Shooting is the bottom line in basketball, but if you can't do that well, you can subsist otherwise. For NC State this season, it's looking more and more like an interesting experiment to see how far the peripherals can take you. NC State is in a really weird place, with excellent numbers in three of the four factors, but one really terrible number. The most important one.
| NC State Offense -- Four Factors | eFG% (National Rank) | TO% | OR% | FT Rate |
| 2015-16 | 46. |