It took Kevin Keatts only five games at N.C. State to get a signature performance out of his new team.
It just wasn't a win. It was the biggest upset of the college basketball season so far.
Displaying the kind of effort, tenacity and defensive intensity Keatts promised to bring to the Wolfpack, 5-0 N.C. State knocked off No. 2 Arizona 90-84 Wednesday night in its opening game at the Battle 4 Atlantis behind 24 points from Al Freeman and 20 from freshman Braxton Beverly.
This was not according to script: Arizona (3-1), featuring Bahamas native DeAndre Ayrton, a stellar freshman center and the potential No.