North Carolina State wasn’t looking ahead to Christmas when they took on Jacksonville Friday night at PNC Arena.
In fact the Wolfpack were locked in from the start, taking care of business early, sinking the Dolphins, 116-64.
N.C. State starts conference play on the road against Clemson on Dec. 30. If the Pack were peeking ahead, they hid it well against Jacksonville. N.C. State led by 32 at the break, and didn’t let up after halftime, full court pressing the Dolphins and cruising to a 52-point win.
Six players scored in double figures, led by Allerik Freeman, who scored a career-high 25 points.