#21 Virginia (16-3, 3-2)
	vs
	NC State (15-6, 4-2)
	Saturday, January 28th, 8:00pm TV: ESPN2 Also available on ESPN3 Announcers: Mike Patrick & Len Elmore

Virginia schedule to date:
South Carolina State W 75-38
Winthrop W 69-48
vs TCU L 57-55
vs Drexel W 49-35
vs Drake W 60-52
Green Bay W 68-42
#15 Michigan W 70-58
Longwood W 86-53
George Mason W 68-48
@ Oregon W 67-54
@ Seattle W 83-77
Maryland-Eastern Shore W 69-42
Towson W 57-50
@ LSU W 57-52
Miami (FL) W 52-51
@ #6 Duke L 61-58
@ Georgia Tech W 70-38
Virginia Tech L 47-45
Boston College W 66-49

1/27/2012 11:12:13 AM

Quote :

"Mike Patrick"

Ugh, twice in a row.

This game will be painful to watch (even if we win).

[Edited on January 27, 2012 at 11:14 AM. Reason : .]

1/27/2012 11:13:28 AM

Quote :

"@ Georgia Tech W 70-38"

1/27/2012 11:13:35 AM

sweet we get to hear Mike Patrick gush about how well Carolina played against us

1/27/2012 11:13:46 AM

At least we have Len Elmore.

I thought it was great, here in Charlotte, sports radio was talking for a while about how bad patrick is.

GO PACK.

MUST WIN. Possibly the biggest game of the year.

1/27/2012 11:15:09 AM

COME ON BOUNCE BACK DANCING PARROT W

1/27/2012 11:16:39 AM

^^ yeah this game is huge.

[Edited on January 27, 2012 at 11:16 AM. Reason : ]

1/27/2012 11:16:43 AM

I think we can pull this one off if we're not all sad and dejected after last night. If we come in ready to win, I think we stand a chance. But State can't play like they've been playing. Virginia is good, and they didn't get to #21 by chance, so no sloppy/stupid decision making can be tolerated in this game.

1/27/2012 11:18:37 AM

Win.

They aren't quite the same without Assane Sene.

1/27/2012 11:23:31 AM

ncsu 78
virginia 70

1/27/2012 11:25:26 AM

quick turn around.

lets do this. dancing W plz.

1/27/2012 11:32:14 AM

wdprice3...

Quote :

"@ Georgia Tech W 70-38"

They lost to Miami and Maryland. What's your point.

1/27/2012 11:34:33 AM

Basketball is all about matchups. And just as there is no transitive property of wins and losses, there is a direct bearing for common opponents. The fact that they beat a team by thirty two that we lost to is definitely a cause for concern.

1/27/2012 11:37:32 AM

RIGHT THE SHIP

1/27/2012 11:38:08 AM

1/27/2012 11:39:53 AM

we gonna get our shit pushed in 2 games in a row on national television

1/27/2012 11:43:34 AM

The state fan in me says we can do this. The realistic side of me says we get beat by 6 or 8.

1/27/2012 11:43:54 AM

Atleast they don't get 8 days to prepare for this game. State can't let UVA dictate the pace of play or we're dead.

1/27/2012 11:48:56 AM

^Agreed.

Big game...be nice to win this one.

1/27/2012 11:56:29 AM

what the fuck why are we playing at 8 PM theres a UFC fight then.

1/27/2012 11:58:10 AM

Quote :

"Announcers: Mike Patrick & Len Elmore"

Thank God I'll be there and not have to listen to Patrick's shit again.

1/27/2012 11:59:02 AM

Quote :

"what the fuck why are we playing at 8 PM theres a UFC fight then."

TRUE FAN

1/27/2012 12:02:30 PM

well to be fair these are amateur athletes and there are world class athletes competing in the UFC.

I guess I'll have to DVR both and alternate watching them because Im supposed to go out that night so I cant just hold the phones and watch one after the other.

1/27/2012 12:05:41 PM

Its a new dawn...Its a new day...Its a new life for the Wolfpack!

C'mon Pack let get Back on Track.

IOP1

Plz2win to help keep the season from spinning out of control.

Quote :

"At least we have Len Elmore."

Len Elmore hates State, he just does a ok job of covering it up.

[Edited on January 27, 2012 at 12:11 PM. Reason : At least i might be able to run into Mike Patrick and kick him in the Nutz saturday. ]

1/27/2012 12:06:05 PM

Quote :

"MUST WIN GAME"

1/27/2012 12:06:21 PM

This is a huge home game. Maryland were decent, but the fans got us over the line. Time to back the team and make the RBC loud again for this one.

May sound cliched but the players will need all our support tomorrow. GO PACK!

1/27/2012 12:07:30 PM

In the grand scheme of things for our program right now this game is much bigger than the Carolina game was. This would offset the GT loss and put us back on track for our goals this season.

1/27/2012 12:11:50 PM

will anyone be bringing a "EHHHHHHHH THATS A CHOP" Sign to the game?

Please, We have a match tomorrow .


We have to get this chant started when opponents miss shots or something

1/27/2012 12:12:41 PM

Quote :

"we gonna get our shit pushed in 2 games in a row on national television"

Good thing no one will be watching this one.

1/27/2012 12:15:55 PM

78-67 NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK ! RALEIGH!

1/27/2012 12:33:42 PM

We need any kind of victory here. I jst hope that last nights game doesn't derail the whole season.

Every thread needs a face breakdown.

[Edited on January 27, 2012 at 1:22 PM. Reason : c]

1/27/2012 1:13:13 PM

UVa lives off points inside the arc. I doubt they get those against us.

They don't shoot threes at all. That's our main weakness defensively.

Defensively they are horrid.

They are hopelessly short and have zero depth.

I like NC State vs the spread. This has all the makings of a 30+ point game that might only be a 15 point spread.

1/27/2012 1:40:05 PM

I mean a real face breakdown

1/27/2012 2:12:06 PM

Quote :

"RT @wahoovoice UVA becomes 1st ACC team to hold 3 straight ACC opponents under 50 during the shot clock era."

Fun game ahead.

1/27/2012 2:19:39 PM

mike patrick? seriously i might just listen to the radio only.

i hate that guys guts.

1/27/2012 2:21:39 PM

Beating at least SOMEONE ranked would be nice.

1/27/2012 2:24:48 PM

i don't need to tell you guys... but this is an important game.

not so much at our tournament chances, b/c i don't like them, but at turning a corner or some stupid shit like that.

1/27/2012 2:49:36 PM

They played last night at 9pm, and they are traveling, so its gonna be a tough turnaround for them too...they just arent coming off of a bad loss.

1/27/2012 2:57:32 PM

As long as we win the games we should our tourney chances come down to this game, then clemson game, and the VT game. Go ahead and assume we lose to UNC, Duke, and FSU because its gonna happen. That puts us at 5 losses and I would assume we would need to go 10-6 at worst, with no good OOC wins, to have a shot at the tourney. After the GT debacle we can basically afford one more loss so if we can win this game we are still alive.

1/27/2012 3:01:41 PM

how can i watch this?

1/27/2012 3:04:17 PM

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"Go ahead and assume we lose to UNC, Duke, and FSU because its gonna happen"

Zero wins against those teams means zero chance at a tourney berth, even if we end up in the top four.

1/27/2012 3:05:18 PM

^^ ESPN3 or a friendly bar. I've been pretty impressed with ESPN3 in the last 6 months or so.
^ A good conference tournament run might do the trick if State finishes @4.

[Edited on January 27, 2012 at 3:17 PM. Reason : .]

1/27/2012 3:14:52 PM

I would normally say that but with how down a lot of conferences this year like the Pac-12 which may only get one team in I think we would have a chance at least.

1/27/2012 3:15:08 PM

Fuck the rest of the regular season games. Just win the tournament baby!

1/27/2012 3:36:22 PM

^^^bait taken. Sucker.

1/27/2012 3:39:30 PM

so they'd pick 5th place virginia, assuming they don't get any wins against UNC, Duke, or FSU;

or the ACC only gets 2 at-large bids?

1/27/2012 4:02:33 PM

they dont do it based on conference so yes both scenarios are plausible.

Duke and UNC are definites

FSU is definite without a collapse

UVA is likely

State is probably slightly out right now but has a chance to get back on if they can pile up wins

VT is in trouble

Everyone else is a huge longshot

1/27/2012 4:38:49 PM

can't say much that hasn't been said already.

huge game. must win. gonna be close.

go pack!

1/27/2012 5:57:52 PM

What if we beat UVA and finish with 11 wins, but none against UNC, Duke or FSU?

1/27/2012 6:01:28 PM

Then we'll have a weak-as-shit tournament resume.

1/27/2012 6:38:36 PM