Thursday, January 24
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NC State
19-0 (6-0)
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#8 Wolfpack Remains Perfect with Close Win over Clemson
1/24/2019 9:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NC State is off to best start to an ACC season (6-0) since 1997-98
January 24, 2019
RALEIGH – The eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (19-0, 6-0 ACC) remained the only unbeaten team in NCAA Division I women's and men's basketball on Thursday evening by earning a thrilling 54-51 win over Clemson on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
In a game that featured four ties and 11 lead changes, the Wolfpack held a 50-39 lead with eight minutes remaining in the contest before going cold from the field. Clemson used a 12-0 run over the next 3:37 to take a 51-50 advantage just after the midway point of the fourth quarter. The Wolfpack defense then clamped down, forcing the Tigers to go 0-10 from the field down the stretch. NC State reclaimed the lead with 1:45 remaining when Aislinn Konig scored a layup on an Erika Cassell assist and the Wolfpack extended the advantage to 54-51 when Kiara Leslie scored on a great pass from Konig with 47 seconds to go.
The Wolfpack had two opportunities to extend the lead from the free throw line, but missed four straight free throws over the course of the final 23 seconds. NC State's strong defense prevailed in the end, not allowing the Tigers any quality opportunities to tie the one-possession game in the waning seconds.
DD Rogers led the Wolfpack with her first career double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Kiara Leslie (13 points), Elissa Cunane (11), and Erika Cassell (10). NC State out-rebounded Clemson 48-35 and scored 17 second-chance points to the Tigers' four. Clemson's full-court pressure generated 21 Wolfpack turnovers, but the NC State defense was also able to force 17 Clemson turnovers while limiting the Tigers to scoring 20.2 points fewer than their season average of 71.2 per game.
Clemson's Simone Westbrook led all players with 18 points on 8-16 shooting. She was joined in double figures by Aliyah Collier, who recorded a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Postgame Notes
-NC State now leads the series with Clemson 58-30 and has won 10 straight meetings.
-The Wolfpack is 27-7 against the Tigers in Raleigh.
-NC State is 43-3 on its home court since the 2016-17 return to Reynolds Coliseum.
-Junior Aislinn Konig's streak of 51 consecutive games with a made three-pointer—the longest active streak in the nation—came to an end during the victory.
-NC State led for 29:09 and trailed for 6:37. The game was tied for 4:14.
-NC State was the ninth straight team that Clemson has forced into committing at least 21 turnovers in a single game.
NC State returns to action when it plays at Georgia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 27. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm from McCamish Pavilion with live streaming coverage provided by ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – The eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (19-0, 6-0 ACC) remained the only unbeaten team in NCAA Division I women's and men's basketball on Thursday evening by earning a thrilling 54-51 win over Clemson on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
In a game that featured four ties and 11 lead changes, the Wolfpack held a 50-39 lead with eight minutes remaining in the contest before going cold from the field. Clemson used a 12-0 run over the next 3:37 to take a 51-50 advantage just after the midway point of the fourth quarter. The Wolfpack defense then clamped down, forcing the Tigers to go 0-10 from the field down the stretch. NC State reclaimed the lead with 1:45 remaining when Aislinn Konig scored a layup on an Erika Cassell assist and the Wolfpack extended the advantage to 54-51 when Kiara Leslie scored on a great pass from Konig with 47 seconds to go.
The Wolfpack had two opportunities to extend the lead from the free throw line, but missed four straight free throws over the course of the final 23 seconds. NC State's strong defense prevailed in the end, not allowing the Tigers any quality opportunities to tie the one-possession game in the waning seconds.
DD Rogers led the Wolfpack with her first career double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Kiara Leslie (13 points), Elissa Cunane (11), and Erika Cassell (10). NC State out-rebounded Clemson 48-35 and scored 17 second-chance points to the Tigers' four. Clemson's full-court pressure generated 21 Wolfpack turnovers, but the NC State defense was also able to force 17 Clemson turnovers while limiting the Tigers to scoring 20.2 points fewer than their season average of 71.2 per game.
Clemson's Simone Westbrook led all players with 18 points on 8-16 shooting. She was joined in double figures by Aliyah Collier, who recorded a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Postgame Notes
-NC State now leads the series with Clemson 58-30 and has won 10 straight meetings.
-The Wolfpack is 27-7 against the Tigers in Raleigh.
-NC State is 43-3 on its home court since the 2016-17 return to Reynolds Coliseum.
-Junior Aislinn Konig's streak of 51 consecutive games with a made three-pointer—the longest active streak in the nation—came to an end during the victory.
-NC State led for 29:09 and trailed for 6:37. The game was tied for 4:14.
-NC State was the ninth straight team that Clemson has forced into committing at least 21 turnovers in a single game.
NC State returns to action when it plays at Georgia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 27. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm from McCamish Pavilion with live streaming coverage provided by ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
Team Stats
CU
ST
FG%
.354
.383
3FG%
.200
.136
FT%
.500
.417
RB
35
48
TO
17
21
STL
14
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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