NC State fans head to the belltower on campus as the men's and women's basketball teams reached the Elite Eight on Friday night with big wins in the NCAA Tournament.
FUN WATCHING THIS INCREDIBLE CALMER, ARMANDO BACOT AND RJ DAVIS AND THEN THERE WERE 2. NC STATE AND DUKE ARE THE LAST 2 TEAMS STANDING OF THE LOCAL TEAMS HOPING TO ADVANCE TO THE ELITE 8 TONIGHT. DUKE FACING NUMBER ONE SEED HOUSTON, THE PACKAGE TAKING ON MARKET. >> AND WHO IS PROBABLY HAYNES JOINS US LIVE FROM PLAYERS RETREAT WHERE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING FOR THE WOLFPACK. I SEE A COUPLE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU THERE. CARLY. >> YEAH, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING A TON OF FANS POURING RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE DECKED OUT IN RED AND THERE'S ALREADY THIS ENERGY RIGHT NOW SNAP. THEY'RE PREPARED TO BEEN PREPARING FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. WE JUST GOT DONE SPEAKING TO THE OWNER SAID THERE WERE 36 TV'S IN THIS PLACE AND THEY PLAN TO ALTERNATE EAST TO THE BOTH THE NC STATE MEN'S GAME AND THE NC STATE WOMEN'S GAME BECAUSE BOTH TEAMS ARE IN THE SWEET 16 AND THEY'RE PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME. SO A LOT OF EXCITEMENT OF PEOPLE ARE ROOTING FOR BOTH TEAMS HERE AND AT THIS END OF THE NIGHT OF THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP, THIS FAR BROKEN SALES RECORDS. AND LAST SATURDAY SALES TOPPED THAT RECORD BY 20%. SO THEY'RE HOPING TO DO THAT AGAIN TONIGHT. BREAKING SALES RECORDS. THE INTEREST HAS JUST BEEN SO HIGH SO FAR THAT ACTUALLY HAD TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY. SO I RECOMMEND GETTING HERE EARLY, JUST LIKE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE. SO YOU CAN SECURE