Pack Continues Homestand Tuesday Night against Presbyterian

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team (2-0) continues its season-opening homestand Tuesday night when it hosts Presbyterian (0-2) at the Lenovo Center.

Tipoff against the Blue Hose is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. NC State fans can also listen to Matt Chazanow and Chucky Brown call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.

Pack Notes
- NC State moved to 2-0 on the season with a 77-63 win over ETSU on Friday night.
- The Pack trailed by 10 points, 52-42, with 15 minutes left in the game, but went on a 15-0 to take the lead and ever looked back, ultimately outscoring the Bucs 35-11 in the final 15 minutes of the game.
- Sophomore guard Preston Edmead led the Pack to the win with 20 points, a career-best 10 assists and zero turnovers. Edmead's performance is the 17th time in program history an NC State player has had double-digit assists and zero turnovers, but it's just the third time in program history that a player had 20 or more points, 10 or more assists and zero turnovers (Sidney Lowe and Jarkel Joiner).
- Edmead was joined in double figures by Paul McNeil, Jr. (16 points) and Christian Hammond (13).
- NC State has 40 assists on 56 made field goals this season and three players have already established new career-highs in assists this season (Preston Edmead - 10; Christian Hammond - 6; Ven-Allen Lubin - 4).
- In the Pack's season opening win over Campbell, Ven-Allen Lubin led the Pack with his 19th career double-double as he finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Orlando, Fla., native was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field, including making a career-best three three-pointers and passing out a career-best four assists.
- Lubin's 8-for-8 performance is tied for the third-most makes without a miss in Lenovo Center history. That is a mark that five former NC State players have reached, including Lubin himself who went 8-for-8 last season in the Pack's win over Syracuse on Jan. 27, 2026.
- Welcome Home, Justin Gainey! Justin Gainey was announced as the 22nd head coach in NC State men's basketball history on March 31, 2026.
- A former NC State letterman, Gainey appeared in 128 games during his NC State career, making 103 starts. His 344 career assists ranked among the program's top 10 when he graduated and currently stands 15th in school history while his 190 career steals still rank fifth in program history.

Tuesday storylines
- Dating back to the 2016-17 season, NC State has a 75-4 (.949) record against non-conference opponents in regular season home games.
- Lock Down Defense: NC State's defense has had moments in each of its first two games where it completely stifled the opponent's offense. In the season-opening win over Campbell, the Pack held the Camels to just one field goal over the final 11:19 of the first half to close the period on a 28–3 run. In Friday's win over ETSU, NC State trailed by 10 with 15:42 remaining, but held the Bucs to just three field goals the rest of the way to finish on a 35–11 run.
- Lethal from Long Range: NC State has made double-digit three-pointers in each of its first two games and has had at least seven players make a three-pointer in each game. For the season, the Pack has made 24 three-pointers and is shooting 41.4 percent from longe. NC State set a school record last season with 348 three-pointers, averaging 10.2 per game.
- NC State outscored ETSU, 24-7, in points off turnovers in the win on Friday night, including a 14-2 advantage in the second half when NC State outscored the Bucs by 15 points to win.
- In each of the first two games this season, NC State made more free throws than its opponent attempted. NC State is 24-of-30 from the foul line this season while its opponents have only made 12 total free throws in 18 attempts.
- Right Back to the Top: Ven-Allen Lubin led the ACC and finished third in the NCAA in field goal percentage last season, making a single-season program record 66.8 percent of his field goal attempts this season. One week into the 2026-27 season, Lubin is shooting 83.3 percent from the field and is back on top of the ACC in field goal percentage and ranks 10th in the NCAA.
- Sharing is Caring: NC State has had an assist on 40 of its 56 field goals this season. It has assisted on 71.4 percent of its made baskets. One of the attributes the NC State coaching staff has been the most excited about in preseason practice is the team's ability share the basketball. In its two exhibition games, NC State had assists on 39 of its 61 made baskets (63.9%). Anything over 60% is considered elite ball movement.
- Streaking: Kyle Evans has blocked two shots in each of the Pack's first two games this season and now has a block in 40 consecutive games (a streak that started in the 2024-25 season). Preston Edmead has now scored in double figures in nine straight games (and has scored 20 or more points in four of his last five games) and has made at least one three-pointer in 11 straight games. Paul McNeil, Jr. has now made a three-pointer in 11 straight games (31 of his last 32) and with five three-pointers on Friday against ETSU has now made multiple three-pointers in 10 of his last 11 games.

NC State series with Presbyterian
- Tuesday will be the fourth all-time meeting between NC State and Presbyterian.
- NC State has won the previous three meetings.
- Last Meeting (Nov. 8, 2024): NC State never trailed, but could never pull away either, in beating Presbyterian, 81-72. Jayden Taylor led four players in double figures with 19 points and had a career-high five steals. Ben Middlebrooks added 16 – all in the second half – while Brandon Huntley-Hatfield and Michael O'Connell each added 11.

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Players Mentioned

Preston Edmead

Kyle Evans

Christian Hammond

Ven-Allen Lubin

Paul McNeil, Jr.

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