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NC State and Duke practice before Elite Eight game in Dallas
NC State and Duke are scheduled to tip off at 5:05 p.m. ET Sunday in the Elite Eight.
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NC State and Duke are scheduled to tip off at 5:05 p.m. ET Sunday in the Elite Eight.
NEWS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. >> WELL, GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING. I'M KEELEY ARTHUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS YEAR'S NCAA TOURNAMENT, 2 TRIANGLE TEAMS ARE FACING OFF NC STATE AND DUKE ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR ELITE 8 GAME TOMORROW AND WRAL'S CHRIS LEE IS LIVE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. CHRIS, YOU ARE SEEING BOTH TEAMS PRACTICE TODAY. HOW THEY LOOK AT. >> KEELY, THIS IS AN AMAZING TIME RIGHT NOW. MARCH 4TH, MARCH 14TH AND NOW TOMORROW, MARCH 31ST. THIS TRILOGY FOR NC STATE AND DUKE. EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY PLAY THE STAKES, GET RAISE AND SO MUCH MORE IS ON THE LINE NOW FOR TOMORROW'S RUBBER MATCH. THAT MEANS A TRIP TO THE FINAL 4 IS IN A LINE AND THE LOSER WILL HAVE THEIR SEASON ENDED. THE ACC LOOKS DOMINANT IN DALLAS, TEXAS, WITH BOTH THE WOLF PACK IN THE BLUE DEVILS PLAYING FOR THAT SOUTH REGIONAL TITLE. NOW TOWARDS THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON, THE BLUE DEVILS, BEST OF THE PACK BY 15, 10 DAYS AFTER THE PACK USE DUKE AS A SPRINGBOARD TO KEEP THEIR SEASON ALIVE TO WIN THE ACC TOURNAMENT NEITHER TEAM HAS LOST SINCE THEN SETTING UP A WIN OR GO HOME MATCHUP WITH THE FINAL 4 ON THE LINE. >> BUT WE PLAY TEAM MULTIPLE TIMES START TO LEARN THEM. AND I FEEL LIKE WE DEFINITELY LEARNED FROM OUR MISTAKES FROM THE FIRST TIME WE PLAYED YOU KNOW, DIDN'T MAKE THE STATE'S A SECOND TIME. THEY WON 8 IN A ROW HERE FOR A BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS ANY GET BACK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND WE START TO FOCUS ON OURSELVES AND OUR FOCUS ON WHAT WE CAN CONTROL. >> AND THAT'S PLAYING HARD. AND IT'S COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. EVERYTHING TAKE CARE OF IT. SO YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN THAT, YOU KNOW, IT COMES DOWN TO THE DETAILS. THE LITTLE THINGS JUST HAVE TO HOPE. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT YOU'VE PREPARED. >> NC STATE HEAD COACH KEVIN KEYES MADE A JOKE IN THE PODIUM EARLIER TODAY. YOU SAY THAT THEY MIGHT AS WELL JUST PACK UP ALL THIS AND HAVE THIS MATCHUP HAPPENED IN GREENSBORO OR PNC ARENA BECAUSE TO NORTH CAROLINA TEAMS WHO ONLY A FEW MILES APART AND NOW PLAYING IN DALLAS, TEXAS. WHY HAVE IT HERE? BUT THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO GO BECAUSE THE WINNER GETS TO GO TO PHOENIX, KEELY FOR A CHANCE TO THE FINAL 4 AND THEN THEY'D BE 2 WINS AWAY FROM A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SO EVERYBODY IN THE TRIANGLE IS EXCITED RIGHT NOW. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW IN HIS GAME. TIPS OFF AT 505, SUCH AN EXCITING TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRIS LEE LIVE IN DALLAS. >> WELL, NC STATE AND DUKE TIPOFF TOMORROW. TIPOFF IS SUNDAY AT 05:00:05PM, WRAL'S. CHRIS LEA WILL BRING US COVERAGE FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER IN DALLAS AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. DO PLAYING FOR THEIR SPOT IN THE ELITE 8 UP AGAINST THE UCONN HUSKIES. THE GAME GETS STARTED AT 08:00PM. WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU REACTION TONIGHT ON WRAL AT