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#21/21 NC State Defeats Clemson 65-53
1/22/2017 4:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Wolfpack goes 27-34 from FT line in victory
January 22, 2017
RALEIGH – The No. 21/21 NC State women's basketball team (15-5, 5-2 ACC) defeated visiting Clemson Sunday afternoon on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum, winning by a final score of 65-53. The victory was the Wolfpack's eighth straight in the series with the Tigers and was NC State's 11th home win of the season.
Clemson (11-9, 0-7 ACC) proved to be quite scrappy in a game that featured four ties and four lead changes. The Wolfpack led for 33:17 of the game's 40 minutes, but the Tigers were often within striking range until NC State took control of the game by scoring 18 of 26 points in the fourth quarter.
NC State was led offensively by a game-high 16 points from senior Dominique Wilson. She was joined in double figures by Jennifer Mathurin (15 points, six rebounds), Chelsea Nelson (12 points, five rebounds), and Miah Spencer (11 points, seven rebounds, five assists).
Clemson's Danielle Edwards scored 15 points on 7-15 shooting and was joined in double figures by 13 points from Jaia Alexander. Aliyah Collier led all players with 14 total rebounds.
Fast Facts
-Clemson earned a 35-33 rebounding advantage and outscored NC State 42-14 in the paint.
-The Wolfpack forced 17 turnovers and scored 19 points as a result.
-NC State tied a season low with seven turnovers (Nov. 19 vs. College of Charleston).
-Nelson has scored 10+ points in 13 of the last 14 games.
-NC State now leads the series 56-30.
-The Wolfpack is 11-1 at home this season.
Despite shooting just 7-25 (.280) in the first half against the Tigers' 12-22 (.545) success rate, the Wolfpack took a 28-26 advantage into the halftime break. Clemson took the lead midway through the third quarter when Kobi Thornton scored in the paint to make it 36-34 with 5:23 remaining in the period, but the Wolfpack quickly answered and reclaimed the advantage thanks to a free throw by Akela Maize and a layup by Spencer with 4:38 to go in the stanza.
NC State took a two-point edge (47-45) into the fourth quarter before stepping up the tempo and outscoring Clemson 18-8 down the stretch.
Quotes from the Wolfpack
NC State head coach Wes Moore's opening statement: "You have to give Clemson a lot of credit for today. Today proves that you have to be ready to play every day. We can't just roll out there and throw our NC State jersey out there and win. I always love what Coach Doeren says: that we're a hands in the dirt type school. We're a blue collar team that really has to work for everything we get. Fortunately in the fourth period we got the ball inside some and got a few turnovers and hit enough shots to get it done, but I am concerned that we gave up too many boards. We had a hard time keeping Collier off the glass and had a hard time keeping Edwards in front of us off the bounce. We probably played more zone today than we've played in any game all year. Hopefully we can learn from this and come out ready to go Thursday night."
NC State returns to action at home on Thursday, Jan. 26 against Pittsburgh. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Panthers is set for 7 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.
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RALEIGH – The No. 21/21 NC State women's basketball team (15-5, 5-2 ACC) defeated visiting Clemson Sunday afternoon on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum, winning by a final score of 65-53. The victory was the Wolfpack's eighth straight in the series with the Tigers and was NC State's 11th home win of the season.
Clemson (11-9, 0-7 ACC) proved to be quite scrappy in a game that featured four ties and four lead changes. The Wolfpack led for 33:17 of the game's 40 minutes, but the Tigers were often within striking range until NC State took control of the game by scoring 18 of 26 points in the fourth quarter.
NC State was led offensively by a game-high 16 points from senior Dominique Wilson. She was joined in double figures by Jennifer Mathurin (15 points, six rebounds), Chelsea Nelson (12 points, five rebounds), and Miah Spencer (11 points, seven rebounds, five assists).
Clemson's Danielle Edwards scored 15 points on 7-15 shooting and was joined in double figures by 13 points from Jaia Alexander. Aliyah Collier led all players with 14 total rebounds.
Fast Facts
-Clemson earned a 35-33 rebounding advantage and outscored NC State 42-14 in the paint.
-The Wolfpack forced 17 turnovers and scored 19 points as a result.
-NC State tied a season low with seven turnovers (Nov. 19 vs. College of Charleston).
-Nelson has scored 10+ points in 13 of the last 14 games.
-NC State now leads the series 56-30.
-The Wolfpack is 11-1 at home this season.
Despite shooting just 7-25 (.280) in the first half against the Tigers' 12-22 (.545) success rate, the Wolfpack took a 28-26 advantage into the halftime break. Clemson took the lead midway through the third quarter when Kobi Thornton scored in the paint to make it 36-34 with 5:23 remaining in the period, but the Wolfpack quickly answered and reclaimed the advantage thanks to a free throw by Akela Maize and a layup by Spencer with 4:38 to go in the stanza.
NC State took a two-point edge (47-45) into the fourth quarter before stepping up the tempo and outscoring Clemson 18-8 down the stretch.
Quotes from the Wolfpack
NC State head coach Wes Moore's opening statement: "You have to give Clemson a lot of credit for today. Today proves that you have to be ready to play every day. We can't just roll out there and throw our NC State jersey out there and win. I always love what Coach Doeren says: that we're a hands in the dirt type school. We're a blue collar team that really has to work for everything we get. Fortunately in the fourth period we got the ball inside some and got a few turnovers and hit enough shots to get it done, but I am concerned that we gave up too many boards. We had a hard time keeping Collier off the glass and had a hard time keeping Edwards in front of us off the bounce. We probably played more zone today than we've played in any game all year. Hopefully we can learn from this and come out ready to go Thursday night."
NC State returns to action at home on Thursday, Jan. 26 against Pittsburgh. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Panthers is set for 7 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.
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Team Stats
CU
ST
FG%
.444
.340
3FG%
.125
.316
FT%
.429
.794
RB
35
33
TO
17
7
STL
3
8
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
15
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
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