Wolfpack Tipoff: Game 12, The Citadel
NC State (8-3, 1-1 ACC) vs. The Citadel (6-5)
PNC Arena (19,772)
6 p.m., ACC Network (PxP: Sam Ravech; Analyst: Jordan Cornette)
Streaming: ACC Network Extra; National radio: Live stats: GoPack.com
Series history: State leads 16-1
Last meeting: State won 91-59 at PNC Arena, Nov. 19, 2005
Most recent game: State lost to Auburn 79-73, The Citadel beat Longwood 102-99 (3 OT)
BetOnline line: State minus 25 | Over/Under 165
PROJECTED STARTERS
NC State stats | The Citadel stats
| NC STATE | Stats | THE CITADEL | Stats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Markell Johnson | 6-1 Senior | 13.4 ppg 6.6 apg | Tyson Batiste | 6-3 Graduate | 6.1 ppg 6.3 apg |
Braxton Beverly | 6-0 Junior | 8.9 ppg 1.7 apg | Fletcher Abee | 6-2 Freshman | 12.1 ppg 1.9 apg |
C.J. Bryce | 6-5 Redshirt Senior | 16.4 ppg 6.9 rpg | Kaidon Rice | 6-6 Junior | 14.6 ppg 2.4 rpg |
Jericole Hellems | 6-7 Sophomore | 10.5 ppg 3.6 rpg | Kailon Harris | 6-3 Senior | 8.2 ppg 2.3 apg |
Manny Bates | 6-10 Freshman | 6.4 ppg 3.3 bpg | Eddie Davis III | 6-7 Graduate | 8.6 ppg 6.1 rpg |
NOTABLE
Fans are encouraged to wear their favorite ‘ugly sweater’ to celebrate the Holidays. Fans can take pictures with Santa Wuf and Ms. Wuf on the concourse. ...
State has won 36 of its last 37 nonconference games at PNC Arena. The Wolfpack is 21-1 in nonconference home games at PNC Arena under head coach Kevin Keatts. ...
The Citadel won a three-overtime game at Longwood on Thursday, exactly 39 years to the day since its most recent three-overtime game, at South Carolina on Dec. 19, 1980. The Bulldogs have scored 100 or more points in each of their last three games. The Citadel enters Sunday’s game averaging 87.0 points per game, which ranks third in the nation. tate averages 81.6 points per game, which ranks second in the ACC and 23rd nationally. ...
Sunday' marks the 100th career game in a Wolfpack uniform for senior guard Markell Johnson. The Cleveland, Ohio native currently has 899 points, 463 assists and 125 steals in his career. He is on pace to become just the fourth player in State history to score 1,000 points, pass out 500 assists and record 150 steals. He moved past Julius Hodge into fifth place on the school's all-time assists last during Thursday's loss at Auburn. ...
Junior forward D.J. Funderburk has shot 50 percent and better from the field in seven of the nine games he’s played in this season. He has hit 8-of-11 field goals in the last two games and is shooting 62.5 percent on the season. Last season, he shot 55.2 percent from the field.
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