Oakland is coming into this game with a 24-11 record this season and they were 15-5 in their conference. They had the best record in their conference during the regular season and they also won their conference tournament to get here. They have been playing very well in their recent games as they have won their last 5 straight as well as 9 of their last 10 games. They are also going to have a lot of confidence here as they are coming off of a huge upset win over Kentucky in the 1st round. They are going up against an NC State team that is 23-14 this season and they were 9-11 in their conference. NC State was not a very good team in their conference this season as they were in the bottom half and the only reason they are here at all is because they went on a run to win their conference tournament by winning 5 games in 5 days. They are coming off of a 10+ point win against Texas Tech in the 1st round as well, making it 6 straight wins now, but this is still a team that ended the regular season losing 4 straight games as well as 7 of their last 9. Fatigue is going to settle in for this team in this game with the number of games they have been playing recently, and that is going to negatively affect their defense here. NC State and Oakland have been pretty even with their shooting from the field and the 3 point line, but Oakland does have the edge with their defensive play in those areas and they will be able to stay right in this game with NC State as they did with Kentucky in the last round. Oakland will cover the spread in this game.