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NC State looks to extend streak vs ND
March 2, 2021 GMT
Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina State looks for its fifth straight conference win against Notre Dame. North Carolina State’s last ACC loss came against the Duke Blue Devils 69-53 on Feb. 13. Notre Dame lost 94-90 on the road against Boston College on Saturday.
SUPER SENIORS: North Carolina State has relied heavily on its seniors. Jericole Hellems, Manny Bates, D.J. Funderburk and Devon Daniels have combined to account for 57 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 51 percent of all Wolfpack points over the team’s last five games.
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It was at No. 15 Virginia on Wednesday night where they turned some heads.
DJ Funderburk scored nine of his 14 points in the second half and the Wolfpack opened a big lead and held off every challenge the Cavaliers had to offer in a 68-61 victory.
The road wins at Boston College, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest were sandwiched around home losses to Syracuse and Duke, and Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts praised his young team s ability to bounce back from adversity.
“I’ve asked them to grow up a little quicker than they needed to, but we’ve completely bought in,” he said. When you look at it, the ball moves from side to side, everybody’s playing their role, everybody is genuinely happy for one another.