MBB Concludes Regular Season At Florida State Saturday

MBB Concludes Regular Season At Florida State Saturday Pack vying for its 12th ACC victory of the season

March 8, 2013

NC State head coach Mark Gottfried previews the Wolfpack's regular-season finale at Florida State Saturday.

Game Information

NC State (22-8, 11-6 ACC) at Florida State (16-14, 8-9 ACC)

2 p.m. | Tallahassee, Fla.

Donald L. Tucker Center (12,200)

SERIES RECORD: NC State leads 28-41

LAST MEETING: NC State 84, Florida State 63 (2/19/13)

TELEVISION: ESPN2 Watch

Play by play: Dave O'Brien Color: Doris Burke

Radio: NC State Radio Network Listen

Play by play: Gary Hahn Color: Tony Haynes

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Game Notes - NC State

Quick Shots

√ NC State checks in at No. 27 in the RPI, and No. 32 in strength of schedule. NC State is 20th in the BPI, and has the No. 14 schedule.

√ NC State has won seven of its last nine games at FSU.

√ The Pack's 46 combined wins over the last two years are the most in back-to-back seasons since 1987-88 and 1988-89 (46).

√ NC State is looking to win 12 ACC games for the first time since 1973-74 (12-0).

√ NC State has won six of the last seven games, including three straight.

√ Richard Howell is just four rebounds away from becoming only the fifth player in NC State history to record 1,000 career rebounds.

√ Howell ranks sixth nationally and leads the ACC in rebounding (10.7).

√ Scott Wood is nine three-pointers away from tying Rodney Monroe's school record.

√ Freshman T.J. Warren has started the last five games and recorded the first two double-doubles of his career. He has averaged 16.6 points and 7.8 rebounds.

√ Lorenzo Brown is only the third player in school history to record 500+ career assists (Chris Corchiani and Sidney Lowe). He currently has 546 for his career.

√ NC State is 6-1 since Brown returned from his ankle injury.

√ C.J. Leslie is one of three players in the ACC to rank in the top-10 in points (fifth, 15.2), rebounds (eighth, 7.7) and field goal percentage (sixth, .533).

√ Howell is sixth nationally, and leads the ACC with 16 double-doubles this season. That total is more than 10 ACC teams.

√ The current Wolfpack squad is only the ninth in ACC history to have four 1,000-point scorers on the same team.

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