NC State
11-3,3-0ACC
Boston College
10-7,1-3ACC
Pack Cruise to 91-52 Win Over Boston College, Six Players in Double Figures
1/5/2025 5:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Pack led in wire-to-wire fashion in its 91-52 win over Boston College on Sunday to improve to 3-0 in ACC play, 11-3 overall, on the season. NC State had six players in double figures, the first time this season, as well as all five starters. Saniya Rivers (23 points and 11 rebounds) and Zoe Brooks (11 points and 11 rebounds) also finished with double-doubles.
The Pack shot 50.8 percent (33-of-65) from the field, its second time this season shooting above 50 percent, and held BC to 23 percent (17-74). NC State also logged its fifth 50+ rebounding game of the season and assisted on 16 of 33 field goals. NC State won the advantage in points off turnovers (20-9), points in the paint (46-16) and fast breaks (33-5).
NC State won the tipoff and started the game with a 5-0 run thanks to Rivers' jumper and 3-pointer. After BC scored its first basket three minutes into the game, Tilda Trygger and Aziaha James answered with back-to-back baskets through contact to start a 10-0 run for the Pack. BC made a 3-pointer, but Madison Hayes found Trygger for two to extend the Pack's lead to 18-7, forcing BC to call a timeout with 4:06 left in the first. Out of the break, James knocked down a triple and came up with a layup off a steal, a part of a 20-5 run to close out the first quarter. The Pack led 28-9 at the end of the first quarter, shooting 69 percent compared to BC's 16.
The Pack began the second quarter with a Rivers' layup off her third steal of the game. The Pack could not find a field goal for over two minutes until Rivers found the hoop for two. After a Devyn Quigley putback layup, the Pack led 39-18 at the media timeout taken with 4:35 left in the first half. BC got out of a three-minute drought without a field goal with five straight points, but James answered with a triple and Rivers knocked down a jumper off a Maddie Cox steal. The Pack outscored BC 22-18 in the second quarter to take a 50-27 advantage into halftime.
Rivers delivered a layup in response to a BC jumper to open the third quarter. The Pack drew four fouls in the opening four minutes of the third quarter, and went 4-of-6 from the line during that stretch. Hayes then knocked down a 3-pointer to initiate a 7-0 run for the Pack, as NC State led 63-33 at the under-five media timeout in the third quarter. Cox made two free throws to start an 11-0 run, while BC was held in a 2.5 minute scoring drought. Brooks delivered a pair of layups with under two to play in the quarter, and the Pack went into the fourth with a 78-42 lead.
Quigley came up with a steal and took it all the way to the hoop for a basket through contact to convert the 3-point play. The Pack was held in a scoring drought for nearly three minutes until Quigley broke the drought with a layup. Brooks made a pair of free throws to get her up to double-digit points for her first double-double of the season. The Pack closed out the game by holding BC in a scoring drought for the remaining 4:20 of the game. NC State cruised to the 91-52 victory.
PACK FACTS
- The Pack had six players in double figures and all 10 available players scored
- Rivers led the Pack in scoring and tallied a 20+ point game and double-double for the third time this season. She logged 23 points off 8-of-11 shooting with 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals
- James registered her 23rd straight double-figure scoring game with 17 points, two boards and four assists
- Hayes was solid with 13 points and five boards
- Brooks recorded her first double-double of the season, third in her career, with 11 points and 11 rebounds, adding five assists and four steals
- Quigley played 26 minutes off the bench, tallying her second double-digit scoring game of her career with 11 points and six rebounds
- Trygger logged 10 points off 4-of-6 from the field with three rebounds
- The Pack had 51 rebounds, its fifth time this season with 50+ rebounds. NC State outrebounded BC 51-44
- NC State logged 16 assists and shot 50.8 (33-65) from the field and the Pack had 11 steals, tied for a season-high
UPCOMING
NC State will head to the West Coast for two games next week, starting with California on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. Eastern on ACC Network Extra. The Pack will then play Stanford on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
