Start time for the NC State Basketball Battle at Allen Fieldhouse

Every tip time for the 2024-25 NC State basketball schedule is now set.

One recently announced notable moment is the Wolf Pack’s showdown against Kansas at the Jayhawks’ 15,300-seat Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, December 14th. The highly anticipated matchup at the famed college basketball venue will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.

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The Wolfpack will enter the contest with a 1-12 record in the all-time series with the four-time national champions. It’s worth remembering, however, that NC State began these meetings on a high note in December 1958 with a 66-63 win in Lawrence, where the Raleigh program has since fallen to 1-3 in road contests against the Jayhawks.

Of course, it’s also worth noting that Kansas begins the season ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. NC State didn’t receive, and continues to receive, a single vote despite its epic ACC Tournament title and Final Four trip in Kevin Keatts’ breakthrough seventh season at the helm, as well as the Wolfpack’s encouraging eighth-grade prospects under the 52-year-old’s command The media predicts 8th place in the ACC standings.

NC State Basketball kicks off its 2024-25 season when the team welcomes USC Upstate to the Lenovo Center on Monday, November 4 at 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra).

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