NC State played the Boilermakers strong but weren’t able to stop 6’9 Kaufman-Renn or slow down PG Braden Smith, falling 71-61 in the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego. Here are some quick hits from that game…
– Good first test for NC State. Look, Purdue is a top 15 team right now and NC State really hung in there with them, but we’re the ACC Champs coming off a Final Four run, we aren’t settling for consolation prizes. I think there are definitely some positives from this game, but this was a winnable game for the Pack and if they can clean up a few issues and settle a few roles for certain guys, I think this team can be a real factor that builds off of last years successes.