NC State came out of the gate aggressively, at the first timeout leading 8-3 and forcing 3 TO, but already had 4 fouls (2 Holloman, 1 Copeland and Williams) Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to bother Texas at all. Texas is not known as a 3PT shooting team, but when the Pack kept giving them open looks, they hit 8. 8 of their 15 made baskets were 3PT shots. For the half, Texas shot 60% / 62% / 90%. At 1:59 Williams went down hard and was taken to the locker room for treatment. At the half, Williams, Holloman, Copeland, and Breed had 2 fouls each. Ven Lubin was the best player for the Pack with 9 pts, 4 reb and 1 assist. Halftime score, Texas up by ten, 47-37.
Darrion Williams was in the starting lineup for the second half. NC State slowly clawed their way back and finally tied the game at 12:14, and again at 10:13, and finally took a 1-point lead 71—70 at the 7:14 mark. But Texas did what they did all night, they hit mostly wide open 3PT shots and NC State could not keep up with their offensive output. Final score 97-102.
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