Fear the Turtle

After a busy midweek evening that included a Durham Literacy Center meeting, church activities, and YMCA basketball practice, Erica and I rushed down to the RBC Center in Raleigh on Wednesday to catch the Maryland - N.C. State basketball game. After a very sluggish first half the Terps found their rhythm in the second half and won 67-58. Fear the Turtle!

We attended the UConn - Kentucky game at Madison Square Garden earlier this season; however, this was our first local game of the season as well as our first visit to the RBC Center for a hoops game (we'd been there previously for, believe it or not, wrestling matches). Given that you can purchase two N.C. State basketball tickets for the price of one UNC ticket, it was too good of an opportunity to miss.

We had some Maryland fans in our section, which made us stand out less among the locals. It's such a mixed bag when it comes to college sports fans in the area, but most folks cheer for one of the many North Carolina-based teams, ACC and otherwise. Believe it or not, there is basketball played outside of the Tar Heel state.

Having missed the chance to see Rutgers play at Carolina earlier this season I was glad to catch Maryland in action as they passed through town. All the better that they earned the win.

Now if we could just get Vandy to play locally for Erica. The Dores scrimmaged UNC in the pre-season, but the game was closed to the public and NCAA rules prohibited any specific details about the game from being shared.