PREMIUM
ROGERS' LATE NIGHT COLLEGE HOOPS WIPEOUT
(NCAAB) North Carolina State vs. Butler,
11/25/2022 10:00 PM, Score: 76 - 61
Point Spread: -1.00 | -101.00 Butler (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -1.00 | -101.00 Butler (Home)
Result: Loss
Butler and North Carolina State will wrap up the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament Friday night with fifth place on the line.
Butler was crushed in its first game here, losing 71-45 to Tennessee (was close for a half). But the Bulldogs bounced back with a 75-70 win over BYU last night. NC State got a lucky cover in its first game here (thanks to a last-second three), an 80-74 loss to Kansas. The Wolfpack then surprised me a bit by defeating Dayton 76-64 as a three-point underdog last night.
Looking at NC State as a whole, they are overly reliant on three-pointers to score and weak on the interior defensively.
Even in the blowout loss to Tennessee, Butler did a good job defensively, allowing only 1.03 points/possession.
The transfer portal has given Butler a key edge here. They now have Manny Bates, who chose to leave Raleigh. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Bates be the difference tonight. 10*
Butler was crushed in its first game here, losing 71-45 to Tennessee (was close for a half). But the Bulldogs bounced back with a 75-70 win over BYU last night. NC State got a lucky cover in its first game here (thanks to a last-second three), an 80-74 loss to Kansas. The Wolfpack then surprised me a bit by defeating Dayton 76-64 as a three-point underdog last night.
Looking at NC State as a whole, they are overly reliant on three-pointers to score and weak on the interior defensively.
Even in the blowout loss to Tennessee, Butler did a good job defensively, allowing only 1.03 points/possession.
The transfer portal has given Butler a key edge here. They now have Manny Bates, who chose to leave Raleigh. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Bates be the difference tonight. 10*
