Wolfpack to Face No. 9/13 Duke Thursday

Thursday, February 19

Durham, N.C.

7 PM

NC State

Duke

2/18/2026 9:28:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball will complete its three-game road stint at No. 9 Duke on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State is 10-4 in the ACC in a tie for fourth with four games left in the conference slate
The Wolfpack is looking to bounce back from a 79-67 loss on the road at Notre Dame
NC State is searching for its fourth win in the last six games vs. Duke and its first win in Durham since 2022
NC State is No. 24 in the NET with three Quad 1 wins and five Quad 2 wins
With one of the toughest schedules in the country, NC State is third for the best average opponent NET ranking (75) in the country
Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.5) on 53.4 percent shooting (183-343) and rebounding (12.1), while also leading the league in rebounds, defensive rebounds (8.7) and double-doubles (16). She is third in the country in double-doubles and seventh in rebounds
Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game and averages 16.0 points per game
Zamareya Jones has a team's most 59 3-pointers, while also averaging 15.3 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.43 blocks per game and has a team's best field goal percentage of .535 (107-200), averaging 11.4 points per game
Three different Pack players rank in the top 25 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (4th - 16.5), Brooks (7th - 16.0) and Jones (9th - 15.3), and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 12.1) and Trygger (10th - 7.5)
NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (44.16) and defensive rebounds per game (32.0), which are fifth and second in the country, respectively

SCOUTING DUKE

Duke was named the favorite in the ACC as No. 1 in the ACC Preseason Poll, finishing 29-8 and 14-4 in the ACC last season to win the ACC Tournament and play its way to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Duke is on a 16-game winning streak and is 19-6 overall and 14-0 in ACC play at the top of the league standings
Toby Fournier and Ashlon Jackson were named to the Preseason All-ACC Team and Emily Skinner was tabbed to the Preseason All-ACC Freshman Team
Fournier leads Duke with 17.5 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game and 56 blocks
Taina Mair paces Duke with 135 assists and 62 steals and averages 11.5 points per game
Duke is well balanced with six players averaging 9.1 points per game or more

LAST TIME OUT

NC State fell to Notre Dame, 79-67, on the road
Jones led the Pack with 21 points
Pierre recorded her 17th double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds
Qadence Samuels had 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks
Brooks logged 11 points, six rebounds and four assists

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 51-41)

Thursday's game marks the 93rd of the all-time series
NC State and Duke are tied at 5-5 in the last 10
The Pack is 18-21 in games played in Durham
NC State played Duke twice last season. In the first meeting in the Pack's Play4Kay game, NC State won 89-83. Brooks logged 15 points in the win. The teams faced off in the ACC Tournament Championship game, as Duke won 76-62. Brooks logged 17 points

UPCOMING
NC State will host Syracuse on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. at James T. Valvano Arena at William Reynolds Neal Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on The CW.