There was a dunk party in Tallahassee, and N.C. State was on the wrong side of it.
There wasn’t much N.C. State (14-10) could do right in the first half of its game against No. 14 Florida State (20-4). The Seminoles dominated from the start and lead 45-30 at halftime.
The reason why the Seminoles led the Wolfpack is simple: The Wolfpack’s big men were not able to contain the Seminoles’ big men. Florida State freshman forward Jonathan Isaac led all scorers with 17 points on 6 for 9 shooting at halftime. Neither N.C. State forward Omer Yurtseven nor Ted Kapita were able to keep up with him.