#6 NC State 70 UNC 80: BOX SCORE (with notes)

#6 NC State was defeated by their rival UNC this evening, falling 70-80 to the Tar Heels. Below is the Box Score with notes underneath.

Notes

• This game came down to shooting.
  • UNC shot 50.8% from the field and NC State shot 35.2%.
  • The Tar Heels shot an insane 52.4% from three, hitting 11 from beyond the arc.
    • The Wolfpack shot 9 of 27 from deep.
• Junior Guard Aziaha James led the Pack with 24 points (10-24), and also grabbed 9 rebounds.
• Senior Forward Mimi Collins had a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds.
  • The Pack needed to feed Collins. She was 3 of 6 from the field.
• Junior Guard Saniya Rivers had 13 points (4-13), and knocked down 4 three pointers (3-6).
• Senior Guard Madison Hayes had 11 points (4-12) and 9 boards.
• Senior Center River Baldwin struggled, hitting 2 of her 9 shots.
• The Wolfpack did manage to score 17 second chance points, compared to UNC’s 7.
  • They also made 11 free throws, compared to UNC’s 5.
• UNC played extremely good defense, but NC State missed an obscene amount of shots around the rim.
• The Tar Heels looked like the better team tonight, leading for 3/4th of the game.

The Wolfpack will play at Duke on Sunday at 5:30pm on ACC Network.