Monday, February 1
Louisville, Ky.
7 PM
NC State
at
#1/1 Louisville
#2 NC State Set for Monday Night Showdown at Top-Ranked Louisville
1/31/2021 9:19:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game marks the Pack's second meeting with a No. 1 team this season
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | ESPN2
RALEIGH – The second-ranked NC State women's basketball team (11-1, 6-1 ACC) is set for its second road matchup of the season with the nation's top-ranked team as it visits No. 1 Louisville (16-0, 9-0 ACC) on Monday evening. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Cardinals is set for 7 p.m. from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will be on the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
A WIN ON MONDAY WOULD...
• Be the 956th win in program history (955-472)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 738th career win (737-232)
• Be Moore's 180th win at NC State (180-63)
• Be Moore's 84th ACC win at NC State (83-38)
• Be the Wolfpack's first victory over Louisville since Feb. 2, 2017
• Be NC State's fourth time in program history defeating the No. 1 team in the nation (3-17)
• Be the Pack's first time beating two top-ranked teams in one season
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (11-1, 6-1)
• Ranked season-high and program best-tying No. 2 nationally in the Associated Press Top 25 for the second week in a row on Jan. 25
• Ranked second in the league behind No. 1 Louisville
• No. 2 nationally and first in the conference in defensive rebounds per game (32.7)
• No. 7 nationally and first in the conference in field-goal percentage (.486)
• Also paces the league in field-goal percentage defense (19th, .347) • No. 15 nationally in scoring margin (+18.7) and scoring offense (81.8)
• Also top-25 nationally in three-point field-goal percentage (18th, .377), rebounds per game (20th, 44.3) and rebound margin (24th, +9.5)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (16.2), Jakia Brown-Turner (14.6), Kayla Jones (13.2) and Jada Boyd (10.8)
• Cunane and Brown-Turner both rank in the top 15 in the ACC with their scoring numbers
• Shot better than 50 percent as a team in a total of six games this year
• Top six scorers all averaging at least 44 percent shooting
• Cunane (3rd - .582) and Brown-Turner (9th - .464) both ranked in the top 10 in the league in field-goal percentage
• Raina Perez (2.59) and Brown-Turner (2.31) own the ACC's top two assist-to-turnover ratios, with Perez also ranking third in assists per game (4.8)
• Held five of its opponents to under 30 percent shooting and nine of 12 opponents to under 40 percent
• Averaging 38.5 points in the paint and also a threat from distance with an average of 7.7 made three pointers per contest
• Put together three-point shooting percentages of 40 percent or better in six outings
• All-American center Cunane (the team's leading scorer, rebounder, shooter and shot blocker) has missed the last two games as she remained in COVID protocol/return to play protocol
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (16-0, 9-0)
• Ranked in the top five of the AP poll every week this season and spent the last two weeks at a program-best No. 1
• Stands at first in the conference with its perfect record on the season and in league play
• 11-0 at home this season and on a 14-game overall home winning streak
• Team leads the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.32, 15th nationally), scoring margin (+21.8, 8th nationally), scoring offense (82.5, 12th nationally), three-point field-goal defense (.253, 30th nationally), and turnover margin (+3.4)
• Reigning ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans leads the way for four double-digit scorers for Louisville. Her 19.5 points per game paces the conference
SERIES HISTORY (Louisville leads 8-3)
• Monday marks the 12th meeting between NC State and Louisville.
• The Cardinals are currently on a six-game winning streak in the series. NC State's last win came on the road in a 72-70 overtime thriller on Feb. 2, 2017.
• NC State has faced Louisville a total of three times in the KFC Yum! Center. That 2017 victory is the Pack's only road win in the series with the Cardinals.
• The squads last squared off during the 2019-20 regular season in what was also a top-10 matchup. Louisville came away from Raleigh with the 66-59 win, snapping the Pack's 16-game home winning streak.
ELITE MATCHUPS
Monday marks the fourth meeting in a row that NC State and Louisville will face off as a pair of top 10 teams.
Six out of the 11 previous matchups between NC State and Louisville have occurred when both teams were ranked in the national top 25. Last season's game marked the only time that the Pack has been the higher ranked team in its matchups with the Cardinals.
2/2/17 • #19 NC State at #9 Louisville • W, 72-70 (OT)
3/3/17 • #17 NC State vs. #14 Louisville • L, 58-59
3/3/18 • #23 NC State at #4 Louisville • L, 59-64
2/28/19 • #10 NC State at #3 Louisville • L, 62-92
3/9/19 • #9 NC State vs. #3 Louisville • L, 68-78
2/13/20 • #4 NC State vs. #9 Louisville • L, 59-66
RANKED WINS UNDER MOORE
Under the leadership of head coach Wes Moore, NC State has defeated a total of 21 nationally-ranked opponents, 14 of which have come in the last four seasons. The Pack has defeated two top-five foes under Moore's leadership (No. 2 Notre Dame in 2016-17 and No. 1 South Carolina earlier this season).
COMING UP
NC State at North Carolina • Sunday, Feb. 7 • 2 p.m. • ACC Network
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – The second-ranked NC State women's basketball team (11-1, 6-1 ACC) is set for its second road matchup of the season with the nation's top-ranked team as it visits No. 1 Louisville (16-0, 9-0 ACC) on Monday evening. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Cardinals is set for 7 p.m. from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will be on the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
A WIN ON MONDAY WOULD...
• Be the 956th win in program history (955-472)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 738th career win (737-232)
• Be Moore's 180th win at NC State (180-63)
• Be Moore's 84th ACC win at NC State (83-38)
• Be the Wolfpack's first victory over Louisville since Feb. 2, 2017
• Be NC State's fourth time in program history defeating the No. 1 team in the nation (3-17)
• Be the Pack's first time beating two top-ranked teams in one season
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (11-1, 6-1)
• Ranked season-high and program best-tying No. 2 nationally in the Associated Press Top 25 for the second week in a row on Jan. 25
• Ranked second in the league behind No. 1 Louisville
• No. 2 nationally and first in the conference in defensive rebounds per game (32.7)
• No. 7 nationally and first in the conference in field-goal percentage (.486)
• Also paces the league in field-goal percentage defense (19th, .347) • No. 15 nationally in scoring margin (+18.7) and scoring offense (81.8)
• Also top-25 nationally in three-point field-goal percentage (18th, .377), rebounds per game (20th, 44.3) and rebound margin (24th, +9.5)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (16.2), Jakia Brown-Turner (14.6), Kayla Jones (13.2) and Jada Boyd (10.8)
• Cunane and Brown-Turner both rank in the top 15 in the ACC with their scoring numbers
• Shot better than 50 percent as a team in a total of six games this year
• Top six scorers all averaging at least 44 percent shooting
• Cunane (3rd - .582) and Brown-Turner (9th - .464) both ranked in the top 10 in the league in field-goal percentage
• Raina Perez (2.59) and Brown-Turner (2.31) own the ACC's top two assist-to-turnover ratios, with Perez also ranking third in assists per game (4.8)
• Held five of its opponents to under 30 percent shooting and nine of 12 opponents to under 40 percent
• Averaging 38.5 points in the paint and also a threat from distance with an average of 7.7 made three pointers per contest
• Put together three-point shooting percentages of 40 percent or better in six outings
• All-American center Cunane (the team's leading scorer, rebounder, shooter and shot blocker) has missed the last two games as she remained in COVID protocol/return to play protocol
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (16-0, 9-0)
• Ranked in the top five of the AP poll every week this season and spent the last two weeks at a program-best No. 1
• Stands at first in the conference with its perfect record on the season and in league play
• 11-0 at home this season and on a 14-game overall home winning streak
• Team leads the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.32, 15th nationally), scoring margin (+21.8, 8th nationally), scoring offense (82.5, 12th nationally), three-point field-goal defense (.253, 30th nationally), and turnover margin (+3.4)
• Reigning ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans leads the way for four double-digit scorers for Louisville. Her 19.5 points per game paces the conference
SERIES HISTORY (Louisville leads 8-3)
• Monday marks the 12th meeting between NC State and Louisville.
• The Cardinals are currently on a six-game winning streak in the series. NC State's last win came on the road in a 72-70 overtime thriller on Feb. 2, 2017.
• NC State has faced Louisville a total of three times in the KFC Yum! Center. That 2017 victory is the Pack's only road win in the series with the Cardinals.
• The squads last squared off during the 2019-20 regular season in what was also a top-10 matchup. Louisville came away from Raleigh with the 66-59 win, snapping the Pack's 16-game home winning streak.
ELITE MATCHUPS
Monday marks the fourth meeting in a row that NC State and Louisville will face off as a pair of top 10 teams.
Six out of the 11 previous matchups between NC State and Louisville have occurred when both teams were ranked in the national top 25. Last season's game marked the only time that the Pack has been the higher ranked team in its matchups with the Cardinals.
2/2/17 • #19 NC State at #9 Louisville • W, 72-70 (OT)
3/3/17 • #17 NC State vs. #14 Louisville • L, 58-59
3/3/18 • #23 NC State at #4 Louisville • L, 59-64
2/28/19 • #10 NC State at #3 Louisville • L, 62-92
3/9/19 • #9 NC State vs. #3 Louisville • L, 68-78
2/13/20 • #4 NC State vs. #9 Louisville • L, 59-66
RANKED WINS UNDER MOORE
Under the leadership of head coach Wes Moore, NC State has defeated a total of 21 nationally-ranked opponents, 14 of which have come in the last four seasons. The Pack has defeated two top-five foes under Moore's leadership (No. 2 Notre Dame in 2016-17 and No. 1 South Carolina earlier this season).
COMING UP
NC State at North Carolina • Sunday, Feb. 7 • 2 p.m. • ACC Network
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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