DJ Burns and the No. 11-seed NC State will take the court against Tyler Kolek and the No. 2-seed Marquette tonight.
The No. 11-seed North Carolina State will take on the No. 2-seeded Marquette at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, tonight. The Wolf Pack have had the run of a lifetime. They became the first team to win the ACC Tournament as a double-digit seed winning five games in five days taking out Duke and North Carolina on their way to a championship. Since they’ve been in the NCAA Tournament, they too out the No. 6-seed Texas Tech, 80-67. Ben Middlebrooks led the team in that win with 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting and four rebounds. Advancing to the second round, they were able to get the best of Oakland, who knocked off Kentucky, 79-73 in overtime. DJ Burns Jr led the way with 24 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists.
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Game Date: Mar. 29, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
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The Golden Eagles played the majority of the end of the season without superstar guard Tyler Kolek. They ended up losing to UConn, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, in the final of the Big East Tournament. They matched up first with No. 15-seed Western Kentucky and beat them handily 87-69.
Kam Jones led the team in that first round game dropping 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Advancing to the second round, Marquette took down No. 10-seeded Colorado 81-77 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Kolek led the team with 21 points, five rebounds, and 11 assists in the win.
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