Four Factors | NC State | Ga Tech |
eFG% | 35.5 | 46.3 |
Turnover Rate | 9.3 | 24.8 |
Off Reb Rate | 27.1 | 23.3 |
FT Rate | 30.6 | 78.0 |
Pts | Poss | OFF_EFF | DEF_EFF | |
GT | 57 | 64.6 | 88.2 | 83.6 |
NCSU | 54 | 64.6 | 83.6 | 88.2 |
When Javi hit a three to pull us even with 14:44 to go, after such a terrible first half, it felt like our day. "In control" would be the wrong phrase, but from then on, it seemed at least manageable, which was a refreshing change from the first half. They never did seize it, and that's the story.
God, the opportunities. All those missed, wide open three-pointers. The occasions where we'd force a turnover with the press and then give it right back with a dumb shot or a rushed play that resulted in a reciprocal turnover. It was there. It was so, so there.
The main thing we needed to do today, we did: Tech finished -10 in the turnover category. We also rebounded the ball a lot better in the second half. The damned shots just did not fall.