Midnight basketball! NC State heads to Berkeley for a new match with Cal

On By Littum

When: Wednesday 5th February, 23:00 a one

Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley CA

TV: Accn

Opponent: California Berkeley Golden Bears

Prediction – Kenpom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Cal 71-70 / Cal 71-70

Wolfpack Snapshot:

  • Registration: 9-12, 2-8
  • Rankings: KP #99, BT #97, WAB -5.2 Ranked 168. *
  • Net Ranking: Net 115, 12. In ACC Conf Net Rankings
  • Net Performance: Q1 (0-7), Q2 (0-3), Q3 (2-2), Q4 (7-0)

Wolfpack season so far:

Wolfpack is on a six-match’s losing row, the last three losses for 3 of the top 5 ACC Net-Teams-tasting (Net 41, 5Th in ACC), Duke (Net 2, 1st in ACC) and Clemson (Net 29, 2nd in ACC).

Cal is a Q3 opponent.

Wolfpack Player notes:

  • Mike James had arthroscopic knee surgery on 10/30 and has not yet played this season. Coach Keatts announced that he has not yet been excluded for the season in his Monday (2/3) press conference. He expects to make a final decision soon.

The opponent’s overview:

It’s not just us, the damage bug shows no favorites. Andrej Stojakovic (son of NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic), Cal’s leading goal scorer this season, has missed four consecutive matches with a hip injury. Center Mady Sissoko missed the SMU game last Wednesday due to a concussion protocol he played on Saturday against Syracuse.

Opponents Snapshot:

  • Registration: 11-11, 4-7
  • Rankings: KP #128, BT #138, WAB -4.2 Ranked 136. *
  • Net Ranking: Net 131, 14. In ACC Conf Net Rankings
  • Net Performance: Q1 (1-7), Q2 (1-1), Q3 (2-3), Q4 (7-0)

Team state comparison

Team PPG Fg% 3pt% 3pt-m pg Rope pg Ast Pg To pg ST PG BL PG
Team PPG Fg% 3pt% 3pt-m pg Rope pg Ast Pg To pg ST PG BL PG
NC State 69.8 43.9% 31.9% 6 32.5 12.5 9.6 6.8 4.2
Cal 75.3 42.4% 31.3% 7 37.1 10.3 11.4 5.9 3.6

Their ACC Rankings of Note – Conference Game: (Source: thesacC.com)

  • Team Offensive Rebounds – 1st
  • Revenue margin 4Th
  • Combined Team Rebounds – 5Th
  • Opponent fg% – 15Th
  • Opponent 3pt fg% – 16Th
  • 3pt fg made – 17Th
  • Combined opponent rebounds – 17Th
  • Team FG% – Last
  • Team 3pt FG% – Last
  • Helps – last

Opponent season so far

Good winner Bad losses ACC – winner ACC – Loss ACC – Loss
Good winner Bad losses ACC – winner ACC – Loss ACC – Loss
USC Cornell Virginia Stanford UNC
NC State Pill Smu
FSU Clemson Syracuse
Miami VA TECH

Player notes

Mady Sissoko – Rebounding 7Th Blocked Shots 6Th

Key player injuries

Andrej Stojakovic has missed four games with a hip injury.

While Coach Madsen is “very hopeful” for his star -tip to return “in the near future”, it is unclear if Stojaković will be available for Wednesday’s match against NC State. (The Daily Californian)

Probable starters

Player Class Pos Height Weight PPG 3pt% 3ptapg Rope Asst Stl Blk
Player Class Pos Height Weight PPG 3pt% 3ptapg Rope Asst Stl Blk
Jeremiah Wilkinson Fr G 6’1 “ 185 13.4 27.8% 5.2 1.9 1.2 0.5 0.1
Jovan Blacksher Jr. Gr G 5’11 ‘ 165 10.9 32.8% 6.1 2.3 2.4 1.1 0
DJ Campbell Jr. G 6’2 “ 205 8.4 26.3% 2.4 2.3 1.6 1 0.1
Rytis Petraitis Jr. F 6’7 “ 210 7.9 26.5% 1.5 5.5 1.9 1.3 0.3
Mady Sissoko Gr C 6’9 “ 240 7 0.0% 0 7.3 0.4 0.5 1.2
* Andrej Stojakovic SO G 6’7 “ 205 18.9 32.10% 4.5 4.4 1.7 0.8 1.1
* Starting – Missed Previous 4 Games

Previous game results

This was one of the crazy games that the package couldn’t finish. Cal led most of the second half. With 1:23 back, score 59-61, Taylor got a steal and made layup and free throw to take the lead 62-61. Cal escaped for a layup to make it 62-63. NC State ran a spectacle for Huntley-Hatfield, but he missed a short jumper with 36 seconds left. The package was stuck and Cal made them and was up 62-65. Breon Pass missed the 3pt shot with 1 second left.

The remarkable statistic was that the package was 1-10 from 3pt and had only 5 assists.

Previous game statistics

Team Score Fg% 3pt% Rope Ast Stl Blk TO Pts off to Quick BRK Pts in pnt
Team Score Fg% 3pt% Rope Ast Stl Blk TO Pts off to Quick BRK Pts in pnt
Cal 65 45.3% 37.5% 38 8 5 6 11 9 12 32
NC State 62 43.3% 10% 31 5 6 6 7 19 6 36

Wolfpack dos and don’ts

  • HOLD – Doesn’t shoot 1-10 from 3pt
  • O’CONNELL – Do not shoot from the outside unless far, far open, create your teammates
  • Taylor – Don’t Run, Catch and Shoot, Continue to Rebound (In the last four games on average 5+ per match)
  • Hill – Do not shoot from the outside, continue to rebound (in the last six matches on average 5+ per match)
  • Styles – Continue shooting 3pt (10-14 in the last two games), continue to rebound (in the last eight games an average of 5+ per match)
  • Huntley -Hatfield – Calls to the energy, we need 20 solid minutes – 10 points / 5 rebounds would be acceptable, in advance thanks.
  • Middle Brooks – not wrong !! Play just a little smarter – (4 errors in 5 of the last 8 games), don’t shoot 3pt -shot