NC State faces No. 6 Virginia following Burns' 24-point game

Published Feb. 6, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

NC State Wolf Pack (19-5, 9-4 ACC) at Virginia Cavaliers (17-4, 9-3 ACC)

Charlottesville, Virginia; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: NC State faces the No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers after D.J. Burns scored 24 points in NC State's 72-64 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

The Cavaliers are 10-1 in home games. Virginia averages 16.4 assists per game to lead the ACC, paced by Kihei Clark with 6.0.

The Wolf Pack are 9-4 against ACC opponents. NC State ranks second in the ACC with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Dusan Mahorcic averaging 2.5.

The Cavaliers and Wolf Pack match up Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Armaan Franklin is scoring 12.7 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Cavaliers. Clark is averaging 11.8 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 42.9% over the past 10 games for Virginia.

Terquavion Smith is averaging 18.5 points, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals for the Wolf Pack. Jarkel Joiner is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games for NC State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 8-2, averaging 70.9 points, 29.5 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points per game.

Wolf Pack: 8-2, averaging 78.1 points, 33.8 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.