In spite of reason - Virginia was outrebounded 34 - 22 including 13 - 3 offensive rebounds. This resulted in 18 second chance points for the Wolfpack to 6 for the Hoos.
Because of reasons - 1) Virginia shot better than NCSU. The Hoos were 26 of 48 on field goals for 54% to 24 of 54 for 44% by NCSU and were 9 of 20 on 3 pointers for 45% to 8 of 23 for 35%. 2) Virginia scored 10 points on 11 turnovers, and NCSU scored 6 points on 7 turnovers.
Because of reasons - 1) Virginia shot better than NCSU. The Hoos were 26 of 48 on field goals for 54% to 24 of 54 for 44% by NCSU and were 9 of 20 on 3 pointers for 45% to 8 of 23 for 35%. 2) Virginia scored 10 points on 11 turnovers, and NCSU scored 6 points on 7 turnovers.