The #23 Louisville Cardinals will host the #21 NC State at the KFC Yum! Center. The Wolfpack are fresh off of a win over Notre Dame and also own other notable wins against Vanderbilt, Penn State, Auburn, Miami and Pitt. NC State’s 3 losses currently are to Wisconsin, Wake Forest and North Carolina.
NC State plays with an incredible amount of pace and is one of the highest scoring teams in the nation. The Wolfpack also rebound the ball at an astounding rate and defend the 3-pointer. On the other hand, NC State is not very good at the foul line and foul at an exceptionally high rate.
| Louisville | NC State | |
| Strength of Schedule (Ken Pom) | 15th | 263rd |
| PPG | 79.9 (33rd) | 86.7 (4th) |
| Avg Scoring Margin | 11.2 (27th) | 17.9 (4th) |
| Field Goal % | 45.7% (108th) | 49.4% (11th) |
| Effective FG% | 53.2% (80th) | 55.9% (16th) |
| 2-pt FG % | 53.2% (91st) | 55.3% (38th) |
| 3-pt FG % | 35.5% (112th) | 38.1% (31st) |
| FT % | 75.3% (33rd) | 69.8% (185th) |
| Team Fouls Per Game | 18.1 (153rd) | 20.1 (287th) |
| Opp Team Fouls Per Game | 22.2 (6th) | 18.3 (178th) |
| FT Attempted Per Game | 24.9 (18th) | 19.5 (172nd) |
| Opp FT Attempted Per Game | 19.3 (168th) | 22.7 (302nd) |
| Opp Shooting % | 42.3% (90th) | 42.7% (105th) |
| Opp Effective FG% | 48.2% (77th) | 47.9% (71st) |
| Opp 2-pt FG % | 47.3% (63rd) | 50.0% (164th) |
| Opp 3-Pt FG % | 33.2% (129th) | 29.3% (17th) |
| Rebound Rate | 54.5% (19th) | 55.7% (7th) |
| Assists Per Game | 14.1 (114th) | 17.3 (11th) |
| Turnovers Per Game | 12.4 (87th) | 13.3 (164th) |
| Blocks Per Game | 3.2 (164th) | 4.1 (78th) |
| Steals Per Game | 5.0 (299th) | 7.9 (31st) |
| Opp Turnovers Per Game | 12.2 (261st) | 17.6 (6th) |
| Opp Blocks Per Game | 3.6 (237th) | 3.2 (145th) |
| Opp Steals Per Game | 5.7 (96th) | 6.6 (218th) |
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