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North Carolina and NC State were both charter members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was founded in 1953. Since that year, the rivalry has been played every season without a break. NC State hired Earle Edwards as head coach in 1954, and he was able to have considerably more success against North Carolina than his predecessors.
Tom Burleson, North Carolina State's 7 foot 4 inch center had the net draped around his neck after the Wolfpack defeated Marquette for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball ...
In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.
The game was played on March 25, 1974, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina and featured the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the independent Marquette Warriors. This was the first national championship game since 1966 to not feature the UCLA Bruins.
Horne scored 19 points and N.C. State kept its magical NCAA Tournament run alive, beating Marquette 67-58 on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1986.
North Carolina State basketball coach Norm Sloan displays his emotions on the bench during their double overtime 80-77 victory over UCLA in the NCAA semifinals in Greensboro, N.C., March 25, 1974.
The North Carolina–NC State rivalry, also known as the State-Carolina game, Carolina–State Game, North Carolina–NC State game, NCSU–UNC game, and other similar permutations, is an ongoing series of athletic competitions between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels and North Carolina State University Wolfpack. The ...
The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors) represents Marquette University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference. The team plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee (also the home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks). [2]