 11 points and a game-high six assists.

The Wolfpack head to Kentucky to take on Louisville on Saturday Jan. 13. Tipoff is set for 12pm on The CW.


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