Overview
- Darrion Williams led the Wolfpack with 19 points, and Field Level Media reported he added eight assists in the debut.
- NC State shot 57.8% from the field and 47.5% from three, making 19 triples to tie the program record.
- Will Wade overhauled last season’s 12-19 roster, retaining only one scholarship player, Paul McNeil Jr., who scored 16.
- Newsweek reported a 39-24 rebounding advantage, 27 assists and 13 steals that underscored the dominance.
- Postgame, Wade told the crowd, “Everybody knows the reckoning is here… The Pack is back and we are not to be messed with.”