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583 | W VIRGINIA | Pick | -3 | 584 | NC STATE | 141 | 138 |
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All Games | 9-1 | -1 | 4-4 | 3-1 | 78.4 | 36.2 | 40.8% | 40.5 | 62.0 | 28.7 | 45.0% | 34.4 | Road Games | 6-0 | +3.4 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 79.7 | 36.8 | 44.2% | 38.3 | 63.2 | 28.3 | 44.6% | 35.2 | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | -4.5 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 79.6 | 36.2 | 42.4% | 38.8 | 62.2 | 29.2 | 42.9% | 35.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 78.4 | 36.2 | 27-67 | 40.8% | 6-21 | 28.6% | 17-27 | 65.3% | 40 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 68 | 32.9 | 24-56 | 41.8% | 6-19 | 32.8% | 15-22 | 66.2% | 36 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 3 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 79.7 | 36.8 | 29-65 | 44.2% | 6-19 | 31.6% | 16-26 | 62.0% | 38 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 62.0 | 28.7 | 22-48 | 45.0% | 5-17 | 32.4% | 13-19 | 67.2% | 34 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 71 | 34.7 | 25-57 | 44.7% | 7-20 | 33.6% | 14-20 | 69.0% | 36 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 4 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 63.2 | 28.3 | 22-50 | 44.6% | 6-19 | 29.3% | 13-21 | 63.7% | 35 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 4 |
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All Games | 9-2 | -2 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 74.7 | 38.3 | 45.7% | 41.9 | 60.4 | 27.5 | 36.0% | 33.0 | Road Games | 0-1 | -1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 61.0 | 34.0 | 44.9% | 31.0 | 66.0 | 36.0 | 39.3% | 37.0 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -5 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 72.4 | 36.6 | 48.6% | 37.8 | 61.6 | 27.8 | 37.1% | 33.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 74.7 | 38.3 | 26-56 | 45.7% | 6-17 | 36.5% | 17-25 | 68.9% | 42 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 65.5 | 31.5 | 22-53 | 41.9% | 6-19 | 33.2% | 15-21 | 68.3% | 34 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 4 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 61.0 | 34.0 | 22-49 | 44.9% | 5-11 | 45.5% | 12-19 | 63.2% | 31 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | Stats Against (All Games) | 60.4 | 27.5 | 21-59 | 36.0% | 6-20 | 30.9% | 12-17 | 67.7% | 33 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 2 | vs opponents averaging | 69.3 | 32.9 | 24-55 | 43.8% | 6-19 | 34.4% | 14-22 | 66.8% | 35 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 3 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 66.0 | 36.0 | 22-56 | 39.3% | 7-20 | 35.0% | 15-22 | 68.2% | 37 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: W VIRGINIA 72.5, NC STATE 73.2 |
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11/14/2014 | MONMOUTH | 64-54 | W | -16 | L | | - | 18-69 | 26.1% | 49 | 14 | 17-38 | 44.7% | 33 | 24 | 11/16/2014 | LAFAYETTE | 83-56 | W | | - | | - | 31-81 | 38.3% | 50 | 6 | 20-46 | 43.5% | 31 | 20 | 11/20/2014 | *GEORGE MASON | 91-65 | W | -10 | W | 138.5 | O | 32-72 | 44.4% | 43 | 12 | 22-45 | 48.9% | 33 | 24 | 11/21/2014 | *BOSTON COLLEGE | 70-66 | W | -8.5 | L | 141 | U | 25-59 | 42.4% | 34 | 14 | 25-46 | 54.3% | 30 | 21 | 11/23/2014 | *CONNECTICUT | 78-68 | W | 3.5 | W | 134.5 | O | 28-61 | 45.9% | 35 | 12 | 28-62 | 45.2% | 40 | 19 | 11/26/2014 | *VMI | 103-72 | W | -22 | W | | - | 42-81 | 51.9% | 36 | 9 | 26-58 | 44.8% | 44 | 36 | 11/29/2014 | COLL OF CHARLESTON | 86-57 | W | -13.5 | W | | - | 30-66 | 45.5% | 41 | 7 | 21-44 | 47.7% | 25 | 18 | 12/4/2014 | LSU | 73-74 | L | -9 | L | 146.5 | O | 23-67 | 34.3% | 35 | 12 | 26-56 | 46.4% | 44 | 24 | 12/7/2014 | @ N KENTUCKY | 67-42 | W | | - | | - | 23-59 | 39.0% | 46 | 12 | 13-49 | 26.5% | 38 | 20 | 12/14/2014 | *MARSHALL | 69-66 | W | -18 | L | | - | 22-57 | 38.6% | 36 | 15 | 19-38 | 50.0% | 26 | 24 | 12/20/2014 | *NC STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2014 | WOFFORD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/30/2014 | VIRGINIA TECH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3/2015 | @ TCU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2015 | @ TEXAS TECH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2015 | IOWA ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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11/14/2014 | JACKSON ST | 93-58 | W | | - | | - | 32-61 | 52.5% | 49 | 10 | 18-64 | 28.1% | 35 | 12 | 11/17/2014 | HOFSTRA | 76-64 | W | -12 | T | | - | 25-67 | 37.3% | 50 | 10 | 21-68 | 30.9% | 46 | 13 | 11/20/2014 | JACKSONVILLE | 79-43 | W | | - | | - | 28-66 | 42.4% | 57 | 15 | 13-56 | 23.2% | 27 | 13 | 11/23/2014 | S FLORIDA | 68-65 | W | -15 | L | 141.5 | U | 22-59 | 37.3% | 40 | 8 | 26-55 | 47.3% | 33 | 10 | 11/26/2014 | RICHMOND | 84-72 | W | -6 | W | | - | 29-58 | 50.0% | 38 | 10 | 28-58 | 48.3% | 24 | 11 | 11/28/2014 | BOISE ST | 60-54 | W | -7 | L | | - | 20-47 | 42.6% | 38 | 11 | 20-58 | 34.5% | 33 | 9 | 12/2/2014 | @ PURDUE | 61-66 | L | 5 | T | 139.5 | U | 22-49 | 44.9% | 31 | 9 | 22-56 | 39.3% | 37 | 10 | 12/6/2014 | WAKE FOREST | 78-65 | W | -9.5 | W | 135.5 | O | 26-47 | 55.3% | 39 | 15 | 22-57 | 38.6% | 31 | 11 | 12/12/2014 | CHARLESTON SO | 86-50 | W | | - | | - | 36-73 | 49.3% | 50 | 10 | 18-59 | 30.5% | 37 | 14 | 12/14/2014 | WOFFORD | 54-55 | L | -10.5 | L | | - | 19-45 | 42.2% | 33 | 11 | 21-59 | 35.6% | 33 | 4 | 12/17/2014 | TENNESSEE | 83-72 | W | -4.5 | W | 130.5 | O | 23-45 | 51.1% | 36 | 10 | 25-60 | 41.7% | 27 | 5 | 12/20/2014 | *W VIRGINIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/23/2014 | LOUISIANA TECH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/30/2014 | CINCINNATI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3/2015 | PITTSBURGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | @ VIRGINIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/11/2015 | DUKE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | W VIRGINIA: West Virginia had some big wins last season against Kansas and Kansas State, and has one of the top returning scorers in college basketball in combination G Juwan Staten (18.1 PPG, 5.8 APG and 5.6 RPG). Staten is nearly impossible to contain off the bounce, as he does a great job of finishing at the rim and drawing fouls (182-of-253, 72% from the free-throw line). For Staten, he will have to be even better this season as the No. 2 and No. 3 scorers for the Mountaineers are no longer on the team. PF Devin Williams (8.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG) is a guy that can get double-doubles on any given night, and he will have to do that for a West Virginia team that is going to struggle to score the ball. Head coach Bob Huggins always gets his teams to play hard, but to make a run at the NCAA Tournament, players like SG Gary Browne (5.9 PPG and 2.4 RPG) and JUCO transfer SG Jaysean Paige are going to have to play really well. | | NC STATE: NC State has to replace T.J. Warren, who averaged nearly 25 points last season. However, the Wolfpack have a transfer in SG Trevor Lacey, who averaged 9.3 PPG at Alabama two seasons ago. Lacey was a much-heralded recruit out of high school, and has the talent to help NC State fill the scoring void left by Warren. SG Ralston Turner (10.5 PPG, 37% threes) and PG Anthony "Cat" Barber (8.5 PPG, 3.5 APG) are two guys that sacrificed their numbers for Warren last season, and they are both versatile enough to increase their points significantly. The guards of NC State will be huge this season, as the team is lacking a true go-to post presence. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (NC STATE-WEST VIRGINIA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*NC State-West Virginia Preview* ================================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
North Carolina State (9-2) at West Virginia (9-1), 9:30 p.m. EDT
West Virginia prides itself on taking advantage of opponents' mistakes forced by coach Bob Huggins' focus on constant high-pressure defense.
Its next foe should be well prepared for it.
The 22nd-ranked Mountaineers look to continue their strong start as they face N.C. State on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden as part of the Gotham Classic.
West Virginia (9-1) is off to its best start since winning its first 11 in 2009-10, when it reached the Final Four. The Mountaineers' success stems largely from an ability to create turnovers, ranking second in the nation with 23.0 per game.
They forced 24 on Sunday and held on to beat Marshall 69-66. The Wolfpack won't be surprised by West Virginia's defensive philosophy, though.
N.C. State (9-2) had little trouble with Tennessee's trapping defense Wednesday, shooting 51.1 percent and hitting a season-high 11 3-pointers on 26 attempts in an 83-72 victory.
"They shot the ball really well and handled Tennessee's pressure really well," Huggins told West Virginia's official website.
Senior Ralston Turner set career highs with 33 points and eight 3s.
"We talked a lot about handling their pressure," coach Mark Gottfried said. "We handled the ball without turning it over a lot. Ralston Turner was absolutely spectacular."
Turner is part of a vaunted three-guard starting lineup that also features fellow wing Trevor Lacey and point Anthony "Cat" Barber. Lacey, the Wolfpack's leading scorer at 17.2 points per game, scored 20 against Tennessee while Barber had a season-high eight assists with one turnover.
N.C. State ranks in the top 25 nationally in fewest turnovers per game at 10.8 and hasn't committed more than 15 on the season.
"They're very talented," Huggins said. "They make shots. Their two wings are two of the most talented wings we've played so far, and maybe all year. Both of them are great shot makers and they've got really good size. They're going to be a problem for us."
Huggins' other concern is the Mountaineers' struggles shooting the ball. They've shot 37.2 percent over the last three, a stretch that began with a 74-73 loss to LSU on Dec. 4.
West Virginia didn't take control of the Marshall game until late due to its poor shooting, and Huggins brushed off the notion that the struggles were a result of having time off due to final exams.
"We have some guys who have to put a bunch of time in to be consistent shooting the ball," Huggins said. "They're not whatever you say, `pure' shooters. When they don't work hard at it, it don't go in.
"We've got a lot of the guys who generally are in (the gym) that haven't been in there. We can't blame it all on finals."
The Wolfpack are holding opponents to 36.0 percent shooting, ranking fourth in the 15-team ACC. They are in the top 10 nationally in blocks per game with 6.8, and sophomore Beejay Anya is tied for third in the country with an average of 3.6.
The Mountaineers won the last meeting 71-66 in the NIT quarterfinals March 20, 2007.
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