The LSU Tigers and the NC State Wolfpack meet on Thursday in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Round of 64. Tipoff is at 9:20 p.m. ET, and you can watch the free live stream via the link provided below.
Ninth-seed LSU heads into Thursday looking to bounce back from its 73-70 loss in Friday's SEC Tournament quarterfinals to Auburn. LSU has improved in the three years since the school hired coach Johnny Jones, but this year's young team has struggled with consistency, having up-and-down stretches such as when it beat Arkansas only to later lose to Auburn.
"We're still young, but we try not to use that as an excuse," forward Jordan Mickey told the Associated Press. "We've won some big games and closed out games pretty well ... It's attention to detail. We probably lacked that at times, but I felt we've done a pretty good job of growing up as the season's gone on and gotten a lot better."
For Jones, it's been imperative his team realizes that there're no second chances in March Madness.
"If guys don't understand the sense of urgency they have to play with and what's at stake and there's no tomorrow, then you could be in for a long day," he said. "I think that's what experience gives you."
NC State, meanwhile, earned an eighth seed with its 20-13 record. The Wolkfpack had their three-game winning streak ended last Thursday in a 77-53 blowout by Duke in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
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