Overview
- Tipoff is 9:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday at UD Arena in Dayton, and the game airs on truTV.
- Texas enters 18-14 and NC State 20-13 after late slides that saw the Longhorns drop five of six and the Wolfpack seven of nine.
- The Longhorns won the November Maui Invitational meeting 102-97 behind 28 points from Jordan Pope, with Quadir Copeland scoring 28 for the Wolfpack.
- Texas coach Sean Miller said the team used two days to reset and practice, while NC State’s Will Wade called Dayton an opportunity to exceed their regular-season form.
- BETMGM lists Texas as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 159.5, and Longhorns standout Dailyn Swain averages 17.8 points and 7.6 rebounds.