North Carolina State University Athletics
Sunday, November 10
Charlotte, N.C.
3 PM
NC State
vs
South Carolina
Top 10 Matchup on Deck: NC State Plays South Carolina at Ally Tipoff
11/9/2024 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – All eyes will be on a top 10 matchup between No. 9/8 NC State women's basketball and No. 1/1 South Carolina for the first of two games at the second annual Ally Tipoff, organized by the Charlotte Sports Foundation. The two teams will tipoff at 3 p.m. from the Spectrum Center, and coverage of the game will be broadcast on ESPN. The Ally Tipoff mimics a Final Four-like experience for the teams and fans.
SCOUTING NC STATE
- After one game, the Pack leads the ACC in least fouls per game (7.0), and is second in offensive rebounds per game (21.0), fifth in rebounds per game (49.0) and rebound margin (19.0)
- Nationally, the Pack is second in least fouls per game, 21st in offensive rebounds per game, 30th in rebound margin and 39th in rebounds per game
- Based off the ETSU game, Zoe Brooks is the leading scorer (21.0 points per game) and disher (4.0 assists per game), Aziaha James leads on the boards (9.0 rebounds per game), Saniya Rivers has 3.0 steals per game and Tilda Trygger has 2.0 blocks per game
- Rivers will face her former team on Sunday, having played at SC her freshman year, winning the national championship in 2021
- The Wolfpack has the fifth toughest non-conference schedule in relation to its opponents' final 2023-24 NET ranking, with that NET average being 107. That is the second toughest among ACC schools
- NC State was picked to finish second in the ACC after tying for second in the league and earning the No. 2 seed at the ACC Tournament last season. The Pack received eight first-place votes
- The Pack was one of three schools to have at least two players on the 10-person Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team. Rivers and James earned spots on that preseason team after being named All-ACC First Team recipients in 2023-24
- Rivers and James are both also on the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List Presented by AXIA Time and are on the John R. Wooden Award Preseason 50 Watch List
- Zamareya Jones made a spot on the five-person Newcomer Watch List. The freshman is a five-star, No. 17 ranked recruit (at the time of her signing), and was named a McDonald's All-American
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
- SC was picked to win the SEC in the media and coaches polls
- The Gamecocks are ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP and coaches polls after winning the 2024 NCAA Championship
- Chloe Kitts is the leading scorer and rebounder after the Gamecocks' 68-62 win over Michigan in Las Vegas on Monday, tallying 19 points and 14 rebounds
- Te-Hina Paopao was tabbed to the Preseason All-SEC First Team. Raven Johnson and MiLaysia Fulwiley were named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team
- Paopao is coming off her first year at SC, having logged 11.0 points per game and 136 total assists
- Fulwiley is the leading returning scorer from the 2023-24 team with 11.7 points per game and tallied 63 steals
- Johnson logged 8.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game along with 179 total assists, which paced the team last season
SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS SERIES 20-13)
- The Pack plays South Carolina for the 34th time in school history
- The two teams have played three times in the past four seasons, including last year in the NCAA Final Four, which resulted in a 78-59 loss for the Pack
- NC State is on a two-game losing streak to SC, and the teams are 5-5 in the last 10 meetings
- The Pack is 1-2 while South Carolina is ranked
- The teams met for the first time on Dec. 20, 1977, on a neutral court, resulting in a 75-73 victory for the Pack
- In NC State's wins over SC, the Pack win by an average of 12.2 points. In the losses, the Pack lose by an average of 9.2 points
LAST TIME OUT
- The Pack defeated ETSU in the home opener, 80-55
- NC State outrebounded ETSU, 49-30 and outscored the Buccaneers in the paint, 42-29. The Pack also tallied 21 offensive rebounds, the most since Jan. 18, 2024 vs. Miami when the Pack also had 21 o-boards
- The Pack had four players in double figures, led by Brooks and her career-high 21 points with four assists
- James registered 17 points and nine rebounds
- Madison Hayes tallied 11 points and Rivers logged 11 points, seven boards and three steals
- All 12 available players saw at least three minutes on the court
UPCOMING
The Pack will host Kent State on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., with that game being streamed on ACCNX. Single-game tickets can be purchased HERE.
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