# 2012–13 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2012–13 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mark Gottfried in his second season. The team played their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Miami (FL). They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Temple.

## Preseason

National pundits talked a lot about the Wolfpack in their early preseason discussions of the top teams in the country. NC State returned its top four leading scorers from the 2011-12 season in C. J. Leslie (14.7 ppg), Lorenzo Brown (12.7 ppg), Scott Wood (12.4 ppg) and Richard Howell (10.8 ppg). In addition, NC State landed Rodney Purvis, Tyler Lewis, and T. J. Warren to wrap up a Top 10 recruiting class. ESPN’s Andy Katz had the Wolfpack as the top rated ACC squad, at No. 6, in his early predictions. His counterpart, Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn, had the Wolfpack listed as the No. 5 team in the nation according to his power rankings. NC State was ranked 20th in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll following its Sweet Sixteen run in the NCAA Tournament.

### Class of 2012 Signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Lewis G | Statesville, North Carolina | Oak Hill Academy (VA) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 28, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Rodney Purvis G | Raleigh, North Carolina | Upper Room Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| T. J. Warren F | Durham, North Carolina | Brewster Academy (NH) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5 Rivals: 7 ESPN: 10 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "North Carolina State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "2012 North Carolina State Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. ||||||

## Roster

* Left team November 26, 2012

## Schedule and results

NC State's January 12 win over (AP) #1 Duke was the program's sixth win over an AP #1 program and their second over Duke as the AP #1 team. NC State's last win over an AP #1 team was Feb. 15, 2004, also over Duke. ESPN's College GameDay covered the January 26th game against UNC, marking the first and only time that the Wolfpack have appeared on the basketball version of the program.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2012* 7:00 pm | No. 6 | Belmont Abbey | W 105–80 | – | 21 – Brown | 9 – 3 tied | 5 – Howell | PNC Arena (11,335) Raleigh, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 6 | Miami (OH) | W 97–59 | 1–0 | 11 – Leslie | 10 – Howell | 7 – Brown | PNC Arena (19,065) Raleigh, NC |
| November 15, 2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. Penn State Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 72–55 | 2–0 | 22 – Warren | 8 – Warren | 4 – Brown | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, PR |
| November 16, 2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. Massachusetts Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | W 94–76 | 3–0 | 21 – Warren | 9 – Howell | 10 – Brown | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, PR |
| November 18, 2012* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. Oklahoma State Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals | L 56–76 | 3–1 | 16 – Purvis | 5 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (6,872) Bayamón, PR |
| November 23, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 16 | UNC Asheville | W 82–80 | 4–1 | 23 – Howell | 15 – Howell | 4 – Brown | PNC Arena (17,228) Raleigh, NC |
| November 27, 2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | at No. 3 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 72–79 | 4–2 | 18 – Warren | 10 – Leslie | 10 – Brown | Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 4, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | vs. Connecticut Jimmy V Classic | W 69–65 | 5–2 | 16 – Tied | 13 – Leslie | 5 – Brown | Madison Square Garden (11,840) New York City, NY |
| December 8, 2012* 1:00 pm, FSSO/ESPN3 | No. 25 | Cleveland State | W 80–63 | 6–2 | 19 – Leslie | 10 – Howell | 6 – Brown | Reynolds Coliseum (7,234) Raleigh, NC |
| December 15, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | Norfolk State | W 84–62 | 7–2 | 21 – Warren | 19 – Howell | 7 – Brown | PNC Arena (12,384) Raleigh, NC |
| December 18, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | Stanford | W 88–79 | 8–2 | 24 – Brown | 12 – Howell | 5 – Brown | PNC Arena (15,772) Raleigh, NC |
| December 22, 2012* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | St. Bonaventure | W 92–73 | 9–2 | 33 – Leslie | 8 – Leslie | 11 – Brown | PNC Arena (16,288) Raleigh, NC |
| December 29, 2012* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | Western Michigan | W 84–68 | 10–2 | 19 – Leslie | 9 – Howell | 4 – Purvis | PNC Arena (12,576) Raleigh, NC |
| December 31, 2012* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | UNC Greensboro | W 89–68 | 11–2 | 21 – Leslie | 13 – Howell | 9 – Brown | PNC Arena (12,207) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 5, 2013 4:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | at Boston College | W 78–73 | 12–2 (1–0) | 19 – Purvis | 11 – Howell | 8 – Brown | Conte Forum (6,248) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 9, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | No. 20 | Georgia Tech | W 83–70 | 13–2 (2–0) | 21 – Brown | 12 – Howell | 10 – Brown | PNC Arena (18,118) Raleigh, NC |
| January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | No. 1 Duke | W 84–76 | 14–2 (3–0) | 25 – Leslie | 18 – Howell | 13 – Brown | PNC Arena (19,557) Raleigh, NC |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at Maryland | L 50–51 | 14–3 (3–1) | 17 – Brown | 13 – Howell | 4 – Brown | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| January 20, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | Clemson | W 66–62 | 15–3 (4–1) | 21 – Warren | 12 – Howell | 5 – Brown | PNC Arena (19,557) Raleigh, NC |
| January 22, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | No. 18 | at Wake Forest | L 84–86 | 15–4 (4–2) | 18 – Purvis | 16 – Howell | 10 – Brown | LJVM Coliseum (11,542) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 26, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | North Carolina Carolina–State Game and ESPN College GameDay | W 91–83 | 16–4 (5–2) | 20 – Brown | 14 – Howell | 11 – Brown | PNC Arena (19,577) Raleigh, NC |
| January 29, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Virginia | L 55–58 | 16–5 (5–3) | 20 – Leslie | 14 – Leslie | 6 – Howell | John Paul Jones Arena (10,977) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 2, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 19 | No. 14 Miami (FL) | L 78–79 | 16–6 (5–4) | 18 – Leslie | 12 – Leslie | 5 – Lewis | PNC Arena (19,557) Raleigh, NC |
| February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | at No. 4 Duke | L 85–98 | 16–7 (5–5) | 23 – Howell | 9 – Howell | 6 – Lewis | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 10, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | at Clemson | W 58–57 | 17–7 (6–5) | 16 – Howell | 11 – Howell | 4 – Brown | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,455) Clemson, SC |
| February 16, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Virginia Tech | W 90–86 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (7–5) | 22 – Wood | 16 – Howell | 7 – Brown | PNC Arena (18,257) Raleigh, NC |
| February 19, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Florida State | W 84–66 | 19–7 (8–5) | 31 – Warren | 13 – Warren | 9 – Brown | PNC Arena (17,011) Raleigh, NC |
| February 23, 2013 4:00 pm, ESPN | | at North Carolina Carolina–State Game | L 65–76 | 19–8 (8–6) | 19 – Wood | 17 – Howell | 12 – Brown | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | Boston College | W 82–64 | 20–8 (9–6) | 21 – Purvis | 10 – Howell | 6 – Brown | PNC Arena (15,807) Raleigh, NC |
| March 3, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | W 70–57 | 21–8 (10–6) | 18 – Howell | 8 – Wood | 7 – Brown | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | Wake Forest | W 81–66 | 22–8 (11–6) | 19 – Leslie | 10 – Leslie | 7 – Brown | PNC Arena (16,892) Raleigh, NC |
| March 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Florida State | L 67–71 | 22–9 (11–7) | 18 – Wood | 9 – Tied | 8 – Brown | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,730) Tallahassee, FL |
| 2013 ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2013 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Virginia Tech First round | W 80–63 | 23–9 | 22 – Howell | 12 – Howell | 12 – Brown | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| March 15, 2013 2:41 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Virginia Quarterfinals | W 75–56 | 24–9 | 23 – Wood | 12 – Howell | 6 – Brown | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2013 1:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 9 Miami Semifinals | L 71–81 | 24–10 | 21 – Wood | 11 – Howell | 8 – Brown | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2013* 1:40 pm, TBS | (8 E) | vs. (9 E) Temple Second round | L 72–76 | 24–11 | 22 – Brown | 15 – Howell | 9 – Brown | UD Arena (12,353) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 25 | RV | 25 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | |