Lots of times the final score doesn’t really tell the tale of a game, and I think this one is mostly instructive; but see, the thing about NC State’s comfortable 90-74 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night is that it totally obscures what an incredible first half these teams played.
High-level offense, DJ Burns getting into his shit early, Tyree Appleby hitting his first three three-point attempts, Jarkel Joiner getting whatever and anything he wanted at the rim. I swear Wake Forest was so locked in that those guys did not miss a shot in the first 10 minutes; now, that’s factually incorrect, but that’s what it felt like.