Tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET, No. 8 NC State (21-13, 10-8 ACC) and No. 1 Villanova (33-2, 16-2 Big East) clash in Round 3 action of the NCAA men's basketball tournament as part of March Madness East region action live from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
NC State is coming off of a thrilling 66-65 victory over LSU on Thursday while eneres on the heels of a dominant 93-52 triumph over Lafayette on the same day.
Tim Quarterman led the Wolfpack with 17 points on Thursday and added nine rebounds and seven assist while Jarell Martin notched 16 points and Jordan Mickey added 12 of his own and a team-best 14 boards.
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Dan Trist had a team-best 18 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats on Thursday while Seth Hinrichs put up 13 points.
Senior JayVaughn Pinkston is motivated to bring Villanova to the Final Four in Indianapolis.
"I feel like if we don't get there, I feel like I failed my team," Pinkston said, according to ESPN. "Being a leader, I set the standard to try to get to the Final Four. So if we don't get there, it will be a failure for me."
While it's a tall task for NC State, coach Mark Gottfried continues to deliver a positive message to his team that anything can happen in March Madness.
"You have to believe that you have a chance to win," Gottfried told ESPN. "Our team this year believes that, as did that team in 2004. You know that comes from playing against great teams. We've played good teams. We've beaten really good teams."
Trevor Lacey led the Wolfpack in the regular season with 15.8 points per game while Darrun Hilliard II had a team-best 14.0 points per contest in 2014-15.
March Madness continues when NC State and Villanova collide live from the Consol Energy Center tonight in Pittsburgh.
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