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Photo by: Greg Mintel
Wolfpack Wins Triple OT Thriller at Pittsburgh
1/10/2016 4:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Showing significant mettle in the Steel City, the NC State women's basketball team (12-5, 3-1 ACC) picked up its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference win Sunday afternoon, defeating the Panthers in a frenzied triple-overtime game by a final score of 78-76.
NC State held a six-point lead (54-48) with 3:56 remaining in regulation, but Pittsburgh (8-8, 0-3 ACC) recorded a 7-1 run to force overtime. The Wolfpack fell behind in each of the three overtime periods, yet fought back to end each one tied (62-62 and 66-66) before outscoring the Panthers 12-10 in the final five-minute stanza.
Pittsburgh was up 71-69 in the final overtime period before a Dominique Wilson three-pointer with 65 seconds remaining put the Wolfpack in the ascendency once and for all. Miah Spencer increased NC State's lead to five points with a jumper and two free throws before the Panthers pulled within the final margin of 78-76.
Spencer led all scorers with 22 points in the 50th game of her career in which she scored 10 points or more. Dominique Wilson (21) and Carlee Schuhmacher (16) joined her in double figures. Jennifer Mathurin recorded a career-high 17 rebounds and added nine points, crossing the 500-point threshold in the win.
"I'm proud of the team," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame radio interview with broadcaster Patrick Kinas. "It wasn't always perfect and it wasn't always pretty, but they made some plays. It would have been really easy at some point after giving up those late buckets at the end of each period to hang their heads and say 'it's just not meant to be.'
"Some of these athletes played 50-something minutes and I'm very proud of the way they hung in there. It sure makes the trip home and the next day or two a lot nicer."
Fast Facts
-NC State scored 21 points from 24 Pittsburgh turnovers. The Wolfpack committed just 12 turnovers in 55 minutes.
-Two Panthers (Yacine Diop and Brenna Wise) recorded double-doubles.
-Sunday's game featured 10 ties and seven lead changes.
-Mathurin's defensive rebounding total alone (9) was higher than the combined rebounding totals of 17 of 19 players.
-Spencer dished out at least six assists for the ninth time this season.
-Schuhmacher scored a season-high 16 points in the win.
Trailing 14-5 midway through the first quarter, the Wolfpack pieced together an impressive 25-10 run over the final 13:21 of the first half to take a 30-24 advantage into the locker room. During this stretch, the Wolfpack held Pittsburgh without a point for 6:07 which included an 0-7 mark from the field and three turnovers. Throughout the entirety of the second quarter, the Wolfpack held Pittsburgh to a meager 3-17 mark from the field.
The third quarter belonged to Wilson, as she scored nine of the Wolfpack's 15 points to give NC State a 45-37 lead through the first 30 minutes of the game. Pittsburgh then outscored the Wolfpack 18-10 in the final 10 minutes of regulation to force the first overtime period.
NC State returns to action on Thursday, January 14 at current No. 18 Duke. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on RSN and ESPN3.
#GoPack
NC State held a six-point lead (54-48) with 3:56 remaining in regulation, but Pittsburgh (8-8, 0-3 ACC) recorded a 7-1 run to force overtime. The Wolfpack fell behind in each of the three overtime periods, yet fought back to end each one tied (62-62 and 66-66) before outscoring the Panthers 12-10 in the final five-minute stanza.
Miah Spencer!!!!!! @ilovelebron_23 74-71 #Wolfpack with 28 seconds to go. Let's go!!!! pic.twitter.com/eR1UH3hOvj
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) January 10, 2016Pittsburgh was up 71-69 in the final overtime period before a Dominique Wilson three-pointer with 65 seconds remaining put the Wolfpack in the ascendency once and for all. Miah Spencer increased NC State's lead to five points with a jumper and two free throws before the Panthers pulled within the final margin of 78-76.
Postgame speech! pic.twitter.com/VqX2Sn3Czm
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) January 10, 2016Spencer led all scorers with 22 points in the 50th game of her career in which she scored 10 points or more. Dominique Wilson (21) and Carlee Schuhmacher (16) joined her in double figures. Jennifer Mathurin recorded a career-high 17 rebounds and added nine points, crossing the 500-point threshold in the win.
"I'm proud of the team," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame radio interview with broadcaster Patrick Kinas. "It wasn't always perfect and it wasn't always pretty, but they made some plays. It would have been really easy at some point after giving up those late buckets at the end of each period to hang their heads and say 'it's just not meant to be.'
"Some of these athletes played 50-something minutes and I'm very proud of the way they hung in there. It sure makes the trip home and the next day or two a lot nicer."
Fast Facts
-NC State scored 21 points from 24 Pittsburgh turnovers. The Wolfpack committed just 12 turnovers in 55 minutes.
-Two Panthers (Yacine Diop and Brenna Wise) recorded double-doubles.
-Sunday's game featured 10 ties and seven lead changes.
-Mathurin's defensive rebounding total alone (9) was higher than the combined rebounding totals of 17 of 19 players.
-Spencer dished out at least six assists for the ninth time this season.
-Schuhmacher scored a season-high 16 points in the win.
Trailing 14-5 midway through the first quarter, the Wolfpack pieced together an impressive 25-10 run over the final 13:21 of the first half to take a 30-24 advantage into the locker room. During this stretch, the Wolfpack held Pittsburgh without a point for 6:07 which included an 0-7 mark from the field and three turnovers. Throughout the entirety of the second quarter, the Wolfpack held Pittsburgh to a meager 3-17 mark from the field.
The third quarter belonged to Wilson, as she scored nine of the Wolfpack's 15 points to give NC State a 45-37 lead through the first 30 minutes of the game. Pittsburgh then outscored the Wolfpack 18-10 in the final 10 minutes of regulation to force the first overtime period.
NC State returns to action on Thursday, January 14 at current No. 18 Duke. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on RSN and ESPN3.
#GoPack
Team Stats
ST
UP
FG%
.325
.390
3FG%
.333
.286
FT%
.636
.625
RB
50
61
TO
12
24
STL
11
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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