North Carolina State University Athletics
Televised Wolfpack – Wake Forest Meeting Set for Sunday
2/6/2016 9:15:00 AM | Women's Basketball
February 6, 2016
Game 24 - Wake Forest | Live Stats | ESPN3 | TV Listings
RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (16-7, 7-3 ACC) returns to action Sunday afternoon for a televised game at Wake Forest. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. from Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
RSN/ESPN3 – Full list of networks
WKNC 88.1 FM
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 836th win in program history (835-439)
-Be the 618th win (617-199) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 333rd ACC win in program history (332-224)
-Be NC State's 68th win over Wake Forest (67-12)
-Be Moore's 60th win (59-30) at NC State
-Be NC State's 4th ACC road win of the season (3-2)
SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday marks the 80th meeting between NC State and Wake Forest. The Wolfpack holds a 67-12 lead in the series.
-NC State is 28-7 in games played at Wake Forest.
-The Wolfpack has won six straight meetings in the series, last falling to the Demon Deacons 69-56 in Winston-Salem on January 6, 2013.
-Earlier this season, NC State defeated Wake Forest 64-47 in Raleigh on January 3.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 35 RPI as of February 5 and is receiving points in both the AP Poll (3) and USA Today Coaches Poll (11).
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-5), vs. RPI 51-100 (5-2), vs. RPI 101-200 (6-0), vs. RPI 201+ (4-0).
-Best win: 65-62 at Duke (RPI 39) on January 14.
-Worst loss: 69-66 to Elon (82) on December 13.
-Junior guards Miah Spencer and Dominique Wilson each recently scored 10+ points for the 50th time in their careers. They also each achieved 1,000 career points scored during the win over Virginia.
-Wilson ranks 4th in the ACC points per game (16.3) and has scored 20+ points eight times this season. In conference games, she ranks third in the league with 19.9 points per game.
-Wilson was named ACC Player of the Week on February 1. This was the first ACC POTW honor earned by a Wolfpack player since Markeisha Gatling in December 2013.
-NC State is 12-0 this season when committing fewer than 15 turnovers.
-The Wolfpack has held 11 opponents this season to fewer than 60 points.
NOT BAD LOSSES
NC State's seven losses this season have come to teams with an average RPI of 35 as of February 5. All of the Wolfpack's losses have been to teams within the RPI top 90.
IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY...
NC State would sit tied for fifth in the ACC standings and earn the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament due to league tiebreakers. The Wolfpack would receive a bye to the second round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday, March 3 and await the winner of Virginia Tech and Boston College.
NC STATE BY THE QUARTERS
1st: On average, the Wolfpack is outscoring opponents 18-14 in first quarters this season.
2nd: NC State's best second quarter of conference play was a 28-point outburst against No. 23 Louisville.
3rd: The Wolfpack has shot .600 or better in three ACC third quarters this season: Georgia Tech (7-11, .636), at Virginia Tech (9-15, .600), and vs. UNC (10-15, .667).
4th: Miah Spencer has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.93 during fourth quarters this season.
LOT OF BASKETBALL STILL TO BE PLAYED
Just 22 games into the 2015-16 season, NC State had already matched its regular-season win total (16) from last season. The Wolfpack still has six games to play before heading to Greensboro for the ACC Tournament.
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
-Wake Forest enters Sunday's game the owner of a 12-11 record which includes a 3-7 mark in ACC play.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (0-7), vs. RPI 51-100 (1-1), vs. RPI 101-200 (6-3), vs. RPI 201+ (5-0).
-Best win: 65-59 at Boston College (RPI 90) on January 24.
-Worst loss: Wisconsin (157) 51-64 on December 2.
-The Demon Deacons have won three of their last five games, defeating UNC-Chapel Hill and picking up road wins at Boston College and Pittsburgh.
-Wake Forest gets to the line, ranking seventh in the nation in FT attempts. The club also ranks 50th in the nation in blocked shots.
-Milan Quinn ranks 48th in the nation and second in the ACC with 198 total rebounds.
-Amber Campbell leads the team with 13.0 points per game.
#GoPack
Game 24 - Wake Forest | Live Stats | ESPN3 | TV Listings
RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (16-7, 7-3 ACC) returns to action Sunday afternoon for a televised game at Wake Forest. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. from Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
RSN/ESPN3 – Full list of networks
WKNC 88.1 FM
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 836th win in program history (835-439)
-Be the 618th win (617-199) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 333rd ACC win in program history (332-224)
-Be NC State's 68th win over Wake Forest (67-12)
-Be Moore's 60th win (59-30) at NC State
-Be NC State's 4th ACC road win of the season (3-2)
SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday marks the 80th meeting between NC State and Wake Forest. The Wolfpack holds a 67-12 lead in the series.
-NC State is 28-7 in games played at Wake Forest.
-The Wolfpack has won six straight meetings in the series, last falling to the Demon Deacons 69-56 in Winston-Salem on January 6, 2013.
-Earlier this season, NC State defeated Wake Forest 64-47 in Raleigh on January 3.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 35 RPI as of February 5 and is receiving points in both the AP Poll (3) and USA Today Coaches Poll (11).
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-5), vs. RPI 51-100 (5-2), vs. RPI 101-200 (6-0), vs. RPI 201+ (4-0).
-Best win: 65-62 at Duke (RPI 39) on January 14.
-Worst loss: 69-66 to Elon (82) on December 13.
-Junior guards Miah Spencer and Dominique Wilson each recently scored 10+ points for the 50th time in their careers. They also each achieved 1,000 career points scored during the win over Virginia.
-Wilson ranks 4th in the ACC points per game (16.3) and has scored 20+ points eight times this season. In conference games, she ranks third in the league with 19.9 points per game.
-Wilson was named ACC Player of the Week on February 1. This was the first ACC POTW honor earned by a Wolfpack player since Markeisha Gatling in December 2013.
-NC State is 12-0 this season when committing fewer than 15 turnovers.
-The Wolfpack has held 11 opponents this season to fewer than 60 points.
NOT BAD LOSSES
NC State's seven losses this season have come to teams with an average RPI of 35 as of February 5. All of the Wolfpack's losses have been to teams within the RPI top 90.
IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY...
NC State would sit tied for fifth in the ACC standings and earn the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament due to league tiebreakers. The Wolfpack would receive a bye to the second round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday, March 3 and await the winner of Virginia Tech and Boston College.
NC STATE BY THE QUARTERS
1st: On average, the Wolfpack is outscoring opponents 18-14 in first quarters this season.
2nd: NC State's best second quarter of conference play was a 28-point outburst against No. 23 Louisville.
3rd: The Wolfpack has shot .600 or better in three ACC third quarters this season: Georgia Tech (7-11, .636), at Virginia Tech (9-15, .600), and vs. UNC (10-15, .667).
4th: Miah Spencer has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.93 during fourth quarters this season.
LOT OF BASKETBALL STILL TO BE PLAYED
Just 22 games into the 2015-16 season, NC State had already matched its regular-season win total (16) from last season. The Wolfpack still has six games to play before heading to Greensboro for the ACC Tournament.
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
-Wake Forest enters Sunday's game the owner of a 12-11 record which includes a 3-7 mark in ACC play.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (0-7), vs. RPI 51-100 (1-1), vs. RPI 101-200 (6-3), vs. RPI 201+ (5-0).
-Best win: 65-59 at Boston College (RPI 90) on January 24.
-Worst loss: Wisconsin (157) 51-64 on December 2.
-The Demon Deacons have won three of their last five games, defeating UNC-Chapel Hill and picking up road wins at Boston College and Pittsburgh.
-Wake Forest gets to the line, ranking seventh in the nation in FT attempts. The club also ranks 50th in the nation in blocked shots.
-Milan Quinn ranks 48th in the nation and second in the ACC with 198 total rebounds.
-Amber Campbell leads the team with 13.0 points per game.
#GoPack
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