'Lace Up Next Time': NC State Sends Message to UNC

Posted Feb 18, 2026
Caleb Wilson was in street clothes Tuesday, sidelined for the second straight game with a fracture in his left hand. That excuse was not good enough for NC State's Quadir Copeland, who shared words with Wilson in the handshake line after the game. "I just told him to lace up next time," Copeland said. UNC was also without center Henri Veesaar. (TarHeel247)

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