A battle of wills lies ahead on Thursday when N.C. State and Seton Hall meet in the NCAA tournament's Round of 64.
Young, fast and spunky No. 9 seed N.C. State (21-11) is a surprise team in the tournament, one that was at the start of the season expected to struggle in its first season under Kevin Keatts. Instead, the Wolfpack won big game after big game.
Older, physical and big, No. 8 seed Seton Hall (21-11) is in the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year with a balanced attack that features four senior starters. Like N.