All 10 Players Score in NC State’s Win Over SMU

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All 10 Players Score in NC State’s Win Over SMU

1/11/2026 8:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team led wire-to-wire against SMU to win, 91-54. The Pack used a strong first quarter of outscoring SMU 25-9 and a 23-2 run in the third to fuel the 37-point win.

All 10 players scored, highlighted by five in double figures and Qadence Samuels' season-high 16 points. The Pack shot 54.5 percent from the field and outrebounded the Mustangs 51-26. The post duo of Khamil Pierre (14 points and 12 rebounds) and Tilda Trygger (13 points and 10 rebounds) tallied double-doubles for consecutive games.

The Pack started out the game with an 8-0 edge, as NC State held SMU scoreless for the first 3.5 minutes. Samuels then drained a triple as a part of three straight baskets for the Pack, leading 14-5, as SMU called a timeout with 5:10 left in the first. NC State closed out the quarter on a 15-4 run and took advantage of a four-minute scoring skid for SMU. Trygger delivered a layup off a steal and knocked down a triple, and NC State led 25-9 after the first.

NC State began the second quarter with seven straight points, including a triple from Trygger. The Mustangs then responded with a 7-0 run of their own. Zoe Brooks scored five straight points to extend the Pack's lead to 21, 40-19, with 3:08 left in the second quarter. The Pack ended the quarter in a four-minute scoring drought, but allowed just five points in that stretch to lead 40-24 at the half. Samuels scored 11 points in the half.

Brooks broke the Pack's drought in the start of the quarter with a jumper. SMU got as close as 16 points again, but the Pack cruised on an 16-0 run thanks to a 3-pointer by Zamareya Jones, who also delivered a layup through contact. A Jones triple extended the Pack's lead to 32 with 3:30 left in the quarter. Jones scored 11 of her 15 points in the third and NC State matched a season-high 30 points in a quarter, outscoring SMU by 19 in the frame to lead 70-35 after three.

NC State kept rolling into the fourth quarter, starting on an 8-2 run. Adelaide Jernigan then drained a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 44 with 5:37 left in the game. SMU closed out the game on a 13-6 run, but the Pack still outscored the Mustangs in the quarter, 21-19. NC State won its 16th straight ACC home win, 91-54.

POSTGAME QUOTES

Head Coach Wes Moore Opening Statement:
"I am proud of the way we bounced back. Obviously, we didn't have one of our best nights on Thursday, and I'm proud of the way they came out ready to play. Playing at 6:00 p.m. on a Sunday seems a little unusual, but they showed up. I'm proud of the way we took care of the ball in the second half, and we had ten assists and five turnovers. I'm really proud of the job on the boards, outrebounding them. It was 51-26, so it was a great job on the boards, and I always think rebounding is one of the most important parts of the game. I need to get everybody involved, a lot of people were able to get out there and score some points and get some confidence, hopefully. So, again, it was good day for our team."

PACK PERFORMERS

Trygger recorded a double-double for the second straight game with 13 points and 10 rebounds. She now has six career double-doubles with half of them coming this campaign
Samuels' strong shooting night helped her to a season-best 16 points to go with five rebounds and a pair of assists. The junior shot 7-of-10 (70 percent) from the field and 2-of-4 (50 percent) from three
Pierre's 14-point, 12-rebound night marked her second consecutive and 10th double-double of the season. She also extended her double-digit scoring streak to 12 games
Brooks scored in double figures with 11 points, while also adding three assists and matching a career-best three blocks
After missing the Pack's game at Clemson, Jones made her return to the floor, finishing the night with 15 points on 5-of-8 (63 percent) shooting from the floor
Jernigan recorded an ACC-high nine points off the bench on 4-of-6 (66 percent) shooting
The NC State defense held SMU to nine first-quarter points, the 12th time the team has held an opponent to single digits in a quarter this year
NC State outrebounded SMU, 51-26 (+25), and had over double the amount of points in the paint as the Mustangs, 42-20 (+24)
The Pack capitalized on 14 Mustang turnovers by turning them into 19 points
NC State outscored SMU on second chances 16-2 (+14) and on the fast break 18-11 (+7)
The Pack's bench outscored SMU's by 20, 33-13
Tonight's game marked the second time this season that all Wolfpack players who entered the game scored
With the victory tonight, NC State's home ACC win streak moves to 16 games