Pack Show Offensive Arsenal Against Demon Deacons

Against all odds, the NC State men's basketball team shocked the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest Saturday afternoon 85-73 . The Pack were led by freshman Paul McNeil Jr, who made his first start of the season and career scored 24 points which were also a career high including 4 of 7 from downtown.

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As a collective, the Pack hit 13 three point shots and combined for a season high 85 points Saturday evening.

Michael O'Connell who has faced a lot of scrutiny of recent, including head coach Kevin Keatts defending him against the criticism, dished out a career high 13 dimes, which were also the most since Markell Johnson in 2018 (courtesy of NC State Athletics).

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Dontrez Styles continued his consistency with an all around performance scoring 22 points, along with 10 boards.

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The Pack who sit at 4-12 in the conference, sitting at 17th in the conference are looking to avoid finishing in the bottom three of the conference. Teams that finisg 16-18 in conference play are automatically eliminated from contention in the tourney held by the conference. Ironically, this is the same tourney where the Pack made its magical run a season ago, ultimately leading to Phoenix.

NC State heads on the road where it's winless on the season (0-8) to Syracuse Wednesday night.