When I checked the score in the first half of the FSU basketball game against NC State, the Noles were losing 33-9 with about eight minutes remaining in the first half. I thought it was a mistake because that's like the score of some high school game where there’s a huge mismatch in talent between the two teams.
How is that possible, especially when FSU was competitive with North Carolina and Duke in the previous two games? I know styles make fights, but that first half was ridiculous.
FSU trailed 56-31 at halftime.
The major difference in the game was NC State’s three-point shooting and offensive rebounding.