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    Pack Opens Play In The 60th ACC Tournament Thursday NC State faces Virginia Tech in the opening round
     
     

    March 14, 2013

    NC State opens play in the 60th ACC Tournament Thursday at the Greensboro Coliseum against Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. 
    State head coach Mark Gottfried took time to discuss the challenges of trying to play four games in four days and facing a Virginia Tech team that boasts the nation's top scorer, Erick Green.

    No. 5 NC State (22-9, 11-7 ACC) vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech (13-18, 4-14 ACC)

    2 p.m. | Greensboro, N.C.


     

     

    Greensboro Coliseum (23,745)

    NC State in the ACC Tournament

    Overall:  65-49 (.570)

    In Greensboro: 21-21 (.500)

    Under Gottfried 2-1 (.667)

    As a No. 5 seed: 5-6 (.455)

    Vs. No. 12 seed: 1-1 (.500)

    Vs. Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament: 1-0 (1.000)        


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    Points of Pride ...

    • The Pack's 22 wins are the most entering the ACC Tournament since 1988 (23).  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 checks in at No. 28 in the RPI, and No. 36 in strength of schedule. NC State is 20th in the BPI, and has the No. 15 schedule.

    • NC State is 1-0 all-time against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament. In the 2007 semifinals, the 10th-seeded Pack downed third-seeded VT in Tampa, 72-64.

    • The Pack's five upperclassmen have combined to play 20 career games in the Greensboro Coliseum, going 4-2 in those six games.

    • Richard Howell, Scott Wood and Jordan Vandenberg will be playing their third ACC Tournament in Greensboro.

    • NC State is the only team nationally to have five players average over 12.0 points per game. The Pack's starting five averages between 14.9-12.1 ppg. 

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