NC State Dominates UNC 82-58 in Will Wade’s First Rivalry Game at Lenovo CenterFrom the Lenovo Center, Mike Waddell, David Glenn, and coach Kerry Keating recap NC State’s decisive 82-58 win over North Carolina in the teams’ only regular-season meeting. The discussion highlights UNC playing without two best players—Caleb Wilson (fractured hand) and Henry Ssar (late scratch, day-to-day with a lower-extremity issue and flu recovery)—and how NC State capitalized with efficient shooting (50% overall, nearly half from three), only four turnovers, and control of pace and intensity. Key Wolfpack performances include Quadir Copeland’s command of the game (seven assists, no turnovers, four steals), Darien Williams returning after stitches to score 13, Paul McNeil’s shooting, and former Tar Heel Van Allen Lubin’s 12 points and six rebounds. Will Wade addresses the team’s edge, preparation, crowd impact, rivalry significance, player contributions (including Jordan Snell), and the challenge of ACC scheduling leading to only one UNC-NC State game. Hubert Davis emphasizes UNC’s lack of defensive presence and inability to generate consistent paint touches, credits NC State’s defense, notes some wide-open threes missed, and points to positives like a double-double from Zayden High while looking ahead to upcoming games at Syracuse and vs. Louisville without Wilson and possibly with Veesaar. The panel also discusses how conference expansion waters down rivalries, NC State’s potential ACC tournament positioning, and UNC’s season-long issues defending the three and needing more competent, confident guard play.00:00 Postgame Open: NC State Blows Out UNC in Raleigh00:44 Why the Win Was So Decisive (and UNC’s Injury Context)01:31 Statement Night in Year 1 Under Will Wade + Key Wolfpack Performers03:16 Is NC State’s Shooting for Real? Keating Breaks Down the Offense05:01 Will Wade Press Conference: Edge, Prep, and Responding After Recent Games05:57 Wade on Players: Van Allen Lubin, Darien Williams’ Return, and Hot Shooting07:34 What This Rivalry Win Means + Defensive Aggression and Physicality13:04 Crowd, Scheduling, and ACC Expansion: Why They Only Play Once16:36 Back to the Desk: Tradition vs Realignment in the State–Carolina Rivalry20:09 UNC’s Few Bright Spots: Rebounding, ZA & High, and What Hubert Davis Can Build On21:28 Rotation tweaks without the stars: cleaner possessions & shot quality23:30 What to actually take from the blowout: 3-point defense and guard play24:10 Point guard spotlight: Dixon’s rough night and the backcourt ceiling26:30 Hubert Davis postgame presser: effort, defense, and missing paint touches32:52 Will Wade’s ‘victory cigar’ moment: bench mob, techs, and rivalry juice35:29 Why this win matters for Will Wade: historic margin and Wolfpack swagger38:14 Working the refs in the iPad era: the early foul sequence explained40:34 ACC standings race: NC State’s path to a double-bye and March outlook43:13 Carolina’s next steps: surviving without Wilson, getting healthy for March46:35 Final thoughts & sign-off: February seeding vs March legacy + network promo