Sunday, March 19
Austin, Texas
2:30 PM
NC State
23-9
80
vs
84
#14/15 Texas
25-8
1
2
3
4
F
#17/17 NC State
15
21
24
20
80
#14/15 Texas
28
9
18
29
84
#17/17 Wolfpack Drops Heartbreaker at #14/15 Texas in NCAA Second Round
3/19/2017 5:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Miah Spencer and Dominique Wilson combine for 58 points
March 19, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 17/17 NC State women's basketball team (23-9) dropped an 84-80 heartbreaker at No. 14/15 Texas in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Sunday afternoon inside the Frank Erwin Center.
In a game that featured eight ties and five lead changes, the Wolfpack appeared to have hit what could have been the Sweet-16 clinching basket when Dominique Wilson scored through contact with eight seconds remaining and the Wolfpack trailing 81-80. Instead of giving NC State an 82-81 lead and the chance at a three-point play, the play was judged to be an offensive foul. Texas (25-8) then hit one free throw at the other end on its next possession and scored a put-back basket with five seconds remaining to bring the game to the final score of 84-80.
WATCH: NC State postgame press conference.
NC State was led by incredible offensive efforts from seniors Miah Spencer (career high 31 points on 11-18 shooting) and Dominique Wilson (27 points on 7-12 shooting and a 12-12 mark at the FT line). Classmate Jennifer Mathurin tied for a game high with nine rebounds and junior Chelsea Nelson chipped in 12 points on 5-8 shooting.
Texas was led by 23 points from Brooke McCarty. She was joined in double figures by Joyner Holmes (16 points), Lashann Higgs (12), and Alecia Sutton (10). The Longhorns were very strong on the glass, winning the rebounding battle by a 41-28 margin.
NC State battled back from a 28-15 deficit in the first quarter to outscore Texas 45-27 during the second and third quarters to carry a 60-55 lead into the final 10 minutes of the contest. The Longhorns reclaimed the lead 77-76 via two free throws with 93 seconds remaining and the score would change hands twice more down the stretch before arriving at the final margin of 84-80.
Game Notes
-NC State is now 20-23 through 23 NCAA Tournament appearances.
-Through two games in Austin, NC State shot 41-44 from the FT line (26-29 vs. Texas).
-Five total players fouled out in Sunday's game (four from NC State).
-Junior Chelsea Nelson scored 12 points in just 16 minutes of game action.
-Texas shot 10-13 (.769) in the first quarter.
-The Wolfpack shot 9-14 (.643) in the third.
-A win would have been NC State's third road win at a top-15 team this season.
The graduating senior class of Jennifer Mathurin, Miah Spencer, Ashley Williams, and Dominique Wilson exits NC State with an 86-43 record (best since 2007-08 senior class earned the same record), qualified for two NCAA Tournaments, and scored 4,506 points.
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AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 17/17 NC State women's basketball team (23-9) dropped an 84-80 heartbreaker at No. 14/15 Texas in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Sunday afternoon inside the Frank Erwin Center.
In a game that featured eight ties and five lead changes, the Wolfpack appeared to have hit what could have been the Sweet-16 clinching basket when Dominique Wilson scored through contact with eight seconds remaining and the Wolfpack trailing 81-80. Instead of giving NC State an 82-81 lead and the chance at a three-point play, the play was judged to be an offensive foul. Texas (25-8) then hit one free throw at the other end on its next possession and scored a put-back basket with five seconds remaining to bring the game to the final score of 84-80.
WATCH: NC State postgame press conference.
NC State was led by incredible offensive efforts from seniors Miah Spencer (career high 31 points on 11-18 shooting) and Dominique Wilson (27 points on 7-12 shooting and a 12-12 mark at the FT line). Classmate Jennifer Mathurin tied for a game high with nine rebounds and junior Chelsea Nelson chipped in 12 points on 5-8 shooting.
Texas was led by 23 points from Brooke McCarty. She was joined in double figures by Joyner Holmes (16 points), Lashann Higgs (12), and Alecia Sutton (10). The Longhorns were very strong on the glass, winning the rebounding battle by a 41-28 margin.
NC State battled back from a 28-15 deficit in the first quarter to outscore Texas 45-27 during the second and third quarters to carry a 60-55 lead into the final 10 minutes of the contest. The Longhorns reclaimed the lead 77-76 via two free throws with 93 seconds remaining and the score would change hands twice more down the stretch before arriving at the final margin of 84-80.
Game Notes
-NC State is now 20-23 through 23 NCAA Tournament appearances.
-Through two games in Austin, NC State shot 41-44 from the FT line (26-29 vs. Texas).
-Five total players fouled out in Sunday's game (four from NC State).
-Junior Chelsea Nelson scored 12 points in just 16 minutes of game action.
-Texas shot 10-13 (.769) in the first quarter.
-The Wolfpack shot 9-14 (.643) in the third.
-A win would have been NC State's third road win at a top-15 team this season.
The graduating senior class of Jennifer Mathurin, Miah Spencer, Ashley Williams, and Dominique Wilson exits NC State with an 86-43 record (best since 2007-08 senior class earned the same record), qualified for two NCAA Tournaments, and scored 4,506 points.
Interested in season ticket information for 2017-18? Please click here.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
Team Stats
ST
UT
FG%
.448
.455
3FG%
.182
.385
FT%
.897
.826
RB
28
41
TO
14
19
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
31
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
27
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
12
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
3
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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