GAME THREAD: MBB at North Carolina State

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Yiğitoğlu knocks down the longest possible 2 — toes were on the line

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Yiğitoğlu has 16 points — still the only player on either team in double figures

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Styles cans a 3 — now has 10

42-32 — SMU

[Charleston Pony]

Middlebrooks holding his own against Yigitoglu who needs to be more aggressive going after Middleton to pick up his 4th. Just a little too deliberate backing him down and too predictable with his moves

[Charleston Pony]

NCSU now up to 4-17 from three but 2-5 this half

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Cross with a short J and then a three-point play gives him 11 points, stretches SMU lead to 47-34

Oquendo slam makes it 49-34

[Charleston Pony]

frustrating watching Boopie force things one on three at times. Oquendo trying to spark a run once again

[Charleston Pony]

Cross taking advantage of a mismatch and having a good 2nd half

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Oquendo takes a forearm to the face while going up for an inbounds pass — seems OK

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Görener fouls McNeil on a 3

Turns out to be not as bad as it could have been — McNeil hits 1 of 3

SMU leads, 49-37

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As the announcers have said a few times, game turned when SMU went largely to a 1-3-1 zone that forced NCState to crank (and miss) perimeter shots.

Pack now forcing the ball inside, getting shorter shots and drawing fouls

McNeil headed to the line for the third time in 15 seconds

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Miller drives, absorbs a foul and flips in a LEFT-HANDED shot — adds free throw

SMU 52, NC State 41

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SMU with a turnover on inbound

Ponies with 14 turnovers, 6 for Pack

[Charleston Pony]

Guys aren't handling this full court pressure very well. Need to make NCSU pay with some dunks on the other end to get them out of this press. Helps to get some defensive stops

[Charleston Pony]

14 SMU turnovers vs only 6 for NCSU today