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The NC State Wolfpack play the Vanderbilt Commodores on Thursday in the Vegas showdown at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. NC State has started the season 3-0 with victories over The CItadel, Abilene Christian and Charleston Southern. Vanderbilt opened the season with a loss to Presbyterian, but since, has victories over South Carolina Upstate, UNC Greensboro and Central Arkansas. NC State will play without G MJ Rice and one other is questionable. Vanderbilt has four players listed as questionable
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The NC State Wolfpack is scoring an average of 81.0 points per game which is 85th in the nation. The Wolfpack has a field goal shooting percentage of 46.9% and a 3-point shooting percentage of 31.3% which are 108th and 222nd respectively. North Carolina State is led in scoring by DJ Burns Jr with an average of 14.7 points per game, while shooting 71.4%. DJ Horne is second in scoring with an average of 13 points per game and shoots 41.7% overall and 26.7% from long distance. Michael O'Connell is the dish leader with an average of 4.0 assists per game. NC State averages 14.3 assists and 7.7 turnovers per game.
On defense, NC State is allowing an average of only 58.7 points per game which is 18th. The Wolfpack is holding opponents to a field goal shooting percentage of 38.2% (61st)% a three-point shooting percentage of 28.8% (98th). On the boards, NC State averages 37.7 rebounds per game led by Mohamad Diarra with an average of 10.0 boards per contest. Diarra is also the swat leader with an average of 1.3 blocked shots per game. Dennis Parker Jr averages a team best 2.0 steals per game
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