If you're an NC State fan, be slightly worried. Look, NC State should win, but Penn State is the type of team that the Pack could slip up against. Penn State plays a slow tempo (65 poss/gm) and they're a decent team (#83 Pomeroy). Watch Penn State's Tim Frazier, who scored 23 points in their opener including 17-18 from the FT line. That said, NC State is more talented and unlike some past seasons the Pack should be able to win when not at their best.
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North Carolina State lived up to its preseason hype - at least for one game. Now the sixth-ranked Wolfpack will have a chance to test their mix of talented freshmen and veterans on the bigger stage of an in-season tournament.
N.C. State meets Penn State on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The preseason pick to win the ACC, the Wolfpack (1-0) easily took care of Miami (Ohio) at home on Friday, winning 97-59. It was their highest point total since a 99-44 win against Campbell on Nov. 26, 2004.
Six N.C. State players scored in double figures while the team shot 61.4 percent from the floor, thanks in part to a 31-8 advantage in fast-break points.
North Carolina State lived up to its preseason hype - at least for one game. Now the sixth-ranked Wolfpack will have a chance to test their mix of talented freshmen and veterans on the bigger stage of an in-season tournament.
N.C. State meets Penn State on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The preseason pick to win the ACC, the Wolfpack (1-0) easily took care of Miami (Ohio) at home on Friday, winning 97-59. It was their highest point total since a 99-44 win against Campbell on Nov. 26, 2004.
