NC State (5-2) and Texas (6-1) will play tonight in the Lenovo Center tonight in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Before tipoff, let’s preview the Longhorns.
Texas started off the season ranked 19th in the AP Preseason Poll. After losing the season opener to Ohio St. in the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas, the Longhorns have won the last 6 games in a row.
Four of those wins were Quad 1 games (Houston Christian, Chicago St., Mississippi Val., Delaware St.) and two were Quad 2 games (Syracuse and St. Josephs).
The Longhorns are solid on the Defensive front, ranking 21st nationally in Defensive Adjusted Efficiency Rating according to KenPom.