overview: The Wolfpack played their best basketball of the season in the ACC Tournament. They won five games in five days against Louisville, Syracuse, Duke, and Virginia, and finally defeated North Carolina in the championship game to earn their third NCAA Tournament berth in coach Kevin Keatts' tenure. The appearance also gave the Americans a chance to get acquainted with DJ Barnes Jr. (12.2 PPG), a 6-foot-9, 275-pound center who idolized Hakeem Olajuwon as a kid, but was born with a “Zack''.・He had the body type of Randolph. But with two starting pitchers out, Chance McMillian gave the Raiders a boost off the bench, averaging 14.2 ppg in the team's four-game winning streak that ended in the Big 12 Tournament semifinal against Houston.
Top performers: Pop Isaacs is averaging 15.9 points and 3.5 assists for the Red Raiders. Darrion Williams is averaging 14.9 points in his past 10 games. DJ Horn shoots 41.3% for the Wolfpack, making 2.7 of his 3-pointers and averaging 16.9 points per game. Jaden Taylor is averaging 13.8 points in his last 10 games.
Last 10: Red Raiders: 6-4, averaging 73.9 points, 35.5 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 6.6 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 43.7 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 71.4 points per game. Wolfpack: 6-4, averaging 77.9 points, 33.8 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 6.5 steals, and 4.3 blocks per game, shooting 46.9 percent from the field. The opponent's average score is 75.9 points.
