# 21 Virginia versus NC State

On Staurday, Jan. 28, the Cavaliers went on the road to face the Wolfpack. The Wolfpack was hoping to send them home with a loss, but couldn't pull through. In the first half, Virginia lead most of the way. The Wolfpack continued to cut the deficit but Virginia kept making 3's to extend the lead. By half time, the Pack was down by 7. Early in the 2nd half, Virginia extended their lead to 10 points. The Pack never gave up, and held on to get it within 4 in the final 40 seconds of the game. Scott Wood made a game changing 3 pointer to cut the deficit to 1. The Cavaliers missed their chance to seal the win, and the Pack got the ball with 7 seconds left. For some odd reason, coach Mark Gottfried called a time out, right when the Pack was going to run the ball and try to win the game. With 7 seconds left, Lorenzo Brown tried to get on the inside but Virginia's defense was too much and Lorenzo had to make a shot, which one end up only hitting the rim. Virginia barely got passed the Pack with a one point win, but a win is a win. Our guys played with heart tonight after an embarrassing lose at UNC earlier in the week. Only if we made half of our free throws, it would've been a win for the Pack.

Now, on to those so called "Pack fans." I am an NC State student, as well as a die hard Wolfpack fan, and I can not believe what some of these "fans" are saying about the Wolfpack. Yes, I know how frustrating it is losing a game, but IT IS JUST A GAME! When I was reading comments on Facebook about the loss, all I saw was "...the officiating was horrible.." and "..typical Wolfpack basketball..." and this interesting comment, "...new year, new coach, same crappy team." If you are going to bash on your own team, then become a fan of UNC or Duke and complain with the rest of them whenever they lose. I'm sick of all this bashing on kids 18-21 years old. I know 98% of the fan base can not even play basketball as well as them kids, so I do not know why they are bashing them. THEY ARE JUST KIDS!!! With that said, if you are going to bash your own team, the GTFO!!!! and support someone else. We have a really good recruiting class coming in and I would hate for them recruits to get bashed on after the first game. So please, take your complaining and bitching somewhere else. Thanks.



Go Pack!!!