N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts reacts during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss to Texas on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Kaitlin McKeown
kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State fell to Texas 63-59 in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C.
The game stayed close throughout, with nine ties and 12 lead changes. The Wolfpack were 5 of 14 from the free-throw line.
N.C. State will face Florida State in its conference home opener on Saturday in Raleigh.
Texas’ Arthur Kaluma and N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles battle for a rebound during the first half of the Wolfpack’s game on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts reacts during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss to Texas on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Michael O’Connell shoots over Texas’ Jordan Pope during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shoots over Texas’ Kadin Shedrick during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Jayden Taylor and Texas’ Julian Larry scramble for a loose ball during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Brandon Huntley-Hatfield watches in the closing seconds of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss to Texas on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Texas’ Arthur Kaluma drives to the basket around N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Michael O’Connell pushes the ball past Texas’ Jordan Pope during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill and Texas’ Kadin Shedrick battle for a rebound during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Breon Pass, center, huddles with teammates during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss to Texas on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles shoots over Texas’ Arthur Kaluma during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill lunges for the ball during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss to Texas on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Jayden Taylor reacts after forcing a Texas turnover during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles pressures a shot by Texas’ Tre Johnson during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Jayden Taylor shoots over Texas’ Kadin Shedrick during the first half of the Wolfpack’s game on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill claps his hands during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss to Texas on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Michael O’Connell and Jayden Taylor pressure Texas’ Tre Johnson during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 63-59 loss on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
This story was originally published December 5, 2024 at 12:57 AM.
