Men’s March Madness 2026 First Four score, live updates: Texas-NC State in second half; Howard edges UMBC

By the way speaking of NC State, as I’m watching the Wolfpack I’m thinking about what a contrast Will Wade is to Howard coach Kenny Blakeney.

Blakeney talked Monday during Howard’s news conference about how he built culture (and I’m sure it’ll be a topic during Wednesday’s presser, too).

Meanwhile, back in the fall, Wade told our Brendan Marks, “Culture’s a bunch of bulls—.”