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After 5 months of basketball and all the thrills and frustration to boot, NC State will face Louisiana State University (22-10) in Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday, March 19, 2015. The NC State Wolfpack (20-13) is seeded #8 and will face the #9 seeded Tigers in the East Regional.
Garnet and Cocky
SEC tournament No. 4 seed LSU is coming off an overtime upset loss to the 13th-seeded Auburn Tigers 73-70 in the quarterfinals. NC State, similarly is coming off a disappointing 77-53 shellacking by #2 ranked Duke Blue Devils in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Both teams hope to regroup and rebound with a victory on Thursday.
Note: Anthony “Cat” Barber, who suffered a neck injury in the Duke game, has been cleared to play.
Mar 13, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; LSU Tigers guard Tim Quarterman (55) and forward Brian Bridgewater (20) and forward Jarell Martin (1) react during the third round against Auburn Tigers of the SEC Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports
LSU TIGER ROSTER
F Jarell MARTIN– 6’10” (So.) 16.9 ppg (9.2 rebounds pg)
F Jordan MICKEY– 6’8” (So.) 15.5 ppg (9.8 rebounds pg)
G Keith HORNSBY — 6’4” (Jr.) 13.6 ppg
G Tim QUARTERMAN– 6’6” (So.) 11.3 ppg
G Josh GRAY– 6’1” (Jr.) 7.2 ppg
G Jalyn PATTERSON– 6’0” (Fr.) 6.7 ppg
QUICK STATS
LSU Points per game……. 73.7 (OPP) 67.7
LSU Field goal pct………… .456
LSU 3-point FG pct……….. .339 (5.8 per game)
LSU rebounds per game… 39.2 (rebound margin +2.3)
LSU steals per game………. 7.3
LSU blocks per game……… 6.2