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The Tar Heels played two games during NC State’s two-week break and are most recently coming off a 75-63 victory over Kentucky. NC State has not played a single game against a Power Five team, and UNC has a 2-2 record against those opponents.

In a previous article, I had mentioned that I thought NC State’s senior guard Markell Johnson was an NBA-caliber talent. I had talked about many of his strengths, including his ball-handling, ability to slither past opponents, passing acumen and knack for scoring in bunches. But it’s only fair that some of his weaknesses are addressed, because no player profile would be complete without them, and I’d be doing a disservice without at least mentioning them in passing. Fortunately, there’s a solution to Johnson’s most glaring flaw.

The NC State men’s basketball team took care of business in its first ACC Tournament game, beating Pittsburgh 73-58 and advancing to the tournament quarterfinals for the second year in a row. Here are some key numbers from the Wolfpack’s win.

After narrowly defeating Pittsburgh, the NC State men’s basketball team finds itself still squarely on the bubble with two ACC games remaining. For its next matchup, the Wolfpack (18-11, 9-9 ACC) will travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium March 2 to take on No. 7 Duke.

With the NC State men’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament hopes hanging on by a thread and the Wolfpack needing a win at home against a far inferior Pittsburgh team, an unlikely hero stepped up on both offense and defense in the Pack’s 77-73 win over Pittsburgh.

The NC State men’s basketball team overcame sloppy first-half play and a seven-point second-half deficit to beat Pittsburgh 77-73 at home in PNC Arena Saturday afternoon for a much-needed win. Here are some of the key numbers from the Wolfpack’s thrilling victory.