This is NC State’s first real test.
I mean, sure, they played Central earlier this week, but that was kind of a warm-up game. Central didn’t have anywhere close to the personnel needed to compete with the Pack. In fact, their coach said they would have needed to be in the gym 10 times a day to even come close to having the strength needed to compete with the Wolfpack’s physicality.
Tonight will be different. Will Wade compared UAB to a lower-level ACC opponent and agreed that this would be a good test to see where his team really is.