#18/18 Wolfpack Hosts Pittsburgh Thursday Evening

January 25, 2017

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RALEIGH – The No. 18/18 NC State women's basketball team (15-5, 5-2 ACC) closes a three-game home stand Thursday evening when Pittsburgh (12-7, 3-3 ACC) comes to town. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. Live coverage will be provided by ACC Network Extra.

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GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
-Chinese Lunar New Year celebration featuring Chinese art, dragon dancing, and free Chinese "Wolfpack" t-shirts while supplies last.
-Student Wolfpack Club minute event

A WOLFPACK WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 855th win in program history (854-448)
-Be the 637th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (636-208)
-Be NC State's 341st ACC win (340-229)
-Be Moore's 79th win at NC State (78-39)
-Be Moore's 34th ACC win at NC State (33-22)
-Be NC State's fourth win over Pittsburgh (3-2)
-Be NC State's 12th home win of the season (11-1)

LAST GAME
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).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Thursday's game the owner of a 15-5 record, a 5-2 mark in ACC play, and the No. 18 national ranking in both the AP and USA Today polls.
-Eleven of NC State's 15 wins have been by at least 14 points.
-NC State is 13-2 when three or more players score 10+ points.
-The Wolfpack is 5-5 against teams in the RPI top 100.
-NC State ranks 19th nationally in FG% defense (.353), 20th in scoring margin (+16.0), and 26th in 3FG made per game (8.2).
-Starting senior guard Ashley Williams ranks 38th in the nation (3rd in ACC) with a .419 shooting percentage from distance.
-Starting junior Chelsea Nelson has scored 10+ points in 12 of the Wolfpack's last 13 games.
-Senior Miah Spencer is averaging 12.3 points, 6.1 assists, and 5.7 rebounds in ACC play.
-The Wolfpack went 4-2 to start ACC play this season. Five of NC State's first six ACC opponents were ranked in the national top 25.

WOLFPACK AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS
NC State is currently 3-2 against ranked opponents this season, with all three wins coming over teams ranked within the top 15. The last time NC State won three games against top-15 foes was the 1999-2000 season, when the Wolfpack defeated No. 4 Rutgers, No. 9 North Carolina, and No. 9 Duke.

JUST THE TWO OF US
NC State and No. 1/1 UConn have something in common this season: the Wolfpack and Huskies are the only teams to beat both Notre Dame and Florida State.

TRIPLE THREATS
Seniors Ashley Williams and Dominique Wilson are rapidly moving their way up the Wolfpack's all-time marks in made 3FG. Williams has made 139 in her career at NC State to rank ninth in program history, while Wilson is just one behind at 138 to sit 10th.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
-Pittsburgh enters Thursday's game the owner of a 12-7 record with a 3-3 mark in conference play.
-The Panthers are 3-6 against teams in the RPI top 100.
-Pittsburgh has won two straight games, defeating UNC-Chapel Hill 68-48 on Jan. 15 and Virginia 62-54 on Jan. 22.
-The Panthers are 0-4 away from Pittsburgh this season.
-Pittsburgh ranks 30th in the nation in FT percentage (.760) and 32nd in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.18).
-Brenna Wise leads the Panthers with 14.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
-The Panthers are coached by Suzie McConnell-Serio, who is in her fourth season at the helm of the program.

SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday's game marks the sixth meeting between NC State and Pittsburgh.
-The Wolfpack holds a 3-2 advantage in the series and is 2-1 against the Panthers since they joined the ACC.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State won 78-76 in triple overtime at Pittsburgh on Jan. 10, 2016.
-In the last Raleigh meeting between the teams, Pittsburgh won 60-50 on Kay Yow Court on Feb. 5, 2015.

BRACKETOLOGY
In the Jan. 24 Bracketology post on ESPN, analyst Charlie Creme has the Wolfpack tabbed as a No. 5 seed in Lexington, Ky., playing Dayton in the first round.

AND THE PLUS/MINUS LEADER IS...
Miah Spencer. In Spencer's 564 minutes played this season, the Wolfpack has outscored its opponents by a margin of 240 points. Classmate and fellow starter Ashley Williams is not far behind at +233.

QUARTER BREAKDOWNS
On average, NC State is outscoring its opponents in all four quarters this season.

1Q: 18.3 - 11.8
2Q: 17.8 - 11.6
3Q: 18.6 - 15.3
4Q: 17.0 - 16.9

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#18/18 Wolfpack Hosts Pittsburgh Thursday Evening

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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Mathurin

Chelsea Nelson

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson