NC State’s Terquavion Smith down on a stretcher after terrifying fall, team says he’s ‘day by day’

North Carolina state guard Terquavion Smith was placed on the day-to-day list after he was hospitalized and later released following a hard foul during a game against North Carolina on Saturday.

Smith was fouled on a shot to the basket by the Tar Heels’ Leaky Black. Smith hit the ground hard and medical personnel came out to check on him.

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Smith would be carried off the field on a stretcher after he reported pain in his neck and elbow, as well as numbness in his right arm, the school said Sunday. Black was ejected from the game after the foul was determined to be a Flagrant 2.

«NC State men’s basketball sophomore guard Terquavion Smith reported soreness in his neck and elbow and had numbness in his right arm after a foul midway through the second half of last night’s game at North Carolina.» the school said. «Due to the report of neck pain, the medical procedure required the use of a backboard and stretcher to move him. Smith was taken to UNC Medical Center and all X-rays taken Saturday night were negative. He was released from the hospital and returned to Raleigh.

North Carolina State player Terquavion Smith is treated by medical personnel after he crashed to the ground after being fouled during a North Carolina game Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Chapel Hill.
(AP Photo/Chris Seward)

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«Smith’s state of play is day to day.»

The Tar Heels won the game 80-69.

Teammates reach out to touch Terquavion Smith as he walks off the court after injuring himself at the Dean E. Smith Center on January 21, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Smith leads the ACC in scoring at 18.7 points per game. The Wolfpack host Notre Dame on Tuesday.

Associated Press contributed to this report.