AUBURN, Ala. (Interstat) — The Auburn Tigers, fresh off a bounce-back win, will host the North Carolina State Wolfpack in a nonconference men’s basketball matchup Wednesday afternoon at Auburn Arena. Both teams enter with winning records, as Auburn stands at 6-2 and N.C. State is 5-2. The Tigers defeated Saint John’s 85-74 last Wednesday, led by 27 points from Tahaad Pettiford. The Wolfpack are looking to rebound from a high-scoring 102-97 road loss to Texas on the same day, despite 28 points from Quadir Copeland and 23 from Ven-Allen Lubin. The game features contrasting recent trajectories. Auburn’s two losses include a 30-point defeat at Michigan and a one-point home loss to Houston. N.C. State’s defeats are a road loss to Texas and a home loss to Seton Hall, with its most impressive win coming at Boise State. The matchup will test N.C. State’s offense, averaging over 90 points per game, against an Auburn squad that has held four opponents under 70 points this season. The Wolfpack’s Copeland and Lubin will be central figures, while Auburn will rely on the backcourt scoring of Pettiford and Keyshawn Hall, who added 20 points against Saint John’s. Tipoff is set for Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Auburn.