<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3DcivK_0qkbwu7U00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3DcivK_0qkbwu7U00" width="1200" height="600" >NC State had to fend off a late charge from Louisville to pull out an 89-83 win in the KFC Yum! Center to remain undefeated on the road in ACC play this season. DJ Horne earned Player of the Game honors for his 27-point outing despite not getting the start due to being 30 seconds late for a team film room session.Horne spoke to the Wolfpack Radio crew following the game. Read the complete transcript below.It really looked like you embraced this opportunity in a tough road game in a tough environment because you really took over in the second half.Yeah, man. Coming into this game we had a bad taste in our mouth with the last game against UNC. We felt like we left a lot on the table that game. This was an opportunity to come in and get an ACC road win, which is huge, and to clean up a lot of the mistakes that we made last game. I think we did that today.How big of a focus was there on getting off to a good start because that wasn't something that's happened in a while?Yeah, that's kind of been the reoccuring theme our whole season. Just trying to get off to a good start. I think we did that very well today. I think it was 12-0 before they started going. That's what we've got to do if we want to beat good teams. Against good teams we can't have those scoring lulls.How do you respond to poor shooting performances and what's your answer when things like that happen?Just keep staying true to my game. For me, I know when I get in my head it tends to not go good. So I trust my work, trust my teammates, trust in my coaches and everybody. Just keep playing the same way and today shots just happened to fall for me.What was coach Keatts' message to the team during the first timeout of the second half after Louisville made a run?He was telling us to calm down, take a deep breath. No need for us to tense up or anything like that. We had done good work to build a lead and just trying to keep us under control so we didn't lose it.Was that a total clinic from DJ Burns in the second half with him being able to score or pass out of the post traps?Oh yeah, man. He’s borderline unstoppable. You’re going to give something up. Whether you give up the layup, you get beat down to the block or you send a double and someone will be open. He does a great job finding the open man, nine times out of ten. He did great today.Gary Hahn: We found out the reason for Michael O'Connell getting the start, so it's out thereTony Haynes: Slow Elevator, right?Horne: LaughsHahn: Whatever it was, he had six assists and had one of his better shooting games, as well. You can go up and down the list and this was a total team win today, wasn't it?For sure. Michael had a big game for us today, Casey had a great game. All throughout, whoever checked in the game brought us great energy. But specifically from Michael, it was great for him to make some shots today and get us going. We definitely needed that and he stepped up to the plate.What's your ice cream of preference?I think I'm gonna go with Oreo, but if they don't have Oreo I'll just go straight vanilla.</div></body>

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DJ Horne on bounce-back win at Louisville: 'We had a bad taste in our mouth'

NC State had to fend off a late charge from Louisville to pull out an 89-83 win in the KFC Yum! Center to remain undefeated on the road in ACC play this season. DJ Horne earned Player of the Game honors for his 27-point outing despite not getting the start due to being 30 seconds late for a team film room session.