the lead. nc state shooting 50%. spartans yet to hit a three-pointer. >> mike g.: that's a big difference. and also this is an nc state team that doesn't really turn you over. those errors are even more magnified against this team. javy gonzalez i thought, set the tone early defensively, really getting into his guy. >> mike h.: nc state's got eight points off of seven uncg turnovers. van dussen the freshman from michigan down with it. here's evans. evans can score. he's the leading scorer on this team, but not that time. >> mike g.: again, i think as a coaching staff you like the look. i like the way that van dussen played and evans played off of him. you got a wide open jump shot. those are the ones you have to convert at home. >> mike h.: nc state started

slow. since then, they have hit 7 of their last 11 shots. good ball movement as the shot clock now winds under ten. neither one of these teams are in a hurry to shoot the ball when they get into their half-court offense. >> mike g.: neither one of them are very -- they're both last in their respective leagues in scoring. the first team to 65 in this game may win. >> mike h.: nc state averages just right at 68 a game as good defensive play by elhanan bone. down at the other end, kyle randall, now uncg's leading scorer with six points. >> mike g.: korey van dussen has been a nice little spark plug in the last couple of minutes, playing with a lot of energy. he's elevated his team.

the spartans have played zone keeping nc state out on the perimeter. >> mike h.: and, again, nc state not in a hurry at all to get a shot off. shot clock again under ten seconds. gonzalez, a deep three. it rims out. >> mike g.: the only time the ball has spent any time in their hands is gonzalez, the point guard, when he had to hoist it up at the end. >> mike h.: you see the quickness there of kyle randall. here comes gonzalez. horner is open. all that hot shooting we told you about a moment ago. has gone away momentarily for nc state.

stywall is number 24. he's a guy they need to get going. heerds here's van dussen. a nice move on davis. >> mike g.: sidney lowe has seen enough. >> mike h.: van dussen put a great move on the freshman josh davis. >> mike g.: he and stywall a little two-man game right here. the little stutter step off and going. laid it high over tracy smith. that was a nice finish for the freshman. >> mike h.: he had one of his best games of the season monday night against wake forest scored ten points. van dussen, the kind of player mike dement loves. uncg is on an 8-2 run now. sidney lowe called that time-out. >> mike g.: just so you know there was a little lapse of concentration for nc state down

the stretch. they fell asleep in the zone. content to stay on the perimeter and getting long shots at the end of the clock. >> mike h.: wood is back in the game. he made an error there. another turnover for nc state. still no threes for unc greensboro. montel smith had the rebound. he couldn't get it to go. here comes c.j. williams and the pack. >> mike g.: that's a shot you want to take on that situation. really no board coverage. that was early in the clock. >> mike h.: both teams seem a little out of sync offensively right now. >> mike g.: i thought spartans had picked it up mike and i think gotten back in this game defensively. their energy has been much better on this end of the floor. they've gotten some easier opportunities on the other end as a result. >> mike h.: brian cole you see back in the game because ben stywall has just picked up his second personal foul.

that really hurts unc greensboro. williams trying to feed inside to smith. good defense by brian cole. >> mike g.: everyone knew where the pass was going. >> mike h.: seven turnovers in the first half now for nc state. they got out to a 7-0 start in this game and had a double digit lead. looked like they might run away with it. there's van dussen in the reverse. korey van dussen, the freshman has already become a crowd favorite for uncg. >> mike g.: looks like he could play in the acc very comfortably. he's had no fear in this game. >> mike h.: it's a five-point game. smith. another turnover for nc state.

>> mike g.: c.j. williams ds losing sight of where the ball is. weak side defense not looking where the player is coming from. terrific finish. >> mike h.: big opportunity here as the spartans have cut this down to five as we approach four minutes to go in the first half. evans. that was a tough shot. it belonged to nc state. the wolfpack have led by as much as 15 in this first half. >> mike g.: the big number was they were playing with three turnovers for a long period of time. now they're up to eight. so they're not getting shot opportunities. and greensboro getting shots as a result. >> mike h.: good feed by degand into tracy smith. smith is fouled. 3:53 to go in the first half.

>> mike h.: unc greensboro has gotten back into this game and they've done it without ben stywall, who's averaging almost a double double but has not scored here in this first half. a lot of other spartans have taken up the slack, g-man. >> mike g.: kyle randall and brandon evans with ten points off the bench. and van dussen and cole

combining for big points. i think van dussen has been a big spark. >> mike h.: nc state has not scored in five minutes. what do they need to do to get their offense going? >> mike g.: they've got to figure out how to play against that zone. uncg has been very, very aggressive and active in it. interesting that stywall back on with the two fouls, he's going to have to play smart in this stretch the last 3:53. >> mike h.: definitely a risk and a gamble on the part of mike dement as tracy smith leads all scorers now with 11. he's only a 58% free-throw shooter on the year. smith having a great half here for the wolfpack. smith scored 20 points or more four times already this season. here comes randall, who has played well off the bench tonight.

pretty good defense on the part of nc state. lockdown man to man. shot clock under ten again. brandon evans! . >> mike g.: talked about he's the one guy that can create his own offense. he had a clear out situation along the top of the free-throw line. did a nice job of finishing over degand. he's a very strong powerfully built player. >> mike h.: he's been playing well of late. two games ago at richmond, had his season high of 22. degand can't hit. randall is down with it. >> mike g.: a lot of long jump shots for nc state and not many second chance opportunities, which they were getting in the first part of this game. >> mike h.: van dussen with gonzalez on him. here is van dussen feeding in

the post. >> mike g.: you don't see that very often. you don't see a post-up for a touch. they got the ball to kyle randall and almost converted. >> mike h.: gonzalez has it knocked away by van dussen. got a hand in there. here comes randall. and again able to block it. stywall got it back. he's fouled. good hustle on the part of van dussen and the spartans. >> mike g.: here's the play. i mean, he really got back and bailed himself out that time. the weak side was not there. when you're a right hand ared player, you go left and finish right, you bring the ball back into the defense. luckily, that stywall didn't give up on the play and made sure that there was a finish involved. he stayed in it. >> mike h.: stywall now 3 for 3 from the line for the first half. got three points. montel smith back in. kendall toney back in for unc greensboro.

stywall getting ready to go out. elhanan bone in to replace him. bone a 6'8" sophomore from sandersville, georgia. uncg is now on a 14-4 run. they have made this a one possession game. the lead was once 15 by nc state. wood inside to smith. and there's a foul on deangelo jackson. redshirt sophomore from south carolina. because of illness, he's had to play. he's only made one field goal this year.

playing here for the final two minutes of this first half. whistle and a foul on the spartans. >> mike g.: the thing that smith has done is he's shaped up inside a little better. on the catch, he's getting to the rim a lot more quickly. waiting for the defense to come down and collapse on him. >> mike h.: brandon evans called for the foul, his first. it's the first miss from the free-throw line for nc state here in this first half. >> mike g.: the thing that tracy smith is doing much better this year is passsing out of double-team. we talked about him quickly and aggressively attacking the rim tonight. when he gets doubled, he's really able to find people on the perimeter.

>> mike h.: here's cole back in the game. not a good pass from brandon evans. eighth turnover for unc greensboro in this first half. ben stywall will come out. elhanan bone in for stywall with the two personal fouls. 1:30 to go here in the first half. smith. strong move to the bucket. he has been the offense for nc state tonight. >> mike g.: what happened there is bone got way out of position defensively that time and allowed smith to have an easy layup. >> mike h.: el hann bone inside with his first field goal. >> mike g.: kyle randall doing a

nice job for the defense. getting an easy layup for the big guy. >> mike h.: tracy smith has scored nc state's first six points. under a minute to go in the first half. here is smith on the block. >> mike g.: think mike dement mike did he ment could live with nc state not making the basket. threes on the perimeter. >> mike h.: nc state now just 3 for 9 from behind the arc. smith yet to hit a three-point in the first half. >> mike g.: that's just not now they're built. much more of an attacking kind of an old school team. >> mike h.: gonzalez for three. splash. javier gonzalez, 36% from behind the arc. that's a big bucket here in the final 30 seconds.

shot clock is off. cole with smith on him. five seconds. evans, ball fake and a bucket. what a play for brandon evans. the transfer from east carolina has come up big with eight points. that man tracy smith 14 first half points, shooting 60% from the field. here's evans. >> mike g.: here's the guy at the end of the clock who's going to have the ball. we talked about his ability to create his own offense. he got to his right hand and made a nice finish. >> mike h.: g-man i thought uncg had a chance to get blown out of here early. give them credit. they fought hard and are very much in this game. >> mike g.: i thought van dussen came in and gave them a lot of life. they picked it up defensively. that's how they scored their points. got easy run outs easy

opportunities. start to see a bigger basket. other guys stepped up in the absence of ben stywall. >> mike h.: as you know this is new year's eve. we are reminded by my man's tie here suspenders very festive. >> mike g.: happy new year partner. >> mike h.: happy new year to you too. we'll be back with halftime here in the greensboro coliseum as uncg has fought back.

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>> mike h.: tracy smith, with almost half of nc state's points. he had 14. we've got a game now. >> mike g.: the spartans really battled back. both teams, the tones were set defensively. nc state at the beginning of the half. uncg later on. they got themselves back in the ball game. >> mike h.: nc state broke out early. their defense created offense. >> mike g.: they got into the drubl. c.j. williams this was the first play of the game. javy gonzalez did a nice job with their guards disrupting plays. then they stepped up. kyle randall gave them some life. got to that right hand a couple of times off the dribble. he had six points. good finishes there. nice little floater. and then on the other end

inside. no questions about who led this offense. tracy smith, an animal on the glass getting offensive rebounds. coming out of nowhere with the blocks. also doing a nice job in the low post. >> mike h.: you can rebound offensively like tracy smith has, you're going to score a lot of points. here our first half stats, both teams shooting 43%. >> mike g.: the key was nc state started out shooting over 50%. that number came down which mike dement had to have his club. there's a big gap there in the three-point shooting. we talked about uncg is not built that way. if they can keep the same intensity defensively, they can stay in this game. >> mike h.: g-man, whether it's nc state or uncg, what do these teams have to do in the second half if they want to win this game? >> mike g.: for uncg, get their big guy ben stywall involved. they've got to get him touches and get him involved. he scored 19 points in the second half against duke. for stywall they've got to figure out how to get better

opportunities. >> mike h.: more halftime here on the way at greens bow coliseum. nc state up four. that was impressive. ishere anything i should know about the artment? things happen in this building... what areou trying to say likehe building haunted? please do not scare the negirl. (screa) who aryou people? (woman) i am getting out of here right now! (man) u can't! it's not that simple how did you know what i was going to do before i did it? how do you know any of this is happing at all?

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