LAS VEGAS, Nevada – BYU returns to the court on Friday, Nov. 24, to take on NC State in the championship game of the Vegas Showdown at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT.
Friday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Mark Durrant.
BYU Cougars (5-0, 0-0 Big 12)
· BYU improved to 5-0 on the season with a 77-49 over Arizona State on Friday evening.
· The Cougars connected on 14 3-pointers in the win over the future Big 12 foe, marking the first time since 2019-20 that they have connected on double digits 3-pointers in five straight games.
· Noah Waterman scored a career-high 24 points in the win, going 9-of-14 from the floor and 6-of-9 from 3-point range to go along with seven rebounds.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 169-97 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 92-41 (5th Season)
NC State Wolfpack (4-0, 0-0 ACC)
· NC State is one of 19 schools receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
· The Wolfpack improved to 4-0 with a 84-78 victory over Vanderbilt in the opening game of the Vegas Showdown.
· Jayden Taylor and D.J. Burns Jr. combine to scored 28.6 points per game for a NC State squad is out scoring by 18.3 points per contest.
Head Coach – Kevin Keatts
· Alma Mater: Marshall, 2011
· Division I Career Record: 189-107 (10th Season)
· Record at NC State: 117-79 (7th Season)
Series Information
· Series Record: NC State leads 4-0
· Last Meeting: NC State won 72-61, 12/21/2004
· H/A/N:0-1/0-3/0-0
