NC State returns to action on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the first of back-to-back away games as the Pack will travel to Florida State for the sole meeting between the Wolfpack and Seminoles this season. Tipoff between NC State and Florida State is slated for 9 p.m., with the game set to be televised on ESPN2.

NC State Series with Florida State
- Tuesday is the 63rd meeting all-time between NC State and Florida State. The Pack leads the all-time series, 32-30, but Florida State has won eight of the last 10 meetings between the two programs.
Kevin Keatts has a 2-5 record against the Seminoles as head coach of the Pack.
NC State has an 8-17 record all-time in Tallahassee and has lost five straight games at FSU. The Pack last won at Florida State on Jan. 17, 2015. The Pack has won at every other ACC school since it last won at Florida State.
- Last Meeting - Feb. 1, 2023: NC State topped the Seminoles, 94-66, last season in PNC Arena. The Pack jumped out to a 30-4 lead less than 10 minutes into the game and was able to cruise to victory from there. The win snapped a five-game losing streak to Florida State for the Pack and the 28-point margin of victory was the largest for NC State in the series. Terquavion Smith scored 32 points and tied a season-high with six three-pointers. DJ Burns posted 15 points. Jarkel Joiner and Casey Morsell each finished in double figures as well, with Joiner adding 14 points and Morsell registering 10 while collecting a game-high seven rebounds.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/2/26/mens-basketball-pack-visits-tallahassee-for-tussle-with-florida-state

North Carolina State at Florida State ESPN2, 9 p.m.

NC State at Florida State
Men's College Basketball
9 pm ET
ESPN2

@WesDurham (pbp) & @CoryAlexanderVA (analyst) #CBB #MBB

NC State at Florida State
Men’s College Basketball
9 pm ET
ESPN2
 @WesDurham (pbp) & @CoryAlexanderVA (analyst) #CBB #MBB

— Announcer Schedules (@announcerskeds) February 27, 2024

Late night hoops in Tallahassee.

🆚 Florida State
🕘 9:00 PM
📍 Tallahassee, FL
📺 ESPN2#GoPack pic.twitter.com/npRNvj34Ow

— NC State Men's Basketball (@PackMensBball) February 27, 2024

Florida State shot 59.7 percent from the field to beat NC State, 90-83, Tuesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.

FSU's shooting percentage was the highest allowed by NC State this season.

Jayden Taylor led five NC State players in double figures with a career-high tying 24 points. His fourth 20 or more point performance of the season. A three-pointer by Taylor early in the second half was the 1,000th career point.

Casey Morsell finished with 19 points. The 19 points tie for the most in his career against an ACC opponent. The grad student from Ft. Washington, Md., finished the game 8-of-15 from the field and added a career-high six assists, four rebounds, two blocks and one steal.

DJ Horne added 15 points and finished the game with three three-pointers. He now has 85 three-pointers on the season, tied with Rodney Monroe (1988-89) for the eighth-most in a single season in program history.

Mohamed Diarra finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds while Ben Middlebrooks closed with 12 points and seven rebounds.

For just the second time in 152 career games, DJ Burns, Jr. finished with zero points.

The Seminoles had a 12-point lead early in the second half when Morsell caught fire, hitting four straight shots to help the Pack go on a 10-2 run to get within 51-47.

The Pack would eventually get within two, 66-64, on a Taylor three-pointer with 8:31 to play, but the Seminoles responded with a 10-2 run to go back up by double-digits with 4:58 to play.

NC State was never able to get closer than seven the rest of the way.

The Seminoles were led by Jamir Watkins 17 points while Primo Spears added 14. All 11 Florida State players that got in the game scored.

Florida State shot 58 percent in the first half to open up an eight-point halftime advantage. The game was tied at 22 when the Seminoles went on a 12-2 run to take a double-digit lead, 34-24, with 5:48 left in the half. The Pack got within four, 37-33, with 1:21 left in the half, but FSU scored the final four points of the opening 20 minutes to double its advantage to eight headed into the locker room.

NC State is back in action Saturday when it travels to Chapel Hill to take on ninth-ranked North Carolina. Tipoff at the Smith Center is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN.

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