NC State Wolfpack at Syracuse Orange
· ACC Tournament pres. by T. Rowe Price - 2nd Round
N.C. State pulls away early in 2nd half, beats Syracuse 83-65 in ACC Tournament second round
Tenth-seeded N.C. State (19-14), which avenged a regular-season sweep by Syracuse, will face No. 2 seed Duke (24-7) in a Thursday quarterfinal.
Syracuse opened the second half on a 7-2 spurt for a 39-37 advantage. N.C. State answered with a 21-4 run for a 58-43 lead with 12:33 remaining. DJ Horne scored 11 points during the stretch and capped it with a dunk. Taylor made a pair of 3-pointers. The Orange pulled within 60-50 but didn't get closer.
The Wolfpack scored 30 points from 19 Syracuse turnovers.
Horne, N.C. State's leading scorer, scored all 16 of his points in the second half. The 6-foot-1 senior injured his hip in the regular-season finale at Pittsburgh and did not play in the Wolfpack’s 94-85 win over Louisville in the tournament's first round.
Michael O’Connell added 16 points and DJ Burns Jr. scored 15 for the Wolfpack. Mohamed Diarra chipped in with eight points to go with 14 rebounds and six assists.
Judah Mintz scored 21 points to lead No. 7 seed Syracuse (20-12). Maliq Brown, Chris Bell and Quadir Copeland added 11 points apiece.
Taylor scored 10 points and O’Connell and Burns combined for 17 to help N.C. State build a 35-32 lead at the break. Mintz led the Orange with 11 first-half points.
Syracuse defeated N.C. State 77-65 at home and 87-83 on the road. The Orange finished the regular season winning four of their last five games.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Quadir Copeland missed Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Kam Woods Turnover. | 83 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Michael O'Connell Offensive Rebound. | 83 - 65 |
Statistics
 NCSU |
 SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 27-58 |
| 42.4 | Field Goal % | 46.6 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 35.0 | Three Point % | 31.6 |
| 20-24 | FT | 5-6 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |