Louisville, NC State start ACC play

Louisville (5-2, 0-0) vs. North Carolina State (6-1, 0-0)

PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Louisville visits North Carolina State as ACC play starts for both teams. In conference play last season, Louisville finished with eight wins and five losses, while North Carolina State won nine games and lost eight.

BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: North Carolina State's Dereon Seabron has averaged 21.7 points, 11 rebounds and 2.6 steals while Jericole Hellems has put up 14.9 points and 4.1 rebounds. For the Cardinals, Malik Williams has averaged 8.3 points and 9.6 rebounds while Noah Locke has put up 11.1 points.

SPARKING THE OFFENSE: Seabron has been directly responsible for 41 percent of all North Carolina State field goals over the last five games. The junior guard has 38 field goals and 16 assists in those games.

UNDEFEATED WHEN: Louisville is a perfect 5-0 when it holds an opponent to 67 points or fewer. The Cardinals are 0-2 when opponents score more than 67.

STREAK STATS: North Carolina State has won its last five home games, scoring an average of 84.8 points while giving up 76.4.

DID YOU KNOW: The diligent North Carolina State offense has turned the ball over on just 14.9 percent of its possessions, the 25th-lowest mark in all of Division I. 21 percent of all Louisville possessions have resulted in a turnover.

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