Wake Forest @ North Carolina State Game Overview
WAKE vs NCSTRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 04, '25 | WAKE |
77 - 59
|
WAKE -5.5 | u137.0 |
| Feb 10, '24 | WAKE |
83 - 79
|
NCST 8.0 | o151.5 |
| Jan 16, '24 | NCST |
83 - 76
|
NCST -2.0 | o150.0 |
| Feb 22, '23 | NCST |
90 - 74
|
NCST -5.0 | o155.5 |
| Jan 28, '23 | WAKE |
79 - 77
|
NCST 2.5 | o155.5 |
| Mar 02, '22 | WAKE |
101 - 76
|
WAKE -10.0 | o150.0 |
| Feb 09, '22 | NCST |
69 - 51
|
WAKE -3.0 | u154.5 |
| Feb 20, '21 | WAKE |
80 - 62
|
NCST -1.0 | o140.5 |
| Jan 27, '21 | NCST |
72 - 67
|
WAKE 7.5 | u144.5 |
| Mar 06, '20 | NCST |
84 - 64
|
NCST -7.5 | u151.5 |
WAKE vs NCST Preview
Last Meeting ( Jan 4, 2025 ) NC State 59, Wake Forest 77
North Carolina State and visiting Wake Forest hold vastly different short-term goals heading into Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference meeting in Raleigh, N.C.
The postseason status for both teams sits at opposite levels.
Wake Forest (19-7, 11-4) is tied for fourth place in the ACC and holds tie-breakers with SMU, which also is in fourth. The Demon Deacons also hold tie-breakers with the current sixth-, seventh- and eighth-place teams in terms of ACC tournament pecking order.
Of concern for Wake Forest is the status of guard Cameron Hildreth, who missed last Saturday's game at SMU with a foot injury. Hildreth averages 14.7 points per contest this season.
"I'd be surprised if he didn't play Saturday," Wake coach Steve Forbes said.
North Carolina State (10-16, 3-12) is in the bottom three of the ACC standings and in danger of being left out of the conference tournament. The Wolfpack must win at least two of their final five regular-season games, and realistically more, just to be considered for the 15-team field.
North Carolina State is the defending ACC tournament champion.
"It's hard to put added pressure on a team that is losing," Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts said. "It's not a motivation for them knowing not all 18 teams make the league tournament. We have to stay in the moment and lock in."
The Wolfpack are coming off a 97-73 loss at rival North Carolina on Wednesday. North Carolina State swingman Dontrez Styles was distressed about the performance.
"I'm glad they said this is the worst they've felt after a loss this year," Keatts said. "I feel the same way. It's a shared responsibility. We got five regular-season games (left), and we now have to take those one at a time."
Jayden Taylor has led North Carolina State in scoring in the past two games and had 19 points on Wednesday. Freshman Paul McNeil had a season-best 14 points against North Carolina.
Styles had his only double-double of the season, when he produced 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Wolfpack lost to Wake Forest 77-59 on Jan. 4.
Wake Forest has won its past three road games but has won only six of 25 previous matchups at North Carolina State. The Demon Deacons enter with a week of rest between games.
Guard Hunter Sallis scored 20 points in the first meeting with the Wolfpack.
North Carolina State was swept on home-and-home matchups by Cal and North Carolina and hopes to avoid that fate against Wake Forest.
--Field Level Media
WAKE vs NCSTInjury report
Wake Forest's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
North Carolina State's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
WAKE vs NCSTStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.2 | (201) | FG% | (268) | 45.1 |
| 24.9 | (283) | FGM | (163) | 25.0 |
| 55.1 | (307) | FGA | (74) | 55.5 |
| 29.3 | (361) | 3P% | (235) | 34.0 |
| 5.9 | (348) | 3PM | (24) | 6.4 |
| 20.1 | (310) | 3PA | (11) | 18.9 |
| 74.9 | (57) | FT% | (353) | 77.2 |
| 14.9 | (96) | FTM | (191) | 13.3 |
| 19.9 | (124) | FTA | (133) | 17.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.3 |
| 25.9 |
| 58.6 |
| 33.7 |
| 7.7 |
| 23.0 |
| 71.6 |
| 13.6 |
| 19.0 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.3 | (282) | REB | (289) | 33.1 |
| 7.5 | (291) | OREB | (219) | 9.2 |
| 22.8 | (199) | DREB | (346) | 24.0 |
| 11.7 | (334) | AST | (94) | 12.2 |
| 11.5 | (139) | TO | (156) | 12.7 |
| 1.0 | (282) | AST/TO | (115) | 1.0 |
| 7.4 | (135) | STL | (225) | 5.0 |
| 4.1 | (52) | BLK | (102) | 3.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 31.8 |
| 8.9 |
| 22.9 |
| 13.6 |
| 12.2 |
| 1.1 |
| 6.9 |
| 3.3 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70.6 | (277) | Points | (130) | 69.8 |
| 33.2 | (121) | 1st Half | (115) | 32.7 |
| 37.5 | (121) | 2nd Half | (115) | 36.9 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 73.2 |
| 34.5 |
| 38.1 |