Game Summary:
Having witnessed the Carolina magic too many times, when Tre Holloman sprained his ankle in the first minute, and then Darrion Williams left blood on the floor – I was beginning to expect the worst.
But I kept feeling better every time the Heels missed one of their 28 MISSED 3PT shots.
Quadir Copeland decided this was his game, and played what has to be one of the best games of his career with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and NO TURNOVERS. He’s going to make some NBA team very happy.
- TWO GAME LOSING STREAK ENDED
- TWO GAME LOSING STREAK TO UNC ENDED
- 24 points – UNC’S LARGEST DEFICIT OF THE SEASON
- LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY SINCE 1962– Everett Case over Dean Smith
| Teams | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfpack | 55.5% | 6.4% | 34.3% | 25.0% |
| UNC | 35.8% | 18.9% | 39.5% | 35.0% |
Overall Takeaways:
- The Pack held UNC to 15% from 3PT
- Excepting Jordan Snell’s 2 late 3PT misses, the Wolfpack was 9-18 (50%) from 3PT
- Only 4 turnovers
- Only lost rebounding total by 2, won defensive rebounds 26-23
- NC State had 7 steals, UNC had none
Coach Wade Post Game Comments
Individual Highlights
- Darrion Williams came back and gave the Pack 13 / 1 / 1 after taking a bad fall and getting stitched up
- Jordan Snell picked up what has to be his only technical foul ever – career high
- Quadir Copeland led scoring with 20, assists with 7, steals with 4
- Paul McNeil led rebounding with 7
- Matt Able had his career high with 19 points
Player Stats and Box Score
| Player | PTS | REB | ASST | TO | BLK | STL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadir Copeland | 20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| Matt Able | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Darrion Williams | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ven-Allen Lubin | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Paul McNeil | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Terrance Arceneaux | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Musa Sagnia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Tre Holloman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Alyn Breed | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Snell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |