Pack to face Purdue in Opener of Rady’s Children Invitational

8/23/2024 1:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Matchup of last season’s Final Four game

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The NC State men's basketball team will face Purdue on Thursday, Nov. 28 as Sports San Diego announced the tipoff times and opening round matchups for the second annual Rady Children's Invitational on Friday.

The Pack will face the Boilermakers in a rematch of last season's Final Four game. Purdue snapped NC State's nine-game win streak with a 63-50 win over the Pack in the national semifinals.

This season's game will take place on Thanksgiving day and tipoff at 3 p.m. ET on FS1.

BYU and Ole Miss will play immediately after NC State and Purdue. Thursday's winners will play in the championship game at 6 p.m. ET on FOX while the two losing teams will face off against each other at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.

All games of the Rady Children's Invitational will be held at UC San Diego's LionTree Arena. Fewer than 700 tickets remain to sellout.

NC State's complete 2024-25 schedule will be announced at a later date.