The NC State basketball squad’s evening get-together will have a considerably more joyous feel if it follows a statement victory.
The NC State basketball team will face its first high-major opponent of the season when Kevin Keatts’ unranked Wolfpack (5-0, 0-0 ACC) puts its unbeaten record on the line against the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) on Thanksgiving Day. This matchup marks a rematch from last year’s tournament, where Purdue ended NC State’s surprising run in the Final Four. The teams will tip off at the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego at 3 p.m. ET (FS1).
During a media Zoom call on Wednesday morning, Keatts emphasized that regardless of the game’s outcome, his team plans to celebrate the holiday together:
“In these situations, we always make it a point to come together as a team,” he said. “Since we’re playing early on the West Coast, I expect we’ll gather around 6, 6:30, or 7 o’clock PT to celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s important to us.
“Even though we have a game, we want our team to experience a family atmosphere as much as possible.”
On Black Friday, the talented NC State basketball team, which has been outscoring its opponents by an average of 19.6 points per game against one of the nation’s easiest schedules, is set to face either the unranked BYU Cougars (5-0, 0-0 Big 12) or No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels (5-0, 0-0 SEC) before returning to Raleigh.
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