The regular season comes to a close today as NC State faces Notre Dame. The game will be televised on CBS at noon. Coach Gottfried will need a much better effort from his group defensively if they are going to win their final regular season game. Notre Dame has plenty of scoring punch, as Mike Brey has a balanced offensive attack that features five players averaging double figures in points per game.

NC State has to be ready to defend the three-point line as the Irish will bomb away from deep. On the season they are shooting right at 37% as a team, but have plenty of guys who are capable of knocking down the three ball. Demetrius Jackson heads the attack scoring 15.9 points a game and dishing out a team leading 137 assists thus far. Not only does State need to be concerned about the perimeter but on the interior Zach Auguste is racking up double doubles like they are going out of style. In fact he has 17 on the season, his most recent being an 18 point 11 rebound effort versus Miami this past Wednesday.

The Wolfpack are going to have to be on their proverbial A game to walk out of South Bend with a victory today. Mike Brey and his Irish have won 9 of their last 10 Senior day games. Not only does Brey have a great record on Senior day but he has done a great job against the Tarheel State. Since the 2014-15 season Notre Dame is 10-1 against teams from North Carolina, State will need a complete effort and a big game from Cat Barber, but also a trifecta of help by Maverick Rowan, Caleb Martin, and Malik Abu. If Rowan and Martin knock down shots, and Abu matches Auguste then the Pack have a shot at finishing the season on a high note.

Check out NC State Basketball’s preview of today’s contest with the video below. Once again the game can be seen on CBS at Noon.