NC State picked up their 1st ACC win of the 2022-23 season against Louisville tonight, defeating the Cardinals 76-64, improving to 11-3 on the season.
Louisville shot the ball better (51.1%/41.9%), grabbed more boards (38/35), and shot more free throws (24/21), yet the Wolfpack found a way to win the game.
How?
Well, for starters, the Cardinals had 17 turnovers, compared to NC State’s 9.
As bad as the Wolfpack shot, they managed to get up 17 more field goal attempts than Louisville.
What really killed the Cardinals was a 17-0 run by NC State in the 2nd half, and it ended up digging a hole they couldn’t climb out of.