#3 seed NC State held on last night, defeating #6 seed Tennessee 79-72 in Reynolds Coliseum to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 5th time in the last 6 tournaments.
The Wolfpack led by only 1 after the 1st Quarter, but they looked like they had things under control at halftime, leading by 18 points.
At one point, NC State led by as much as 20 points in the 3rd Quarter, but the Lady Volunteers weren’t about to give up.
With 4:19 left in the 4th, Tennessee cut the lead to 2 points, but NC State might have bent, but they wouldn’t break.
Junior Guard Aziaha James led the way with 22 points and 7 assists, which were both team highs. She scored 7 points in the final 3.5 minutes, helping to squash tue Last Vols’ comeback attempt.
Junior Guard Saniya Rivers had 20 points (6-14 FG) and 6 boards.
Freshman Zoe Brooks was clutch off the bench, chipping in 16 points and 6 boards.
This marks the 16th time the NC State Women’s Basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16.
The Wolfpack will play #2 seed Stanford on Friday night at 7:30pm on ESPN in Portland.
Nailed it! All around. And I’ve felt the same about Smith this whole time and wholeheartedly agree. He needs to play smart, slow down just a tad, let the game come to him and stop jacking up 3s like he’s Curry. Honestly, if he does the first three, he’ll make it rain with points (could be one of our most prolific scorers) and… be in position make 38% of those ridiculously looooooooong 3s. I know he can do it and so want him to be that player. I think back to Warren, and how productive and how smart a player… Read more »
Wrong thread. Silly me.
Trying to figure out why I should watch. IMO the PACK is more like 13.5 point underdogs. Prove me wrong and maybe I’ll watch the replay.