NC State was an underdog against UNC but won a crucial game against Syracuse. In the game against UNC, NC State led at halftime but struggled in the second half, missing multiple shots. Despite a strong start, UNC turned the game around and won 79-70.
NC State misses 15 straight shots during the tide-turning second half. UNC improves to 38-6 in the last 44 meetings with the Wolfpack. https://t.co/g83dvEVoSr
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4 straight wins for the Tar Heels as they take down N.C. State. ๐ค https://t.co/4qDJlzRPXW
Final: UNC 79, N.C. State 70. Tar Heels turned it on after State took a 10-point lead early in the second half. https://t.co/ruxUbq63Eu
Final: UNC 79, NC State 70
Meanwhile, down the road in Chapel Hill, N.C. State has been blown out 29-8 in the second half and now trails UNC, 66-53 with 9:11 to play.
Taylor hits a 3 to end a stretch of 10:21 without a field goal for NC State. UNC still leads by 10
FOLKS NC STATE MADE THEIR 2ND FG OF THE HALF
Wolfpack coming undone in the second half. As good as State was in the first 20 minutes, it has been equally bad in the second. UNC has outscored State 26-6 since the Wolfpack had that 10-point lead early after halftime. UNC leads 63-53; 9:51 left.
UNC 54, State 52; 11:28 left. Burns just picked up his fourth foul. State is 1-for-13 this half, after shooting better than 50 percent in the first half. Wolfpack fortunate it's still only a two-point game, given its inability to make a shot.
DJ Burns picks up his fourth foul with 11:28 to go and NC State has missed 12 straight shots after making its first field goal of the half. UNC up 54-52.
NC State's only made FG of the 2nd half was Morsell's at 19:32. Somehow UNC is only up 2 with 11:28 to go.
NC State's first made FG since Morsell's at 19:32. Somehow UNC is only up 2 with 11:28 to go.
The tenor of this game has changed. More of a grind now. NC State clinging to life. UNC frustrated with its inability to blow it open. More like the second half in Raleigh. Tar Heels eventually did just that.
UNC has picked up its defensive intensity considerably in the second half. State has gone over 4 minutes without a field goal
Getting very chippy here, and State getting very sloppy. Wolfpack had built a 10-point lead, but UNC has scored seven in a row. Morsell and Cadeau get tied up. Players come face to face. Officials break it up. Foul on Morsell and a media TO. State 47, UNC 44; 16:36 left.
Halftime: N.C. State with a 45-37 lead against UNC. Impressive closing stretch for State, on both ends. Outscored UNC 14-1 in final 4:16. https://t.co/39OenBVRPa
State 37, UNC 36; 3:37 1H. To quote a former UNC coach of note: "Everything looks better when the ball goes in the basket." Wolfpack is 7-for-11 from 3. Jayden Taylor has made four of five attempts. UNC with only four turnovers, but State with 11 points off of them.
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