ATLANTA — With all of the talk about the NCAA tournament, and whether N.C. State will be in or out, and potential ACC tournament games with Virginia or North Carolina, the Wolfpack does actually have a game on Thursday.
N.C. State, the fifth seed, plays No. 12 Boston College on Thursday at 2 p.m., which senior C.J. Williams said, is the primary concern of the Wolfpack players.
"We are worried about Boston College," Williams said. "Boston College beat Florida State. Other people want to talk about other things but we have to worry about them and not look ahead."
The Wolfpack swept the season series with the Eagles, with a 76-62 win in Raleigh on Jan. 19 and a 56-51 road win on Feb. 1. The second game was a tough win for N.C. State, with Boston College playing at a deliberate pace and the Wolfpack was off in the first half.
"We struggled up there and they played their hearts out," State guard Lorenzo Brown said.
Boston College, which had to break in nine freshmen this season, finished ACC play with a 4-12 record. The Eagles beat Florida State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech — all at home. They went 0-8 on the road in league play.
N.C. State knows it can't afford to lose to Boston College on Thursday. It played with the same mentality in the regular-season finale against Virginia Tech, a 70-58 win at Blacksburg, Va. on Sunday.
"We need to play with the same mentality that we had in the Virginia Tech game," Brown said.
Comments
They'd better focus on BC
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 14:09 — JPDOhioCJW said it all when he reminded us that BC beat FSU. As bad as BC may be, they are well coached with a lot of young talent. If State doesn't show up, they could lose, which ends all bubble discussion.
State needs to come with the attitude that they want to blow BC out of the arena, allowing the top 7 to play less minutes than usual. A tough game down to the wire, even ending in a win, is the last thing this team needs.
I couild not agree more;
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 18:28 — Shoreman67look past this game and they are gonna' get beat; like to see a repeat of 1983; Valvano said "if you're not a dreamer, your're dead". Let's get it done Pack!
repeat
Thu, 03/08/2012 - 14:14 — SurferNo problem, just win the next 10 games, or 8 out of 9 if beating BC and UVA is enough to get you in.
It'll be looked at as 'hate'
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 13:53 — gvillegatrBut state has about as many decent wins as South Florida. Neither team has truly beaten anybody. Louisville once and Miami twice b/tn the two of them. Congrats !
BC
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 17:19 — willncsuIs very well coached. The fact that they won 4 conference games with that roster is incredible.