Somewhere in central NC, King Hippo  is drugged up and sitting in a corner weeping.

I wish I was…drugged up, that is.

NC State vs. Virginia Tech score: Wolfpack total fewest points by ranked team in shot clock era (CBSSports.com)

No. 23 NC State, in front of its home crowd hoping to witness an upset win over No. 12 Virginia Tech, just put out one of the worst offensive performances in a regular season game since it joined the ACC … in 1953.

The Wolfpack fell 47-24 to the Hokies, managing just 10 points in the final 20 minutes of action. They shot 16.7 percent from the field, and 7.1 percent from 3-point range. Only one player, C.J. Bryce, made three or more shots. There may be double-digit players, by the end of Saturday, who wind up scoring more points as an individual than NC State racked up as a team.

It was a defensive effort from both teams that would make Bud Foster shed a tear (and somewhere, Kliff Kingsbury is weeping).

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