North Carolina State 60, Princeton 58

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It's a little difficult to get a read on North Carolina State after this one. They were without forward C.J. Leslie, their best player, who was sitting out the final game of a three-game NCAA suspension. Scott Wood started at two-guard, then sprained his ankle inside a couple of minutes and didn't return. And it's always tricky to evaluate a team against Princeton's unique style.

But amid that muddled picture, one player shone through: point guard Lorenzo Brown.

Brown is a scorer by nature who is playing point guard, partly out of necessity, and partly, presumably, because he's actually pretty good at it. Brown is terrific off the dribble, both going to the bucket and with the midrange jumper. He's an excellent defender, too -- he had five steals against the Tigers. But what impressed me most was his passing ability, and even more importantly, his willingness to give up the rock.