No. 7/8 NC State Set to Face No. 11/11 Duke in 2025 Ally ACC Tournament Championship

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 7/8, 1-seeded NC State women's basketball team will play in its fifth conference tournament championship in the last six years, as the Pack will take on No. 11/11, 3-seeded Duke on Sunday, March 9. The 2025 Ally ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship will tipoff at 1 p.m. at First Horizon Coliseum. The game will be aired on ESPN.

ABOUT NC STATE

The Wolfpack earned its fifth ACC Tournament Championship appearance in the last six years after defeating North Carolina in the semifinals, 66-55. NC State improved to 19-10 in semifinals games and 62-40 in ACC Tournament games
NC State finished 16-2 in the ACC to share the regular season title with Notre Dame. Winning the head-to-head matchup vs. Notre Dame after defeating the Irish 104-95 in double overtime, the Pack clinched the No. 1 seed for the seventh time in school history at the ACC Tournament
The Pack is No. 7 in the AP Poll, which is the best ranking this season. NC State is in the top 10 for the fourth time this season, and also in the AP top 10 for the 219th week in program history. NC State is No. 8 in the WBCA Coaches Poll
Four of the Pack's five losses have come to AP Top 15 teams: South Carolina (5), TCU (8), LSU (9) and UNC (14). All five teams (Cal included) are projected in the NCAA Tournament field
NC State has won 22 of the last 24 games with a total of six ranked wins after starting the season 4-3
NC State finished the regular season undefeated at home with a 16-0 mark. This marked the third time in program history the Pack has finished the regular season undefeated at home, the second time in the Wes Moore era
The Pack has also won 21 straight home games (stretching back from last season), tied for the fifth longest active streak in the country
The NCAA WBB Committee tabbed NC State a No. 2 seed, eighth overall, as it stands right now (Birmingham Region) on Feb. 27
NC State is No. 16 in the NET and has an average opponent NET opponent ranking at No. 68, which is fourth in the country (trailing South Carolina- 61, Duke - 62 and Iowa - 67), as well as the 21st toughest strength of schedule in the country
NC State is one of nine schools in the country to have picked up at least eight Quad 1 NET wins. The Pack is one of 10 schools to have at least 17 top 100 wins, tied for the second most in the country
The Pack has four players who average double digits in scoring and has six who average 6.8 points per game or more
Aziaha James leads NC State with 17.9 points per game, which is No. 6 in the ACC, and 66 made 3-pointers
James is also No. 18 on the all-time scoring list (1,518) and No. 7 on the all-time 3-pointers made list (174) at NC State
Madison Hayes paces the Pack with 7.1 rebounds per game
Saniya Rivers leads the Pack in steals per game (1.6) and blocks per game (1.3)
Zoe Brooks has a team-leading 3.9 assists per game
Trygger is logging a 53.5 field goal percentage (84-157), which is the best among players with 100+ attempts, and has a team's most 64 offensive boards
The Pack leads the ACC and is second in the country in least fouls per game (12.3). NC State is second in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game (29.9), which is eighth in the country, as well as turnovers per game (11.9) and rebounds per game (41.7), which are 14th and 17th in the country. NC State is also third in assist/turnover ratio (1.1) and field goal percentage defense (38.7)

ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

The Pack has won seven ACC Tournament Championships, three with Wes Moore: 1980 (W, 85-75 vs. Maryland), 1985 (W, 81-80 vs. North Carolina), 1987 (W, 57-56 vs. Virginia), 1991 (W, 84-61 vs. Clemson), 2020 (W, 71-66 vs. Florida State), 2021 (W, 58-56 vs. Louisville) and 2022 (W, 60-47 vs. Miami)
NC State is 28-16 in quarterfinals games, 19-10 in semifinals games and 7-11 in championship contests
NC State has the third most championships with seven among active ACC schools (UNC- 9 and Duke- 8)
The Pack leads Duke 7-4 in the ACC Tournament
NC State and Duke will play in the championship game for the first time since 2010 (Duke won 70-60) and second time (Duke won 57-45)
NC State has earned a double bye for the eighth time, all under Coach Moore
This year marks the seventh time in school history the Pack will go into the ACC Tournament as the No. 1 seed

ACC-OLADES

All-ACC First Team: Aziaha James, Saniya Rivers and Zoe Brooks
All-ACC Defensive Team: Saniya Rivers
ACC All-Freshman Team: Tilda Trygger
ACC Most Improved Player: Zoe Brooks
ACC Coach of the Year: Wes Moore

SCOUTING DUKE

Duke finished tied for third in the league, earning the No. 3 seed
The Blue Devils are 25-7 in the regular season and 14-4 in ACC play, while coming off a 61-56 win over No. 6, 2-seed Notre Dame in the semifinals
Toby Fournier was named ACC Rookie of the Year, as well as an All-ACC First Team selection and All-Freshman Team choice. She leads the Blue Devils with 13.7 points per game
Ashlon Jackson was tabbed an All-ACC Second Team choice. She averages 12.1 points per game with 68 assists
Jadyn Donovan was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team. She paces Duke with 6.7 rebounds per game
Taina Mair has a team's most 128 assists and 50 steals
Six players average 7.1 points per game or more

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 51-40)

The Pack and Blue Devils will play for the 13th time in the ACC Tournament, 92nd overall
The first meeting between the two teams was in 1975, resulting in a 69-66 win for NC State on a neutral court
The Pack is on a two-game winning streak against Duke and is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings
NC State is 8-4 against Duke on a neutral site

LAST TIME OUT

The Pack defeated No. 14/14, 5-seed North Carolina, 66-56, in the ACC Tournament Semifinals to advance to its fifth tournament championship game in the last six years
James recorded a game-high 19 points with nine rebounds, two assists and one steal
Hayes registered 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block
Lorena Awou came up big off the bench with 10 points, including six in the fourth quarter, with two rebounds and one steal in 13 minutes
Trygger tallied eight points, the Pack's first eight points in the game
Rivers finished with eight points and eight rebounds with two assists and two blocks
Brooks had six points and seven boards

UPCOMING
Selection Sunday is Sunday, March 16, in which NC State will find out its NCAA Tournament fate. The show will air at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

No. 7/8 NC State Set to Face No. 11/11 Duke in 2025 Ally ACC Tournament Championship

Players Mentioned

Lorena Awou

Zoe Brooks

Madison Hayes

Aziaha James

Saniya Rivers

Tilda Trygger

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