#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.
Unrelated but not… I keep thinking any day now we’ll hear some news on Dusan or even Clark for that matter, and any day turns into many days, then weeks, and before you know it, it’s March Madness and any day turns into any wonder whether we’ll see either one of them suit up again. Any news??? Anyone, anyone, anyone…
Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad Terquavion is okay. Ecstatic. That fall was scary and after worrying about his own livelihood and health I then second guessed whether he should have come back for a second year at State. Anyway, glad he’s okay and most certainly glad he bleeds wolfpack red!
Some of us remember a HORRIBLE fall by David Thompson, who came back same night with a bandage that looked like a turban. Maybe this episode will have a similar, long-range outcome. Happy for you @tgetsbuckets.
As hard as that game was to watch, this news is so much better.
In Keatts’ world ‘day to day’ can take a while, but great news that there is nothing serious wrong.
Agree!