Wolfpack men, women both in Sweet 16 play Friday night
Posted March 29, 2024 9:51 a.m. EDT
The Easter bunny brought an early treat for fans of North Carolina State University basketball. Both men's and women's basketball teams are in the Sweet 16 of their respective NCAA Tournaments, and both play at the same time on Friday night.
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The men, the 11 seed in the South region, are looking to extend an amazing run Friday with a victory over 2 seed Marquette. The Wolfpack men were 9-11 in the ACC this season and were not projected to make the NCAA Tournament. They reeled off five straight wins in the ACC Tournament to capture the conference title and continued to surprise in the NCAA Tournament first weekend with wins over Texas Tech (80-67) and, in overtime, over Oakland (79-73).
Their game against Marquette is set to tip at 7:09 p.m. in Dallas, and it will air on CBS.
The NC State women (29-6) are the No. 3 seed and face No. 2 Stanford in the Portland 4 region, where chalk has held.
In the other Sweet 16 game, No. 1 seed Texas faces No. 4 Gonzaga. The winner of that game awaits the Pack should they pull it out on Friday.
After wins at home in the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the Wolfpack women travel to the west coast. Oregon State University is the host of the Portland regional.
The NC State women won easily over Chattanooga, 64-45, in the opener, but had more of a test with Tennessee, 79-72.
The women's games are broadcast by ESPN, and State vs. Stanford is set for a 7:30 p.m. tip.
