NC State Heads Down Tobacco Road To Play In State Rival North Carolina

Saturday NC State takes a short trip down I-40 to play North Carolina.

NC State has a record of 12-3 and is coming off a 104 -78  win  over Virginia Tech Wednesday. "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Dennis Smith had a triple double with 27 points, 11 assists to go along with 11 rebounds for NC State . "according to http://gopack.com/news/2017/1/4/mens-basketball-smiths-triple-double-leads-nc-state-past-no-21-23-virginia-tech.aspx

NC State not only improved their record to 12-3 1-1 in league play but also improved their record to 10-0 at PNC Arena. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2017/1/4/mens-basketball-smiths-triple-double-leads-nc-state-past-no-21-23-virginia-tech.aspx

North Carolina meanwhile is coming off an overtime win at Clemson by a score of 89 -86  on a night when Joel Berry had the hot hand scoring 31 points while he was 12-19 shooting and  7-10 from three point range . "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211390791

Tip-off is set for 8pm. The game will be televised on ESPN. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211390791