NC State has a rematch with Norte Dame on Saturday against an Irish group that is still every bit as banged up as it was the first time around. Bonzie Colson is out, Matt Farrell is a game-time decision, and wing DJ Harvey, who logged heavy minutes after Colson went down, is also out. Harvey scored 17 points against the Wolfpack in South Bend.
Mike Brey is a fine coach but there is only so much magic he can work under these circumstances, and the Fighting Irish have lost six straight games. Colson missed all six, while Ferrell and Harvey spent a grand total of seven minutes together on the floor during that stretch.