After becoming the first ranked team to lose to an unranked team this season, No. 23 North Carolina State will be motivated not to endure another such defeat when it meets Boise State in the Maui Invitational's consolation bracket on Tuesday.

Prior to NC State's tourney opener against Seton Hall on Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii, ranked teams were 96-0 against unranked teams. However, the Pirates set the tone early against the Wolfpack (4-1) by jumping out to a 16-6 lead.

After NC State cut the margin to two by halftime, Seton Hall reasserted itself by opening the second half with a game-defining 9-0 run. The Pirates led by as much as 18 in the second half en route to an 85-74 win.

"They were more aggressive than us, they were tougher than us," first-year NC State coach Will Wade said, accor

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