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Wolfpack Drops 92-90 Heartbreaker to No. 23 Louisville
1/17/2016 6:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RALEIGH – Twenty-five seconds away from picking up its second win over a top-25 team in a span of four days, the NC State women's basketball team (13-6, 4-2 ACC) dropped a heartbreaking loss to visiting No. 23 Louisville Sunday afternoon by a final score of 92-90.
Following two free throws by junior guard Dominique Wilson to cap off her career high of 31 points, the Wolfpack held a 90-85 lead with 25 seconds to play. A quick three-pointer by Louisville's Asia Durr (21 points) pulled the Cardinals (14-5, 6-0 ACC) within two points and a Wolfpack turnover and subsequent foul on the next possession allowed the visitors to tie the score. Mariya Moore (31 points) then hit the game-winning free throws with three seconds remaining and a Wilson 60-footer at the buzzer fell short.
"That's a tough pill to swallow, no doubt," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame radio interview with broadcaster Patrick Kinas. "That one will stick with you for a while. As a coach, there's always things which you think you should have done differently."
"It's a win. Now, am I pleased? No," said Cardinals coach Jeff Walz. "We got extremely lucky. In my opinion, we got out-played. NC State deserved to win that game, but unfortunately for them and fortunately for us, we had a few bounces at the end that went our way."
In addition to Wilson's co-game high of 31 points, Jennifer Mathurin chipped in 19 and Miah Spencer added 14. The Wolfpack shot a season-high 23-44 (.523) from the field, went 10-15 (.667) from three-point range, and hit 34 of 43 (.791) free throws.
Louisville's Moore (31), Durr (21), and Arica Carter (13) all scored in double figures as well. The Cardinals shot 32-63 (.508), 12-21 (.571) from distance, and 16-21 (.762) from the free-throw line.
Fast Facts
-NC State led for 28:14.
-Ashley Williams dished out a career-high six assists against just one turnover.
-Louisville outscored the Wolfpack 56-40 in the second half and capitalized on 17 NC State turnovers, scoring 32 points from them.
-A total of 58 fouls were committed in the 40 minutes. Six players fouled out.
-Wilson went a staggering 15-17 from the free-throw line.
-Sunday's loss marked the first time this season NC State did not win a game when leading at the half (12-1).
Trailing 17-7 just 3:53 into the game, the Wolfpack ripped off a 15-3 run to end the first quarter and take a 22-20 lead. The Cardinals battled back to reclaim the lead at 25-24 with 7:34 remaining in the second stanza, but NC State scored 26 of the final 37 points of the half to take a commanding 50-36 advantage into the halftime break. Freshmen Amber Richardson and Camille Anderson hit important three-pointers during the stretch, the latter of which coming just before the buzzer.
NC State held the lead for the first 19:57 of the second half. The Cardinals got within four points (54-50) with 4:01 remaining in the third quarter, but NC State would allow them no closer during that period. The Wolfpack lead reached double digits on two occasions in the fourth quarter—71-60 with 7:38 to play and 76-66 with 4:14 remaining—before the Cardinals mounted their comeback charge.
"These next couple of games are going to be important," Spencer said in the postgame press conference. "We can't let this one loss dictate how we go on with the rest of the season."
Player Quotes on the Season-High Attendance at Broughton
"It was great today. Our fans were great." – Miah Spencer
"We loved it (the atmosphere)." – Dominique Wilson
NC State returns to action at Virginia Tech on Thursday, January 21. Tipoff between the Wolfpack and Hokies is set for 7 p.m. with the action televised live on RSN and ESPN3. The Wolfpack will just have one game during the upcoming week, with Sunday, January 24 serving as an open date.
#GoPack
Following two free throws by junior guard Dominique Wilson to cap off her career high of 31 points, the Wolfpack held a 90-85 lead with 25 seconds to play. A quick three-pointer by Louisville's Asia Durr (21 points) pulled the Cardinals (14-5, 6-0 ACC) within two points and a Wolfpack turnover and subsequent foul on the next possession allowed the visitors to tie the score. Mariya Moore (31 points) then hit the game-winning free throws with three seconds remaining and a Wilson 60-footer at the buzzer fell short.
"That's a tough pill to swallow, no doubt," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame radio interview with broadcaster Patrick Kinas. "That one will stick with you for a while. As a coach, there's always things which you think you should have done differently."
"It's a win. Now, am I pleased? No," said Cardinals coach Jeff Walz. "We got extremely lucky. In my opinion, we got out-played. NC State deserved to win that game, but unfortunately for them and fortunately for us, we had a few bounces at the end that went our way."
In addition to Wilson's co-game high of 31 points, Jennifer Mathurin chipped in 19 and Miah Spencer added 14. The Wolfpack shot a season-high 23-44 (.523) from the field, went 10-15 (.667) from three-point range, and hit 34 of 43 (.791) free throws.
Louisville's Moore (31), Durr (21), and Arica Carter (13) all scored in double figures as well. The Cardinals shot 32-63 (.508), 12-21 (.571) from distance, and 16-21 (.762) from the free-throw line.
Fast Facts
-NC State led for 28:14.
-Ashley Williams dished out a career-high six assists against just one turnover.
-Louisville outscored the Wolfpack 56-40 in the second half and capitalized on 17 NC State turnovers, scoring 32 points from them.
-A total of 58 fouls were committed in the 40 minutes. Six players fouled out.
-Wilson went a staggering 15-17 from the free-throw line.
-Sunday's loss marked the first time this season NC State did not win a game when leading at the half (12-1).
Trailing 17-7 just 3:53 into the game, the Wolfpack ripped off a 15-3 run to end the first quarter and take a 22-20 lead. The Cardinals battled back to reclaim the lead at 25-24 with 7:34 remaining in the second stanza, but NC State scored 26 of the final 37 points of the half to take a commanding 50-36 advantage into the halftime break. Freshmen Amber Richardson and Camille Anderson hit important three-pointers during the stretch, the latter of which coming just before the buzzer.
Halftime! NC State 50, No. 23 Louisville 36! #GoPack pic.twitter.com/0tjBFmUlGm
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) January 17, 2016NC State held the lead for the first 19:57 of the second half. The Cardinals got within four points (54-50) with 4:01 remaining in the third quarter, but NC State would allow them no closer during that period. The Wolfpack lead reached double digits on two occasions in the fourth quarter—71-60 with 7:38 to play and 76-66 with 4:14 remaining—before the Cardinals mounted their comeback charge.
76-66 #Wolfpack!!! pic.twitter.com/Gq9Xdd5LOk
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) January 17, 2016"These next couple of games are going to be important," Spencer said in the postgame press conference. "We can't let this one loss dictate how we go on with the rest of the season."
Player Quotes on the Season-High Attendance at Broughton
"It was great today. Our fans were great." – Miah Spencer
"We loved it (the atmosphere)." – Dominique Wilson
NC State returns to action at Virginia Tech on Thursday, January 21. Tipoff between the Wolfpack and Hokies is set for 7 p.m. with the action televised live on RSN and ESPN3. The Wolfpack will just have one game during the upcoming week, with Sunday, January 24 serving as an open date.
#GoPack
Team Stats
LOU
ST
FG%
.508
.523
3FG%
.571
.667
FT%
.762
.791
RB
30
34
TO
11
17
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
31
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
15
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
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