Chris Mack’s Louisville basketball program cracked the Top 25 rankings this week, showing up at #23, after decimating three straight ACC opponents over a stretch of seven days. Louisville comes into Thursday’s matchup averaging a nearly 20 point margin of victory in those wins.
The Wolfpack will offer the Cardinals a tougher test than Saturday’s overmatched Georgia Tech squad did. Led by former Louisville assistant and Rick Pitino disciple, Kevin Keatts, NC State plays an up tempo style of basketball that, defensively, applies extraordinary pressure on the ball-handler (sound familiar)?