NC State faces UNC Asheville following Copeland’s 22-point game

By Canadian Press on December 6, 2025.

UNC Asheville Bulldogs (4-4) at NC State Wolfpack (5-3)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: NC State faces UNC Asheville after Quadir Copeland scored 22 points in NC State’s 83-73 loss to the Auburn Tigers.

The Wolfpack have gone 4-0 in home games. NC State is seventh in the ACC with 16.4 assists per game led by Copeland averaging 4.5.

The Bulldogs have gone 0-3 away from home. UNC Asheville is eighth in the Big South with 29.0 rebounds per game led by Toyaz Solomon averaging 6.4.

NC State averages 11.1 made 3-pointers per game, 5.0 more made shots than the 6.1 per game UNC Asheville allows. UNC Asheville has shot at a 49.3% clip from the field this season, 5.0 percentage points above the 44.3% shooting opponents of NC State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Darrion Williams is scoring 17.8 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Wolfpack. Copeland is averaging 14.6 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 62.7%.

Justin Wright is averaging 17.6 points and 1.8 steals for the Bulldogs. Solomon is averaging 16.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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