North Carolina State University Athletics
Monday, March 2
Raleigh, NC
7 PM
NC State
vs
Duke
Pack Hosts Top-Ranked Duke Monday Night inside Sold Out Lenovo Center
3/1/2026 12:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team (19-10, 10-5 ACC) hosts top-ranked Duke (27-2, 15-1 ACC) Monday night inside a sold out Lenovo Center.
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Monday's game will be a white out and fans are encouraged to wear white to the game.
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Tipoff against the Blue Devils is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN. NC State fans can also listen to Matt Chazanow and Chucky Brown call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.
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Pack Notes
- NC State fell to Notre Dame, 96-90, in overtime on Saturday. The Pack never trailed in regulation (leading for 38:38 of the 40 minutes) and had a nine-point lead, 79-70, with 4:30 to go in regulation, but Notre Dame closed the second half on an 11-2 run to force overtime. The Pack shot just 2-for-11 from the field in the extra five minutes.
- Ven-Allen Lubin scored a season-high 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. Lubin has shot over 50 percent in every game except for two this season and now leads the ACC and ranks third in the NCAA with his 68.1 shooting percentage. In his fourth season of college basketball, Lubin is averaging a career-best 13.9 points per game and his rebounding average of 7.1 per game is also the best of his career.
- NC State has made double-digit three-pointers in 13 of 29 games this season. The Pack has had two games with 19 made three-pointers, a game with 17 made threes and three games with 16. The 1986-87 season was when the three-point line was introduced to college basketball. From the 1986-87 season through the 2024-25 season, NC State made 16 or more three-pointers in a game six times in 39 seasons. The current NC State team has made 16 or more three-pointers in six of 29 games this season. The Pack currently ranks second in the ACC and 25th in the NCAA with an average of 10.5 three-pointers made per game. NC State leads the ACC and ranks 13th in the NCAA in three point percentage, making 38.6 percent of its attempts from long range this season. NC State has now made 304 three-pointers this season which is the most in a single season in program history. The previous best was 294 threes by the 2004-05 team in 35 games.
- Quadir Copeland is saving his best for last as he is averaging career best in points (13.7), assists (6.8), steals (1.8), field goal percentage (50.6%), three-point percentage (41.5%) and assist-turnover ratio (2.64). He leads the ACC in assists, ranks fourth in steals and fifth in assist-turnover ratio. In ACC-only games, Copeland leads the league in assists (7.7 per game) and steals (2.3). His 123 assists in league play are 27 more than the next closest player. He has 198 assists on the season and his next assist away will tie him for the 10th-most in a single season in program history.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks 15th in the NCAA with a 1.72 assist-to-turnover ratio. The 1.72 assist-to-turnover ratio is on pace to set the single season school record which is currently 1.61 set by the 1987-88 team. Wolfpack starters have a combined assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.05 this season. This century, the only ACC team to have an AST/TO ratio of 2.00 or higher from its starters over an entire season is Virginia (2.19 in 2022-23 & 2.17 in 2023-24).
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Monday Storylines
- Despite the current two-game losing streak, NC State's 10-6 record still ties for the second-best league mark for the Pack since the 1991-92 season when the ACC expanded to playing at least 16 conference games. The 2003-04 team with an 11-5 mark is the program's best record through 16 games. The Pack has now been 10-6 through 16 games five times (2005-06, 2012-13, 2017-18, 2022-23, 2025-26) in the last 35 seasons.
- Ven-Allen Lubin has grabbed 12 offensive rebounds in the Pack's last two games and now ranks fifth in the ACC with an average of 2.97 offensive rebounds per game. He has 86 now on the season and is eight away from entering the program's top-10 offensive rebounding single season chart.
- NC State has spent the majority of the season ranked first in the ACC and ranked in the top-20 nationally in three-point percentage, but in the last two games the Pack is just 19-for-67 (28.4%) from three-point range. The Pack still leads the ACC in three-point percentage on the season (38.6%) and ranks 13th in the NCAA. NC State is 14-3 this season if it shoots better than 35 percent from three-point range, but just 5-7 when it shoots under 35 percent from long range.
- Pick Your Poison: The Pack's scoring balance has been on full display this season, with the team's top four scorers separated by just seven points through 29 games. Ven-Allen Lubin leads NC State with 403 total points, followed closely by Darrion Williams (400), Quadir Copeland (398) and Paul McNeil, Jr. (396). In 16 ACC games, the Pack's top four scorers are separated by 22 points. Lubin leads NC State in scoring in ACC games with 232 total points while Williams has 223, Copeland has 215 and McNeil has 210.
- Those four players are all averaging at least 13.0 points per game this season, tied for the most by any DI team. If they finish the season with all averaging over 13 points per game it would be the first time NC State has four such players in a single season since 1990-91 (Rodney Monroe, Chris Corchiani, Tom Gugliotta and Bryant Feggins).
- The Pack's top four scorers this season have all led - or tied for the lead - in scoring at least seven different times this season. But who ends up leading the team in scoring can determine if the Pack is winning or losing the game. NC State is 7-0 this season when Darrion Williams leads the team in scoring and 6-1 when Paul McNeil, Jr., leads the team in scoring. The only time NC State lost when Williams or McNeil led the team in scoring this season was last Tuesday when McNeil had a team-best 22 points in the loss at Virginia. When Quadir Copeland (5-5) or Ven-Allen Lubin (3-4) lead or tie for the team-lead in scoring, the Pack is just 8-9 in those contests.
- NC State has scored 100 or more points in four games this season. It's the most 100 point games in a single season for NC State since the 1995-96 team had four. For the season, NC State averages 84.2 points per game which is third in the ACC and 26th in the NCAA. The Pack is currently on pace to average its most points since Fire & Ice (Chris Corchiani and Rodney Monroe) led the Pack to an average of 89.3 points per game in the 1990-91 season.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks ninth in the NCAA in turnover margin at +4.0. The Pack also leads the league and ranks 16th in the NCAA, averaging just 9.3 turnovers per game. NC State's advantage in the turnover battle has led to the Pack having great success in turning its opponents mistakes into points. NC State has outscored its opponent in points off turnovers in 13 of its 16 ACC games this season. In 16 ACC games this season, the Pack has outscored its opponents by 132 points in points off turnovers. In 29 games overall this season, NC State has outscored its opponents by 200 points in points off turnovers.
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Pack All-time vs. No. 1 ranked teams
- NC State is 6-28 all-time against teams ranked #1 in the Associated Press poll.
- The Pack's last win over a top-ranked team was Jan. 12, 2013 when NC State beat number one ranked Duke, 84-76, in the Lenovo Center.
- Monday will be the 12th time NC State has faced Duke when the Blue Devils are ranked number one. The Pack is 2-9 against Duke in those games, but has beaten the Blue Devils the last two times Duke has come to the Lenovo Center ranked number one (1/12/2013 and 2/15/2004).
- NC State is one of only 17 Division I teams to have at least six wins over No. 1 ranked teams.
- In addition to the two wins over Duke, NC State has three wins over North Carolina when it was ranked No. 1 and the Pack's sixth win over an AP No. 1 was April 4, 1983 when the Cardiac Pack beat top-ranked Houston, 54-52, to claim the program's second National Championship.
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NC State series with Duke
- Monday will be the 259th all-time meeting between NC State and Duke. Duke leads the all-time series 153-105.
NC State is 8-10 against Duke in games played at the Lenovo Center.
- Last Meeting (January 27, 2025): NC State held a 35-22 first half lead and took a 37-33 lead into halftime, but second-ranked Duke was able to pull away late in the second half for a 74-64 win in Durham. Dontrez Styles led NC State with 18 points and Trey Parker chipped in 15. Cooper Flagg led Duke with 28 points and seven rebounds while Kon Knueppel added 19 points.
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NC State Game Notes | Duke Game Notes
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team (19-10, 10-5 ACC) hosts top-ranked Duke (27-2, 15-1 ACC) Monday night inside a sold out Lenovo Center.
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Monday's game will be a white out and fans are encouraged to wear white to the game.
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Tipoff against the Blue Devils is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN. NC State fans can also listen to Matt Chazanow and Chucky Brown call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.
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Pack Notes
- NC State fell to Notre Dame, 96-90, in overtime on Saturday. The Pack never trailed in regulation (leading for 38:38 of the 40 minutes) and had a nine-point lead, 79-70, with 4:30 to go in regulation, but Notre Dame closed the second half on an 11-2 run to force overtime. The Pack shot just 2-for-11 from the field in the extra five minutes.
- Ven-Allen Lubin scored a season-high 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. Lubin has shot over 50 percent in every game except for two this season and now leads the ACC and ranks third in the NCAA with his 68.1 shooting percentage. In his fourth season of college basketball, Lubin is averaging a career-best 13.9 points per game and his rebounding average of 7.1 per game is also the best of his career.
- NC State has made double-digit three-pointers in 13 of 29 games this season. The Pack has had two games with 19 made three-pointers, a game with 17 made threes and three games with 16. The 1986-87 season was when the three-point line was introduced to college basketball. From the 1986-87 season through the 2024-25 season, NC State made 16 or more three-pointers in a game six times in 39 seasons. The current NC State team has made 16 or more three-pointers in six of 29 games this season. The Pack currently ranks second in the ACC and 25th in the NCAA with an average of 10.5 three-pointers made per game. NC State leads the ACC and ranks 13th in the NCAA in three point percentage, making 38.6 percent of its attempts from long range this season. NC State has now made 304 three-pointers this season which is the most in a single season in program history. The previous best was 294 threes by the 2004-05 team in 35 games.
- Quadir Copeland is saving his best for last as he is averaging career best in points (13.7), assists (6.8), steals (1.8), field goal percentage (50.6%), three-point percentage (41.5%) and assist-turnover ratio (2.64). He leads the ACC in assists, ranks fourth in steals and fifth in assist-turnover ratio. In ACC-only games, Copeland leads the league in assists (7.7 per game) and steals (2.3). His 123 assists in league play are 27 more than the next closest player. He has 198 assists on the season and his next assist away will tie him for the 10th-most in a single season in program history.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks 15th in the NCAA with a 1.72 assist-to-turnover ratio. The 1.72 assist-to-turnover ratio is on pace to set the single season school record which is currently 1.61 set by the 1987-88 team. Wolfpack starters have a combined assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.05 this season. This century, the only ACC team to have an AST/TO ratio of 2.00 or higher from its starters over an entire season is Virginia (2.19 in 2022-23 & 2.17 in 2023-24).
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Monday Storylines
- Despite the current two-game losing streak, NC State's 10-6 record still ties for the second-best league mark for the Pack since the 1991-92 season when the ACC expanded to playing at least 16 conference games. The 2003-04 team with an 11-5 mark is the program's best record through 16 games. The Pack has now been 10-6 through 16 games five times (2005-06, 2012-13, 2017-18, 2022-23, 2025-26) in the last 35 seasons.
- Ven-Allen Lubin has grabbed 12 offensive rebounds in the Pack's last two games and now ranks fifth in the ACC with an average of 2.97 offensive rebounds per game. He has 86 now on the season and is eight away from entering the program's top-10 offensive rebounding single season chart.
- NC State has spent the majority of the season ranked first in the ACC and ranked in the top-20 nationally in three-point percentage, but in the last two games the Pack is just 19-for-67 (28.4%) from three-point range. The Pack still leads the ACC in three-point percentage on the season (38.6%) and ranks 13th in the NCAA. NC State is 14-3 this season if it shoots better than 35 percent from three-point range, but just 5-7 when it shoots under 35 percent from long range.
- Pick Your Poison: The Pack's scoring balance has been on full display this season, with the team's top four scorers separated by just seven points through 29 games. Ven-Allen Lubin leads NC State with 403 total points, followed closely by Darrion Williams (400), Quadir Copeland (398) and Paul McNeil, Jr. (396). In 16 ACC games, the Pack's top four scorers are separated by 22 points. Lubin leads NC State in scoring in ACC games with 232 total points while Williams has 223, Copeland has 215 and McNeil has 210.
- Those four players are all averaging at least 13.0 points per game this season, tied for the most by any DI team. If they finish the season with all averaging over 13 points per game it would be the first time NC State has four such players in a single season since 1990-91 (Rodney Monroe, Chris Corchiani, Tom Gugliotta and Bryant Feggins).
- The Pack's top four scorers this season have all led - or tied for the lead - in scoring at least seven different times this season. But who ends up leading the team in scoring can determine if the Pack is winning or losing the game. NC State is 7-0 this season when Darrion Williams leads the team in scoring and 6-1 when Paul McNeil, Jr., leads the team in scoring. The only time NC State lost when Williams or McNeil led the team in scoring this season was last Tuesday when McNeil had a team-best 22 points in the loss at Virginia. When Quadir Copeland (5-5) or Ven-Allen Lubin (3-4) lead or tie for the team-lead in scoring, the Pack is just 8-9 in those contests.
- NC State has scored 100 or more points in four games this season. It's the most 100 point games in a single season for NC State since the 1995-96 team had four. For the season, NC State averages 84.2 points per game which is third in the ACC and 26th in the NCAA. The Pack is currently on pace to average its most points since Fire & Ice (Chris Corchiani and Rodney Monroe) led the Pack to an average of 89.3 points per game in the 1990-91 season.
- NC State leads the ACC and ranks ninth in the NCAA in turnover margin at +4.0. The Pack also leads the league and ranks 16th in the NCAA, averaging just 9.3 turnovers per game. NC State's advantage in the turnover battle has led to the Pack having great success in turning its opponents mistakes into points. NC State has outscored its opponent in points off turnovers in 13 of its 16 ACC games this season. In 16 ACC games this season, the Pack has outscored its opponents by 132 points in points off turnovers. In 29 games overall this season, NC State has outscored its opponents by 200 points in points off turnovers.
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Pack All-time vs. No. 1 ranked teams
- NC State is 6-28 all-time against teams ranked #1 in the Associated Press poll.
- The Pack's last win over a top-ranked team was Jan. 12, 2013 when NC State beat number one ranked Duke, 84-76, in the Lenovo Center.
- Monday will be the 12th time NC State has faced Duke when the Blue Devils are ranked number one. The Pack is 2-9 against Duke in those games, but has beaten the Blue Devils the last two times Duke has come to the Lenovo Center ranked number one (1/12/2013 and 2/15/2004).
- NC State is one of only 17 Division I teams to have at least six wins over No. 1 ranked teams.
- In addition to the two wins over Duke, NC State has three wins over North Carolina when it was ranked No. 1 and the Pack's sixth win over an AP No. 1 was April 4, 1983 when the Cardiac Pack beat top-ranked Houston, 54-52, to claim the program's second National Championship.
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NC State series with Duke
- Monday will be the 259th all-time meeting between NC State and Duke. Duke leads the all-time series 153-105.
NC State is 8-10 against Duke in games played at the Lenovo Center.
- Last Meeting (January 27, 2025): NC State held a 35-22 first half lead and took a 37-33 lead into halftime, but second-ranked Duke was able to pull away late in the second half for a 74-64 win in Durham. Dontrez Styles led NC State with 18 points and Trey Parker chipped in 15. Cooper Flagg led Duke with 28 points and seven rebounds while Kon Knueppel added 19 points.
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