Pack Pulls Out 20th Win of Season Over Miami
2/13/2025 8:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 10/11 NC State women's basketball team gutted out a 76-74 win over Miami on Thursday. Zoe Brooks got downhill to deliver the go-ahead basket, while Miami was held scoreless for the remaining 3:45 of the game. The Pack was led by Madison Hayes, who surpassed 1,000 career points, finishing with 19 points off 6-12 shooting from the field and seven rebounds.
The Pack won the battle in points in the paint (40-34) and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds compared to Miami's three. NC State picked up its 19th straight home win to improve to 14-0 on the season, and elevated its record to 20-4, 12-1 in ACC. The 20-win season marks the seventh in Coach Wes Moore era and his 31st in his 36-year career.
Miami got on the board first with a jumper and the Pack started out 0-for-3 from the field until Aziaha James came up with a basket. Miami jumped to a 7-3 lead, but a Tilda Trygger and-1 and a James jumper gave NC State its first lead of the game, 8-7. Miami then went on a 14-7 run going into the media timeout, as the Pack trailed 21-15 with 1:05 left in the first. Miami hit its fourth 3-pointer in the first quarter to go up to 10, but Hayes answered just before the buzzer with a layup to surpass 1,000 career points, as the Pack trailed 26-18 at the end of the first.
Saniya Rivers came up with a steal, which set up for a Zamareya Jones triple. Lorena Awou delivered a basket through contact to convert the 3-point play and James had a quick steal to set up for another Awou bucket. Devyn Quigley came up with a jumper through contact before the media timeout, as NC State trailed 33-30 with 4:49 left in the second quarter. Trygger tied the game at 35-35 with a pass from Brooks. Rivers came up with a 3-pointer to give the Pack its first lead since early in the first quarter, but Miami answered with a banked triple to tie the game for the fourth time. Brooks took it to the basket for two, and the Pack went into the locker room up 42-40 at halftime.
Miami tied the game up out of the break with a jumper, but Brooks and James answered with jumpers of their own. The Canes knocked down its seventh of 10th triples, which initiated a 7-0 run for Miami to retake the lead. Hayes attacked to the basket for two and delivered a 3-pointer, as the Pack trailed 54-53 at the media timeout taken with 4:29 left in the third. Rivers came up with a basket off a steal, but the Canes had an answer. Jones pulled up for two and Hayes knocked down a triple. Hayes made two free throws before the end of the quarter, as the Pack led 66-62 at the end of the third.
Hayes knocked down a triple for the first score of the fourth quarter, but Miami answered with a 6-0 run in under one minute to cut the deficit to one. Trygger came up with a putback basket, but the Canes responded to cut the deficit to one once again. Hayes delivered her fourth 3-pointer of the game, but Miami tied the game up for the seventh time. At the media timeout taken with 3:31 left in the game, the score was knotted up at 74-74. The Pack was held in a scoring drought for two minutes, but the Canes were held in a scoring drought of their own. Brooks then took it to the hoop to pull the Pack ahead 76-74 with 46 seconds left in the game. The Pack came up with two stops on defense, including in the final four seconds to earn the 20th win of the season.
PACK FACTS
- Hayes led the Pack in scoring for the second time this season with 19 points off 6-of-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. She added a team-leading seven rebounds with two blocks and one steal
- James logged 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block and steal
- Trygger registered her fifth double-digit scoring game of the season with 10 points, six boards, two assists and one block and steal
- Brooks had the go-ahead basket, finishing with eight points and four assists
- Rivers led the Pack in assists with five, while adding seven points and six boards
- NC State also logged its 26th home win over an unranked opponent
- The Pack has shot over 30 percent from the field in 42 straight games and six with over 40 percent
- NC State had 17 assists on 31 made field goals
UPCOMING
The Pack will head to North Carolina to face the Tarheels on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPN.
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