ORLANDO — NC State coach Mark Gottfried quickly turned his attention from defeating Xavier on Tuesday, to traveling to Orlando to face Saint Louis at 7:20 p.m. Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.

Gottfried and the No. 12-seeded Wolfpack (22-13 overall) arrived a little after 4 a.m. Wednesday, and took part in a press conference later in the evening. Gottfried knows he'll be facing a tough challenge with No. 5-seeded Saint Louis (26-6 overall) starting five seniors and earning a No. 25 national ranking.

Gottfried also said that freshman point guard Anthony Barber is feeling better after missing the second half of the Xavier game due to illness.

Click below to listen to Gottfried's press conference, and also hear what T.J. Warren, Ralston Turner and Jordan Vandenberg had to say: