NC State 65, New Orleans 59

Box Score

NC State

Four Factors
eFG%	54.3
Turnover Rate	22.2
Off Reb Rate	39.3
FTM/FGA	29.8

New Orleans

Four Factors
eFG%	51.0
Turnover Rate	17.1
Off Reb Rate	17.9
FTM/FGA	20.8

          Pts   Poss    Off_Eff   Def_Eff
UNO       59    58.6     100.7     110.9
NCSU      65    58.6     110.9     100.7

Not much running occurred, if the slow pace of the game is any indication. But even though we were not able to dictate pace (get used to it), it was nonetheless a solid opener for the offense. McCauley and Costner carried the load and played well:

             ORtg   %Poss   %Shots   eFG%
Costner     124.9    28.8    27.5    70.0
McCauley    132.5    26.7    25.5    55.6

Tracy Smith was productive off the bench, scoring 7 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in 9 minutes.

Mark the occasion:

The Wolfpack had a 34-22 edge in rebounding and an 11-5 edge in offensive rebounds against a team with only one player taller than 6-8.

"They killed us on the boards, " Pasternack said.