Overview
- Tipoff is 4 p.m. ET at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, with national TV on ESPN2 and streaming on the ESPN app and Fubo.
- Tennessee enters ranked No. 8 as it begins Year 2 under head coach Kim Caldwell.
- NC State opens inside the top 10 in the AP and WBCA polls, returning guard Zoe Brooks and adding Vanderbilt transfer Khamil Pierre.
- Tennessee overwhelmed Columbus State 148-48 in its exhibition, forcing 45 turnovers with 30 steals and seven double-digit scorers.
- Tennessee leads the series 12-4, but NC State won the most recent meeting 79-72 in the 2024 NCAA Second Round in Raleigh.