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Copeland leads NC State against No. 20 Auburn after 28-point performance
NC State Wolfpack (5-2) at Auburn Tigers (6-2)
Auburn, Alabama; Wednesday, 9:15 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: NC State visits No. 20 Auburn after Quadir Copeland scored 28 points in NC State’s 102-97 loss to the Texas Longhorns.
The Tigers are 4-0 in home games. Auburn is 6-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 9.1 turnovers per game.
The Wolfpack play their first true road game after going 5-2 with a 1-2 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. NC State is second in the ACC scoring 93.6 points per game and is shooting 51.7%.
Auburn makes 48.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.8 percentage points higher than NC State has allowed to its opponents (42.7%). NC State averages 11.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Auburn gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tahaad Pettiford averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 15.1 points while shooting 27.3% from beyond the arc. Keyshawn Hall is shooting 46.3% and averaging 20.9 points.
Darrion Williams is shooting 55.3% and averaging 18.7 points for the Wolfpack. Paul McNeil is averaging 14.3 points.
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