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N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe said Friday that he expects to make a game-day decision on whether to play forward Courtney Fells on Saturday against Winston-Salem State. Fells suffered a bruised ankle in the Wolfpack’s Dec. 6 loss to Davidson in Charlotte.
“It’s a little more severe than we’d anticipated,” Lowe said.
Lowe does expect Fells to play in Wednesday’s game against rival East Carolina.
Forward Tracy Smith has missed practice for most of this week with an injury to the back of his leg, but will play Saturday, Lowe said. Point guard Farnold Degand, who played four minutes against Davidson after returning from a knee injury, has been making progress, Lowe said.
"He’s getting better,” Lowe said. “His thing always has been timing and confidence. Not confidence in his ability, but in playing with that brace.”
N.C. State (4-1) meets Winston-Salem State (1-6) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Reynolds Coliseum.
Ken Tysiac has covered the ACC for The Charlotte Observer since 2003, and spent the previous eight years covering Clemson for the Anderson Independent-Mail and then The State in South Carolina. He grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Comments
Sit Him
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 13:21 — TheBigGuyWS St averages 49 pts per game. Our debate team can beat these guys. Rest Courtney and Farnold for more difficult times.
I mostly agree
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 15:03 — JPDOhioKeep Fells out. I would give Farnold some minutes just to get the rust out, as long as it won't do any damage or hamper his recovery.