MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the second time this season, the University of Memphis will travel to a neutral site to play a formidable opponent in a NBA arena.
On Thanksgiving Day at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., the 16th-ranked Tigers (5-1) will play North Carolina State (5-1) in a game that tips off at 3 p.m. (CT). The UofM has won three straight since dropping an 82-74 decision Nov. 12 to Oregon at Portland's Moda Center, home to the NBA's TrailBlazers.
North Carolina State has won five straight after dropping its opener, 82-81, in overtime to Georgia Tech.