The 11th-seed NC State men's basketball team will open the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Friday against sixth-seed Creighton in a first round South Regional matchup.

Tipoff at Ball Arena is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on TNT. NC State fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.

NC State - Creighton Series
- Friday will be the 3rd all-time meeting between the two programs with the series tied at 1-1, but the first one played in the continental United States. The first meeting was played in 1987 in Honolulu, Hawaii and the second and most recent meeting was held in 2016 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
- NC State won the first meeting between the programs, knocking off the Bluejays 86-55 on Dec. 28, 1987 in Honolulu, Hawaii in the first round of the Rainbow Classic.
- Creighton won the last meeting, 112-94, in the second round of the Paradise Jam. Torin Dorn, who is a graduate manager for NC State this season, scored 16 points for the Pack in the loss. Creighton's 112 points are the third-most allowed by NC State in program history.

https://gopack.com/news/2023/3/16/mens-basketball-ncaa-tournament-preview-pack-faces-creighton-in-first-round-matchup-friday.aspx

South Region, Ball Arena, Denver, CO Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/Avery Johnson//Andy Katz
Cal-Santa Barbara vs. Baylor TNT, 1:30 p.m.
North Carolina State vs. Creighton TNT, 4 p.m.

With critical TV info. https://t.co/yydzDGQT9O

— Jeff Gravley (@JGravleySPORTS) March 17, 2023