{"id":66067,"date":"2025-11-26T15:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/66067\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:11:11","slug":"no-23-nc-state-plots-to-stifle-texas-in-maui-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/66067\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 23 NC State plots to stifle Texas in Maui event"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 23 NC State<\/a> plots to stifle Texas<\/a> in Maui event<\/p>\n

Fresh off of victories, both No. 23 North Carolina State and Texas will play for fifth place at the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night in Lahaina, Hawaii.<\/p>\n

The Wolfpack (5-1) are coming off an 81-70 win over Boise State on Tuesday, one day after falling 85-74 to Seton Hall.<\/p>\n

“Give our guys credit,” North Carolina State coach Will Wade said after Tuesday’s game. “We were able to turn it around pretty quick against a really good Boise team. It was a good win. We needed it.”<\/p>\n

The Longhorns (5-2) enter the matchup off a 119-78 victory over Division II Chaminade on Tuesday night. Texas recovered after a heartbreaking 87-86 loss to Arizona State in the first game of the invitational on Monday.<\/p>\n

Tramon Mark led the charge with 19 points against the Silverswords, while Dailyn Swain scored 18 to go with nine rebounds. Matas Vokietaitis nearly had a double-double with 16 points and nine boards.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns shot 65.8% from the floor and owned a 59-20 rebounding advantage over Chaminade.<\/p>\n

Jordan Pope added 15 points and eight assists, Simeon Wilcher scored 12 off the bench, and Lassina Traore contributed nine points and 14 rebounds in a reserve role for Texas.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns, who won despite turning the ball over 25 times, are ready to push ahead to Wednesday’s game. Mark said he is looking forward to a chance to play the nationally ranked Wolfpack.<\/p>\n

“We are just really excited,” Mark said of the matchup. “I know the group of guys we have. We did a poor job of taking care of the ball, but that’s OK, we will bounce back (on Wednesday) and have a chance to get a Top 25 win. We’re focused on that game.”<\/p>\n

Darrion Williams led the Wolfpack with 16 points against Boise State, reaching double figures in all six games this season. He is averaging 20.2 points per outing.<\/p>\n

Houston transfer Terrance Arceneaux scored 11 points on Tuesday, marking his first time in double figures in a North Carolina State uniform. Ven-Allen Lubin added 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the year, and Paul McNeil Jr. scored 10 points.<\/p>\n

Arceneaux, who sat out the previous two games due to a sore Achilles tendon, felt good about his effort.<\/p>\n

“It was hard watching my guys out there playing, not being able to,” Arceneaux said. “But I knew I had to sacrifice a couple of games to get to where I wanted to be.”<\/p>\n

The difference was Broncos turnovers that led to 24 Wolfpack points. North Carolina State also made 9 of 21 shots (42.9%) from 3-point range compared with 11 of 33 (33.3%) for Boise State.<\/p>\n

The Wolfpack came out hot on Tuesday night, with Williams recording a pair of early baskets to help the club jump to an 8-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Texas is led by Swain, who is averaging 16.9 points per game. Vokietaitis is putting up 15.9 ppg and Mark 11.3.<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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