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Published Jan 5, 2017

THI Basketball Central: N.C. State

John Gwaltney • TarHeelIllustrated

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GAME DAY INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2017

Location: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750); Chapel Hill, N.C.

Time/TV: 8:00 pm/ESPN (Dave O’Brien, Jay Bilas)

Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network | Sirius (132) XM (193) Online (955)

Rankings: Top 25 Polls | ACC Standings

Yahoo! Game Page: N.C. State vs. North Carolina

N.C. STATE AT A GLANCE

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 153-77

Last Meeting: North Carolina beat N.C. State, 80-68, on February 24, 2016, in Raleigh

Last Game: N.C. State 104, No. 21 Virginia Tech 78

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Enrollment: 34,009

Nickname: Wolfpack

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference

Arena: PNC Arena (19,700)

2015-2016 Record: 16-17 overall, 5-13 ACC

Head Coach: Mark Gottfried (120-72 at NCSU, 398-227 Overall)

N.C. STATE PROBABLE STARTERS

Based on last game vs. Virginia Tech

PLAYER	CLASS	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT

No. 4 Dennis Smith Jr 19.6 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 6.5 APG	Freshman	Guard	6'3"	195 lbs
No. 2 Torin Dorn 13.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.3 APG	Sophomore	Guard	6'5"	208 lbs
No. 3 Terry Henderson 16.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.7 APG	Senior	Guard	6'5"	190 lbs
No. 14 Omer Yurtseven 8.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.5 APG	Freshman	Center	7'0"	245 lbs
No. 0 Abdul-Malki Abu 12.1 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.1 APG	Junior	Forward	6'8"	240 lbs

N.C. STATE - NORTH CAROLINA TEAM STATISTICS

As of January 5, 2017

	N.C. STATE	NORTH CAROLINA

RECORD	12-3 (1-1)	13-3 (1-1)
RANKINGS	AP POLL: NR COACHES POLL: NR RPI: #21	AP POLL: #14 COACHES POLL: #16 RPI: #15
POINTS PER GAME	84.5	87.9
SCORING MARGIN	+10.5	+18.6
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE	49.8%	47.3%
3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE	38.6%	36.4%
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE	72.3%	71.0%
REBOUNDS PER GAME	39.2	45.6
REBOUNDING MARGIN	+3.6	+14.0
ASSISTS PER GAME	16.0	18.2
TURNOVERS PER GAME	13.1	13.6
TURNOVER MARGIN	-0.8	+1.8
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO	1.2	1.3
STEALS PER GAME	5.4	7.9
BLOCKS PER GAME	5.1	3.4