Forward Mohamed Diarra has been peaking at the right ... This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Can North Carolina State keep its 9-game win streak alive against Purdue?

Purdue’s defensive game plan on NC State was just as smart, placing Edey in front of the rim to try to keep Burns from scoring in the paint and daring Mohamed Diarra to shoot. Diarra missed both ...

7 North Carolina with a chance to at ... from the field for the Wolfpack. Mohamed Diarra supplied 10 points and seven rebounds for NC State (17-13, 9-10), which played in its home finale.

just one slot behind Mohamed Diarra's 6.0 clip. His 14.7 points per game in ACC play last year also ranked 15th in the ACC and would have been second on the NC State roster behind only DJ Horne.

North Carolina owns its basketball rival in the all-time series, 120-60, but State isn't the same pushover ... plus big man Mohamed Diarra is also playing professionally overseas.