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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Louisville · #15 · ACC · 0–0NC State · #54 · ACC · 0–0Tue, Mar 2 · 7:00 PM ETLenovo Center · Raleigh, NC
Model line
NC State −2.4
Win probability
NC State 60%
Projected tempo
71.6
possessions
Site
NC State home
40%Win probability60%

The model makes NC State a 2.4-point favorite, winning about 60 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Louisville offense vs NC State defense

Louisville OStatNC State D
71.0#53Tempo#11569.5
56.5#18eFG%#25452.7
16.8#183TOV%#9118.2
32.8#94ORB%#18230.5
33.1#234FT rate#23236.9
12.5#348Block%#10210.7
59.6#37Assist%#9649.3
59.4#122P%#20952.2
36.0#583P%#28135.5
76.1#49FT%—
52.9#43PA rate#3444.9

NC State offense vs Louisville defense

NC State OStatLouisville D
69.5#115Tempo#5371.0
55.0#40eFG%#5348.7
13.1#10TOV%#17316.7
28.2#258ORB%#5027.5
35.1#174FT rate#13133.0
9.4#177Block%#1889.1
54.6#123Assist%#9549.3
52.6#1462P%#6248.9
38.8#83P%#7632.3
76.8#37FT%—
43.4#1043PA rate#18039.5

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Louisville

Sat, Mar 21NMichigan St.9L 69–77
Thu, Mar 19NSouth Florida92W 83–79
Thu, Mar 12NMiami FL13L 73–78
Wed, Mar 11NSMU59W 62–58
Sat, Mar 7AMiami FL13W 92–89

NC State

Tue, Mar 17NTexas10L 66–68
Thu, Mar 12NVirginia14L 74–81
Wed, Mar 11NPittsburgh79W 98–88
Sat, Mar 7HStanford81L 84–85
Mon, Mar 2HDuke1L 64–93