ACC WBB Tournament Championship In-Game: #3 Maryland Terrapins vs #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

ACC WBB Tournament: Maryland wins 10th title with 68-65 win over Georgia Tech

 

The third-seeded Maryland Terrapins (28-4) won their 10th ACC tournament title with a 68-65 victory over the fourth-seeded Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (24-8) in front of 9,122 in attendance at the Greensboro Coliseum in...

In-Game notes:

The #3 Maryland Terrapins tip-off against the #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women's Basketball Championship game at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday afternoon.

The Terps are seeking to win their 10th ACC championship while the Yellow Jackets return to the final game for the first time since 1993 when they lost to Virginia.

Tip-off coming next:

1st half:

•  Georgia Tech gets first possession and Metra Walthour hits a three to set the pace - 3-0 Yellow Jackets
• Maryland now with the ball and Alyssa Thomas scores two
• GT throws it away  and has trouble setting up the offense
• Thomas comes back and tries put one over Sasha Goodlett, but is denied
• Thomas follows on the rebound and gets it to give the Terps the lead
• Goodlett comes down and gets a quick two to regain the lead for the Yellow Jackets - 5-4 w/16:39 to go
• GT making quick substitutions as it did against NC State in the semi-final
• Maryland hits a two from Thomas again - has scored all of the Terps points
• The Yellow Jackets miss on a baseline shot but get the rebound
• Tyauanna Marshall comes up short on a shot and the Terps push the ball up the floor with a foul called on Marshall - Maryland leads 6-5 with 15:30 to play
• Maryland with ball and Lynetta Kizer scores for Maryland
• The Terps playing single coverage defense and sliding the double effectively, but Goodlett finds some space and scores another two points inside
• GT pressing deep early on to slow Maryland's offensive pace
• Laurin Mincy tries to extend the Maryland lead but misses
• The Yellow Jackets don't score on their possession and the Terps can't either
• GT can't move the ball and is called for a 5-seccond violation
• Maryland with the ball and the 8-7 lead which Thomas adds to  - 10-7 Maryland leads with 12:14 to go
• The Yellow Jackets turning the ball over a lot and the Terps now have a chance to take a substantial lead
• Thomas scores again and the lead is 5 points - not before Marshall hits a jumper and Maryland leads 12-9 with 11:27 to go in the half
• As expected, this one is close and should stay that way right up until the end
• GT with the ball and looking to penetrate a tight Maryland defense that turns the ball over
• The Yellow Jackets affording Maryland space to shoot but Anjale Barrett misses
• Marshall misses at the other, but Kizer hits two for Maryland
• Georgia Tech turns it over again as it can't get an effective offense set up - Maryland leads 14-9
• Thomas scores again and gets the foul for the extra shot - she hits the FT and the lead is the largest so far - eight points
• FT having a tough time moving the ball from the point inside to Goodlett - she gets fouled and ball stays with GT
• Terps defending tight right at the arc and forces Marshall to hit a long two - GT trails 17-11 with 8;31 to play
• Thomas is a one-player machine right now as the Terps work the ball inside to her - she gets fouled
• Maryland moving the ball effectively and inside to Thomas and back outside as Barrett misses a three-point attempt but they get the rebound
• Alicia Devaughn turns it over and it will GT ball as Maryland leads17-11 with 7:53 to go
• Marshall tries to drive the lane but doesn't get it, but Goodlett rebounds but still can't score
• Mincy comes down the other way and scores a jumper from the left side
• Devaughn fouls Marshall and she goes to the FT line - she hits one of two
• Maryland comes down the floor  playing against a GT zone defense set-up
• Mincy tries a shot and on the rebound GT is called for a foul as Kizer goes to the line - she drops one of two - Terps lead 20-12 with 6:14 to play
• Walthour misses but Chelsea Regans cuts the Maryland lead to six points with a layup past Thomas
• The Terps turn it over and GT goes up the floor as Marshall t tries to put one up
• Another tries doesn't drop for GT and Tianna Hawkins scores two points to put the Terps back up by eight points
• Goodlett goes up the other way and scores a layup with a foul shot coming up as well - she hits the FT and Maryland has the ball and turns it over quickly on a travel call
• GT gets the ball back and looking to score and Sydney Wallace comes in and hits a three - Maryland lead is only two right now
• Hawkins comes down and scores to extend the Maryland to 24-20
• GT working hard taking shots and rebounding to get additional shots and can't convert
• The Yellow Jackets defense continues to slow the Maryland offense - the Yellow Jackets can't score on their possession
• Thomas drops two and extends the lead to six again
• GT misses a three from Wallace and Maryland brings it back down - foul called Laquananisha Adams
• Kizer on the FT line and hits both of them - lead is now 28-20 with 1:29 to go
• Goodlett gets the layup inside and cuts into the Terps lead
• Barrett misses a three-pointer as the shot clock runs down
• Mincy picks up the rebound and Maryland keeps possession - turnover causes GT to get the ball
• The Yellow Jackets give the ball right back while trying to bring the ball up
• Maryland with the ball with 25 seconds to go - Dawn Maye steals it and scores a layup for GT - Maryland leads 28-24 with 22.7 seconds to go
• Terps have the ball and should run the clock down to get the last shot in the half 
• FT doubling Thomas and the Terps get the ball inside to Hawkins who gets fouled - she misses the first FT, but hits the second 
• GT with the ball and Marshall hits a three-pointer at the buzzer over Mincy - Maryland leads 29-17 at the half

Interesting notes at the half:

Maryland - 12-25 (48%) - leading scorer - Alyssa Thomas - 13 points

Georgia Tech - 11-28 (39.3) - leading scorer - Sasha Goodlett - 10 points

*Points off turnovers - Maryland outscoring GT 13-5

2nd half:

• Maryland starts the half and Thomas starts off with a quick two points 
• GT still trying to penetrate and Marshall drives the baseline to score two of her own
• The Terps turn it over and GT with possession and Walthour launches a three over Mincy as GT takes the lead with 18:30 to go
• Barrett finds time to launch a three-pointer of her own - the team's first of the game
• Walthour drives and misses but Goodlett gets the rebound and the foul - she hits the FT - GT leads 35-34 with 17:50 to go
• Kizer scores two quickly and FT brings the ball up with a foul call on Thomas
• GT forced to put it up and the Terps cause them to turn the ball over
• Thomas makes a drive and pops a shot to score two to extend the Terps lead to 38-35 with 17 minutes to play
• Marshall goes right at Thomas and scores on the layup - one-point lead for Maryland
• Barrett misses a three but GT fouls and keep the ball 
• Kizer missess and GT come the other way and Regans hits a short jumper in the middle - Yellow Jackets take the lead
• Maryland turns it over and Walthour makes them pay for it with a layup as a result of the mid-court trap - Yellow Jackets lead 41-38 with 15:28 to play in the half
• Terps with the ball - missed shot and a foul on Walthour - Thomas gets two shots at the line which she scores on both FT
• GT with the ball and having trouble at first to penetrate inside he arc but Marshall pops one along the baseline over Thomas - GT leading 43-40 with 14:19 to play
• Terps with the ball and trying to work off against a tight FT defense in the paint - offensive set-up has slowed - missed jumper by Thomas
• GT tries to push the ball down the floor quickly but turns it over
• Mincy misses a three-pointer but Walthour misses a shot as well and Maryland heads upcourt
• Kizer misses for Maryland and then Goodlett drive the paint and spins to shoot and is fouled - she hits one of two and GT leads 44-40 with 12:11 to play
• Maryland's Kim Rodgers tries to put one up and is fouled - she scores both FT's and the GT lead is two
• GT with the ball and tries to push it inside and Terps' Hawkins is called for a foul
• Yellow Jackets now lead 45-43 with 11:27 to go and they bring the ball down the floor - turn it over
• Maryland at the FT line with Rodgers lining the shots up and scores both - tie game 45-45 with 10:45 to play
• Maye tried to drive the lane and is intercepted by Barrett - Terps go up the floor and Thomas is open to score two points
• Yellow Jackets work the ball up at the top and Marshall puts a three-point attempt up but misses - Regans gets the rebound
• Thomas comes back with a jump shot and scores again - 49-47 Maryland lead with under 10 minutes to play
• Goodlett goes up for two and is fouled by Hawkins - goes to the FT line - misses the first and hits the second
• Terps bring the ball up and works it inside to Thomas again as she scores
• Marshall driving in, out, left and right and is fouled by Mincy - at the FT line she hits both and GT trails by one 51-50 with eight minutes to play
• Rodgers hits a big three-pointer to put Maryland up by four points
• Goodlett puts up two in the point but not before Rodgers hits another three-pointer - wow! 
• GT comes down and Marshall misses her shot and Maryland has the ball and 57-52 lead with 6:52 to play
• Barrett at the FT line for the Terps - she hits both to extend the lead
• GT bringing the ball up and looking to get it inside to Goodlett who gets fouled - she goes to the FT line and hits one of two
• Kizer picks up the rebound and Maryland brings the ball up and Mincy drives, Kizer misses and GT goes the other way
• Marshall scores a baseline layup and goes to the line for he extra FT shot and she finishes it - Maryland now leads 59-56 with 5:44 to play
• Terps inbound with GT press on but they clear up to half court and Thomas misses a shot but Maryland rebounds and keeps the ball
• Still with the ball, Maryland's Mincy puts a shot up but a shot clock violation gets the ball to GT
• Yellow Jackets bring the ball down but turn it over and Maryland comes back up court
• Thomas gets a layup in the lane and extends the Terps lead to five points - 61-56
• Kizer fouls Goodlett who goes to the FT line - she hits both shots and cuts into the Terps lead - trailing by three with four minutes to play
• Marshall steals it from Hawkins and GT looks to chip further into the Maryland lead - 61-58 with  3:59 to play
• GT brings the ball down the court and Marshall hits her signature baseline jumper and its a one-point game
• Maryland taking its time to set up and Thomas cant score and the Yellow Jackets deny Marshall a shot - Regans fouls and Terps go to the FT line
• Devaughn misses he FT and GT has the ball again still trail by one
• Marshall puts up the shot and GT now leads 62-61 with 2:15 to play
• Goodlett steals it from Thomas and the Yellow Jackets drive it down the floor and they get the foul by Rodgers
• Marshall at the FT line for GT - she misses the first but hits the second - GT leads 63-61 with two minutes to play
• Maryland comes down and Kizer works it inside with the layup and ties the game
• GT setting up the offense and looking to working it inside and the Yellow Jackets can't score
• Barrett goes up the floor and scores to give Maryland the lead - 65-63 with 56.5 seconds left to go
• GT with the ball off a missed shot and rebound
• Marshall with the ball on top and into Goodlett, back out and back it, but GT can't score on the play
• Terps have the ball with 22.7 seconds to go and the lead is still two points
• Thomas is fouled and shooting at the FT line - she hits both  and he lead is four points
• GT tried to drive the lane by Walthour - confusion on the call - travel or foul?
• Maryland gets the ball and expect GT to foul 
• Instead GT intercepts the inbound pass and the Terps foul on the play
• Marshall at the FT line - she hits both shots and it's 67-65 for Maryland with 12.7 seconds to play
• Terps have ball possession and will have to inbound against another tight GT press
• Tight defense on he play and GT fouls Barrett to put her at the FT while Regans fouls out for GT
• Barrett at the FT line - she hits one of two and GT gets the ball and calls timeout with 5.7 seconds remaining trailing by three-points
• GT inbounds the ball looking for a three-pointer
• Ball is in and Marshall dribbles to half court and is covered closely - she puts up a very long attempt that misses
• Maryland wins its 10th ACC Championship title

Final: Maryland 68, Georgia Tech 65 

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2012 ACC WBB Tournament: #3 Maryland Terrapins advance to face #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in championship final

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The #3 Maryland Terrapins distanced themselves from the #7 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, beating them 73-58 during the second semi-final match-up of the day at the 2012 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament taking place at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday.

The Terrapins return to the championship final for the first time since 2009 when they captured the conference title.

Maryland will face the #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets who handily defeated an exhausted NC State Wolfpack team in the day's earlier semi-final match-up.

The Wolfpack had become the lowest seed ever (9th) to advance to the tournament semi-final round but couldn't keep up with the Yellow Jackets throughout the game after playing two exhausting days to reach that point in the tournament.

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ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #9 NC State Wolfpack

ACC WBB Tournament: Yellow Jackets sting Wolfpack, 87-61

 

The NC State Wolfpack’s run towards the ACC Tournament championship game came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday.After knocking off...

In-Game notes:

The NC State Wolfpack is riding on a high after beating the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament's top seed the Duke Blue Devils, becoming the lowest seed ever to enter the semi-final round of play.

Georgia Tech comes into the semi-final after surviving a one-point win over the #5 North Carolina Tar Heels.

Regardless of the seeding, this game will be played and won by pure intensity and the will-to-win that all players on the court will exhibit.

Tip coming up:

1st half:

• NC State's Kody Burke starts off the game with the first bucket of the game, taking the early lead
• Georgia Tech comes back and matches it to tie the game 2-2 as Tyaunna Marshall scores
• After State misses on their possession, Metra Walthour puts the Yellow Jackets up 4-2
• However, Emili Tasler nails a three-pointer to put the Wolfpack up 5-4 with 17:45 to go 
• Bonae Holston extends the lead to three with a jumper, but not before GT's Tjasa Gornar hits a three to tie the game 7-7
• Walthour goes to the FT line and hits one of two and the Yellow Jackets lead by one
• Eric Donovan gets a lay-up and NC State leads 9-8 with 16:05 to play
• Frida Fodgemark hits a three-pointer and starts to open up its offensive valve - now lead 11-9
• The Wolfpack's Krystal Barrett gets one back but after few runs up and down the court by both teams, it's Walthour who hits a jumper - Yellow Jackets lead 13-10 with 14:20 to play
• GT gets another two from Marshall as the Wolfpack struggle to find its offense with missed shots and lay-ups not playing to their favor
• Tasler misses a three-pointer and the Yellow Jackets' Laquannisha Adams hits another two-pointer and GT leads by 7 - 17-10 with 12:21 to go
• Dawn Maye scores and the Yellow Jackets is now nine points as State has not hit a basket for almost three minutes
• State's Holston goes to the line and claims one point back but Mo Bennett scores on GT's ensuing possession and the lead is now 21-11 with 11:02 to play
• NC State's Myisha Goodwin-Coleman gets her first three-pointer of the game and cuts the Yellow Jackets lead to seven
• Another contributor to the GT offense, Chelsea Regins scores two and the Yellow Jackets lead 23-14 with 10:24 to go
• The Wolfpack still struggle on the offense but Burke finally gets one to drop - GT leads 23-16 now
• GT misses a few opportunities but State can't take advantage of it as Tasler turns it over - 23-16 for GT with 7:59 to play in the half
• State scores two and then Walthour hits a three and GT now leads 26-18
• Marshall adds to the lead which now extends back to 10 points
• Georgia Tech shooting 65% and Fodgemark hits another three-pointer and GT leads 31-18 with 6:17 to play
• NC State's 25% shooting performance so far is the obvious reason for not generating enough offense to stay close so far
• A lay-up by Sasha Goodlett for GT and a missed shot by Goodwin-Coleman lets Marshall add to the lead which is now 16 points - 35-19 with 5:10 to play 
• Not the same game for the Wolfpack's Kastanek as she is still scoreless in the half - a big reason why NC State is trailing by 17 now
• Goodwin-Coleman hits two FT's and State now trails by 15 points with 4:02 to play
• State playing the zone defense and trying to spread GT's offense out
• Marshall scores on consecutive scores for the Yellow Jackets while Goodwin-Coleman scores a few FT's - Georgia Tech leads 39-23
• NC State not being aggressive in the end and Goodlett scores an easy lay-up
• Burke comes back with two points for State - now trailing 46-27 with 2:35 to play
• Bennett with a jumper for the Yellow Jackets and Burke gets fouled on the next possession
• Burke scores both at the FT line - GT leads 46-32 with 1:25 to play in the half
• State goes back to single coverage but Goodlett scores in the paint uncontested and State tries to get one last score before the end of the half - Yellow Jackets leading 48-32 with 19 seconds to play
• Goodwin-Coleman missed the jumper and GT has possession - Marshall drives the lane and puts GT ahead by 18 points at the half

Interesting notes at the half:

Georgia Tech -22-32 (68.8%) - leading scorer - Tyaunna Marshall - 16 points

NC State -  9-31 (29%) - leading scorer - Myisha Goodwin-Coleman - 11 points

**Key factor to consider - NC State's Marissa Kastanek - 2 points

 2nd half:

• NC State starts in a zone defense but GT still hits a jumper and now leads 52-32
• State comes down and continues to struggle from the field missing on two attempts for inside and beyond the arc
• Goodlett comes down and scores another two points in the paint
• Holston scores a jumper to keep the GT lead at 20 points with 17:55 to play
• Goowin-Coleman scores and Walthour trade baskets - GT lead remains at 20 points with 16:47 to play
• Burke drops a jumper for the Wolfpack - GT leads 56-38
• Now leading 60-40, Georgia Tech looks to be cruising along while the Wolfpack is not improving its offensive output to make a dent into the Yellow Jackets' lead
• The shots that NC State was hitting against Duke are not dropping against Georgia Tech - regardless of how well the Yellow Jackets are shooting
• A three-pointer by Walthour and now the lead is at 26 points for Georgia Tech
• The Wolfpack's pace is noticeably slower and allowing Georgia Tech to continue to move the ball around the perimeter and inside - currently on a 14-2 run leading 76-42 with 8:36 to play
• Kastanek finally score her second basket of the game on a layup in the paint
• As the game has progressed, it seems that the regular substitutions that Georgia Tech has been making has created match-up and consistency problems for the Wolfpack causing coach Harper to substitute accordingly
• Georgia Tech going through first stretch of missing shots - leading 78-55 with 5:56 to play
• Holston scores one of two from the FT line
• Georgia Tech's Maye scores one  from the FT line as well to follow-up
• Another jumper by Maye and Georgia Tech's lead is now 81-48 with 4:15 to go
• Kiana Evans comes in for the Wolfpack and scores to FT shots as GT lead is now 83-51
• The Yellow Jackets shooting during the second half has cooled but NC State's hasn't got better and allow GT to keep cruising along
• Kastenek hits a jumper and is fouled - she hits the Ft shot and has 10 points for the game
• Creating a turnover, the Wolfpack scores a transition basket from Tasler - 83-56 with under two minutes to play
• Georgia Tech's current 27-point lead ties the largest margin-of-victory total if they finish that way
• Wolfpack still scrapping as they score under the basket and get the foul - Evans finish the three-point play - trailing 83-59 with 1:36 to play
• With under a minute to play Georgia Tech continues to add to its lead - 87-59 
• With final possession NC State scores the last basket of the game - loses 87-59 to the Yellow Jackets

 Final: Georgia Tech 87, NC State 61

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ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #1 Duke Blue Devils vs #9 NC State Wolfpack

ACC WBB Tournament: NC State upsets Duke 75-73, advances to semi-final

The ninth-seeded NC State Wolfpack (18-14) continued to make headlines as they held off the two-time defending Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion Duke Blue Devils (24-5), in a 75-73 victory on Friday that landed them.

In-Game notes:

The top-seeded Duke Blue Devils play their first game in the 2012 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament and will take on the #9 seed, the NC State Wolfpack.

The Wolfpack are coming off an emotional 74-71 come-from-behind victory over Florida State on Thursday.

The all-time Tournament series between both teams sits in NC State's favor, 5-3, with Duke notching the most recent win, 70-60, back in March 2010.

However, Duke has won 24 out of the last 28 games, and 16 of the last 17 games between the two teams.

Should be a great one for Triangle-area and ACC basketball fans to watch.

 

Duke warms up before tip-off - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

Tip-off in 10 mins.

1st half:

• Duke gets the tip but NC State steals the ball and goes down as Bonae Holston puts NC State up early 2-0

 

NC State scores the first basket vs Duke - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

• Chelsea Gray comes back down and hits a two-pointer near the line to tie it up 2-2
• After the Wolfpack can't convert, Shay Selby comes down and hits a short jumper to extend the lead
• Holston returns with a bucket of her own and it's tied with 17:43 to play
• Elizabeth Williams gets her first block of the game on Myisha Goodwin-Coleman's shot attempt
• Duke can't score on its possession and Goodwin-Coleman hits a three and the Wolfpack leads by three points, 7-4
• NC State working the ball on the offense as Duke is in single coverage, but they take an offensive foul
• Gray takes a three-point attempt but it hits the front of the rim and Goodwin-Coleman does the same thing at the other end as Gray grabs the rebound
• Gray comes down and drives the lane and is fouled by State's Marissa Kastanek - Wolfpack still leads 7-4 with 15:07 to play in the half
• Gray at the line after the timeout - she misses them both and NC State gets the ball
• Duke begins the press to try  to force NC State to turn it over - they do, but Kastanek steals it back and scores an easy lay-up
• At the other end, Williams scores on her own lay-up but misses on the bonus FT she got on the play - still a three-point game in NC State's favor 9-6 with 13:53 to go
• Shay Selby comes down and misses a shot but Kody Burke extends the Wolfpack lead to seven with a three-pointer after Goodwin-Coleman scored on a FT - Wolfpack leads 13-6
• Selby hits her next attempt and cuts the lead to five which is then followed up by a lay-up from Williams - NC State now leads 13-10 with 12:15 to play
• The Wolfpack's Holson drops a jumper and State stays in control of the lead
• Williams is getting double-teamed inside and having trouble finding room to move in the paint - Wolfpack leads 15-10 with 11:09 to go
• Duke inbounding as Gray gets it to Allison Vernerey and Gray gets it back and scores beyond the arc as the shot clock runs down
• State misses on their possession and Tricia Liston drives the lane and score but now basket - offensive foul
• Goodwin-Coleman misses a long one and Gray drives to the basket and draws the foul - she hits 1-2 at the FT line
• Holston extends the lead to three, but Haley Peters erases it with a three - 17-17 with 9:32 to play 
• NC State takes the lead again on a lay-up from Holston
• Duke can't score on its possession and the Wolfpack looks to continue building on its 19-17 lead
• After Duke gets it back, both teams trade baskets from Emili Tasler and Vernerey
• The scoring continues with a three from Kastanek and a two from Selby - NC State leads 24-21 with 6:57 to go in the half
• The Blue Devils have the ball and find Liston open who hits her first three-pointer of the game
• The Wolfpack answers back with two and still keep the lead, 26-24
• Duke misses and gets offensive rebounds until Gray scores two
• The Wolfpack not letting up and score another basket from Erica Donovan
• Liston tries to penetrate but Tasler is in her face and no calls to be made
• NC State still leads but the Blue Devils force a turnover to move the ball down the floor
• Vernerey goes up for the lay-up but is fouled - will be shooting for with Duke still trailing by three points 29-26 with 3:59 to go in the half
• After the timeout, Vernerey drops one of two from the line
• Gray steals the ball for an easy two points and she does it again but can't hold on to it 
• NC State's Tasler forces the turnover and the Wolfpack score two 
• Gray gets th ball again and ties the game up 31-31
• Kiana Evans scores a lay-up and the follow-up FT to put State up 34-31
• Gray keeps her hot hand and shortens the lead to one and helps to turn it over as Williams gets the rebound on State's missed attempt
• Gray drives to the paint and is aggressively fouled and goes to the floor
• She scores both from the FT line and Duke now leads 35-34 with 1:59 to play 
• NC State has possession and the Blue Devils foul off the ball - Wolfpack scores from the FT line as Donoavan drops both  shots to retake the lead 36-35
• With the Wolfpack pressing, Duke trying to find the open shot 
• Scheer tries and misses but it's rebounded by Ka'lia Johnson 
• The Blue Devils work the ball inside to Williams who scores a lay-up to regain the lead 37-36 with 47.4 seconds to go
•  Duke with the ball and working to eat up the clock but Burke takes its from Johnson at half-court but the Wolfpack doesn't score
• Johnson turns it over again, but Selby helps to contain the ball at half court as time runs down
• At the half, Duke leads NC State 37-36

Interesting notes at the half:

Duke - 15-30 (50%) - leading scorer - 16 points (6-8)

NC State - 14-36 (38.9%) - leading scorer - Bonae Holston - 10 points (5-8)

2nd half:

• Duke starts with the ball s Peters inbounds it to Gray
• NC State still in a single-coverage defense against the Blue Devils and playing aggressive in the paint
• Scheer scores tow from the FT line to put Duke up by three early
• Kastanek and Tasler working the ball inside to Burke whose lay-up attempt is blocked by Williams
• The Blue Devils push the ball up the floor quickly and Selby finishes it on a tip pass from Williams - Duke leads 41-36 with 18:44 to go
• The Wolfpack works it inside and Kastanek gets an open shot and scores to narrow the Duke lead to three points
• Selby gets fouled and scores two from the FT line to put Duke up by five but Holston comes down to score a baby jumper
• Williams gets two chances and rebounds but can't score
•  The Wolfpack comes back but a shot attempt hits the iron which is follow up by another missed attempt from Kastanek
• Duke building up its fouls against in the paint and State goes to the line as Krystal Barrett scores two points from the FT line - Duke leads 43-42 with 16:57 left
• With just as much traffic under the NC State basket, Williams gets some time on the FT line but can't drop them
• Teams trading possession on turnovers and steals before Holston puts State ahead 44-43 at 15:42
• Williams hits two and Duke now leads 
• Liston manages to keep the ball is after Holston was denied by Williams and passes it to Selby
• Selby gets it back to Liston who hits her first three-pointer of the half that puts the Blue Devils ahead 48-46
• Tasler scores a on a streaking lay-up play and the score is tied at the 14:20 mark 
• State tries to trap Duke at mid-court and Liston misses a three-point attempt but Williams tips the rebound out-of-bounds - score is tied 48-48 with 14:01 to play
• NC State inbounds and Tasler brings it up but Selby picks it off her and feeds Gray for the easy lay-up in transition
• Duke causes another State turnover and take it up the court and look inside to Williams who scores while triple-teamed - lead is 52-48 for the Blue Devils
• State can't score again and Selby turns it over and Selby finds Gray open again who puts another two points to extend the lead to six points - their largest lead of the game  - 54-48
• Duke spreading the defense to force the Wolfpack to make long passes and causes another turnover
• The Blue Devils don't score on their drive and Holston comes down to score for the Wolfpack
• Liston gets two points in the paint and still keeps the lead - 56-50 with 11:11 to play
• Gray inbounds from the baseline to Selby who looks to Peters, but she's called for traveling
• The Wolfpack trying to get back the energy and tempo with which it started with during the first half
• Kastanek gets it started with a fake left and a score to the right on the lay-up on Scheer
• Gray gets call for the charge and he Wolfpack gets a hard-earned basket from Tia Bell - Duke lead is only two points - 56-54
• Scheer changes that with a score from under the basket and gets a FT for her effort to boot
• Scheer misses it and the Blue Devils lead is 58-54 with under 10 minutes to play
• The Wolfpack's Burke scoops one in from the lane and give her team life after they cause Duke to turn it over
• Tasler makes it payoff as State now takes the lead with her successful three-pointer - Wolfpack leads 59-58 with 8:36 to play
• The Wolfpack boxes out on the defensive glass and gets the ball back but can't produce anything from it
• Selby brings it up for Duke and Vernerey eventually gets it to score two points
• At the other end of the floor, Vernerey grabs the rebound off Goodwin-Coleman's shot attempt and a scuffle for the ball finds the tall forward hitting the floor hard with her head - Duke leads by one with under eight minutes to play
• The Blue Devils bring the ball up as Kastanek covers Liston closely and the ball works down to Johnson who has the ball intercepted
• State can't score as Williams blocks a shot and Gray has the ball
• She makes her own left to right move and she scores the lay-up - Duke leads 62-59 with 6;52 to play
• Gray called for her second foul of the game and puts Goodwin-Coleman to the line
• Both FT's are good and State only trails by one
• Goodwin-Coleman takes it into her own hands, fronts Selby and drops a three-pointer to put State ahead 64-62 with 5:41 to go
• Gray scores a FT and Duke now trails by one
• State misses on their possession and Gray now brings it up but a missed shot gives State another chance
• Tight Blue Devils defense shots off a pass to Kastanek
• Peters misses a jumper and no rebound give State the opportunity for Holston to extend the lead to three points - 66-63 with 3:46 to play
• Goodwin-Coleman at the line and she hits both and extends the lead to five points
• Duke can't get a shot off and Kastanek comes back down to score again with a three - State leads 71-65 with 2:54 to play
• Kastanek is fouled and a timeout is called
• Kastanek hits both shots and the pressure is on Duke now
• Gray misses on a three-point attempt and Duke continues to try to penetrate and Gray does it again, scoring two points - Wolfpack leads 73-67 with 2:21 to play
• Duke presses deep but Goodwin-Coleman gets it to drive the lane before Vernerey blocks her shot
• NC State keeps possession
• Gray gets called for an off-ball foul - her third and sends Kastanek to the line
• The NC State guard does not miss and the Wolfpack leads 75-67 - its largest lead of the day
• The Blue Devils keep the ball moving trying to find the open shot and Liston hits it and coach Joanne McCallie calls a timeout - a five-point game now
• Duke presses deep but State breaks it and Burke has the ball stripped and Duke has the ball again
• Liston hits another three-pointer and Duke trails by two with 1:11 to go
• Tasler and Goodwin-Coleman trhing to bring it up but Duke is doubling and tripling on the defense
• A jump ball has it going State's way with 42.6 seconds left - Wolfpack leads 75-73
• Duke forces state to turn it over and Gray and then Liston try to drive the lane - shot doesn't drop and the Blue Devils foul on the rebound attempt
• Tasler misses her first with 15.9 seconds to play - and misses another - lead is still two for the Wolfpack - 75-73 with 12.8 seconds to play
• Duke with the ball and control of the shot clock and the game here
• State looking to trap in the middle but concedes the half-court - State fouls and Gray is shooting
• Gray misses the FT and State has the ball with 1.8 seconds to play
• Duke looking for the turnover on the upcoming inbounds
• Holston inbounds to Goodwin-Coleman who is uncontested
• That is it - State upsets #1 Duke and wins it

Final, NC State 75, Duke 73

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ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #8 Florida State Seminoles vs #9 NC State Wolfpack

ACC WBB Tournament: Wolfpack comes back to stun Seminoles, 74-7

 

The ninth-seeded NC State Wolfpack (17-14) staged an emotional comeback and beat the eighth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (14-17), 74-71, during opening-round play at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Basketball Tournament at...

In-Game Notes:

The #8 Florida State Seminoles take on the #8 NC State Wolfpack at the ACC Women's Basketball Championship taking place at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Thursday afternoon.

The Seminoles come into tournament play led by the conference's top rebounder, Natasha Howard (9.4 rpg) and points leader, Cierra Brevard (13.1 pp) while State will look to attack FSU's defense led by Marissa Kastanek (12.9 ppg) and Bonae Hoston ( 12.1ppg).

NC State is 2-0 against Florida State in ACC Tournament play, having last met in the 2007 quarter-finals.

The Seminoles beat the Wolfpack 67-64  during the two teams' only meeting earlier this season back in January.

Winner will match-up with the current two-time ACC Tournament and recently crowned regular season champions, the Duke Blue Devils, on Friday.

Tip-off in 10 mins.

 

NC State comes out onto the floor - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

1st quarter:

• Florida State wins the tip-off and looks to establish its offense early as Cierra Bravard scores the first basket of the game

#8 Florida State tips off against #9 NC State - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LL

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• State has trouble in getting two different shots away during their possession and FSU transitions down the court but can't score - still 2-0 for FSU
• State come back dwon and Myisha Goodwin-Coleman hits a three to put State ahead 3-2
• The Seminoles come down and miss and Marissa Kastanek hits her first three-pointer - NC State leads 6-2 
• Bravard comes back down and it's now 6-4 with 17:15 to go
• Kody Burke drops her first basket of the game and the Wolfpack leads 8-4
• Florida State fights back and evens the score 8-8 with under 16 minutes to play
• NC State playing man on the defense and the Seminoles can't drop a basket on three different attempts in the paint until Natasha Howard puts one down - FSU leads 10-8 with 14:13 to go
• The individual battles going on are making this game out to be a tough, gritty one so far
• Deluzio calling for it for the Seminoles and she drops one to extend the Seminoles lead to 13-8 with 12:35 remaining
• Both teams trading baskets as State pulls to within five points as FSU lead 17-12 with 11:13 remaining in the half
• Bravard gets a lay-up but is trumped by Kastanek's three-pointer as Florida State now leads 19-15
• Florida State's offense still earning baskets against the Wolfpack single coverage defense as these two teams continue to battle - Seminoles lead 23-15 at the 8:40 mark
• Deluzio drives the basket and gets the foul - she drops the FT and puts the Seminoles up 26-18
• Not to be outdone, NC State's Goodwin-Coleman hits a three-pointer to shorten the lead to five - 26-21
• State with possession comes up the floor - Burke misses a baby lay-up but gets her own rebound and finds Goodwin-Colemen but shot clock runs out
• Bravard drives the basket at the other end and is fouled - she hits both FT's - Seminoles now lead 28-21 with 6:50 to play
• The Wolfpack is making the Seminoles earn their points on the line and they oblige shooting 6-9 currently and leading by eight - 29-21
• Great outlet pass by the Wolfpack's Emili Tasler to Kastanek on the fast break and she scores the easy lay-up - Pack trails by six with 5:47 to go
• State switches the defense to zone and Natasha Howard hits a jumper and while State can't covert at the other end, Deluzio makes a baseline drive to score another two - FSU now leads 33-26
• FSU applying the zone defense as well but State's Kim Durham hits one from beyond the arc
• Deluzio has another shot to hit a three, but steps out-of-bounds
• NC State sets its offense up and Tasler inbounds - FSU has switched back to single coverage and Bonae Holston fights for two points and the foul - she misses the FT
• Florida State scores two straight baskets sandwiching a State turnover - now lead 38-28
• Holston scores again and the FSU lead is at eight - 38-30 with 2:18 to play
• After the Seminoles can't score on their possession, the Wolfpack moves the ball around and Durham finds an open Kastanek who scores on the play, gets fouled and drops the FT - cuts the FSU lead to five
• However, the Seminoles come back with a basket from Chastity Clayton - the Seminoles now lead 40-33 with 1:15 to go in the half
• State working hard to get another basket as the half is drawing to an end, and they do as Tia Bell narrows the lead to 40-35
• One last possession by the Seminoles allows Clayton to push the lead back up to seven at the half

At the half: Florida State 42, NC State 35

Interesting note of the half:

Florida State: 17-33 (51.5%) - leading scorer - Alexa Deluzio - 8 points

NC State: 14-29 (48.3%) - leading scorer - Marissa Kastanek - 13 points

2nd Half:

•  NC State takes advantage of having first possession as Holston scores and FSU leads 42-37
• Florida State working the offensive boards getting three chances to score as Bravard scores a lay-up in the paint - Seminoles now lead 44-37 with 18 minutes to play in the half
• Deluzio hits a three-pointer and pushes the FSU lead to 10 points
• NC State grinding to get a basket inside and get one on a nice inbound pass from Goodwin-Colemen to Kastanek
• The Wolfpack takes advantage of a Seminoles turnover and Tia Bell scores an easy lay-up - FSU leads 47-41 with 16;44 to play
• Kastanek hits a three and FSU can't convert and State's Goodwin-Coleman drops another three and we have a tie game - 47-47
• Deluzio matches with a three to put the Seminoles back ahead 50-47 but Bell scores a jumper as the Wolfpack trails by one
• Not to be outdone, Deluzio hits another three-pointer - FSU now leads 53-49 with 13:55 to go
• Deluzio keeps the hot hand for Florida Staet as she drains another shot and FSU defends State effectively to deny a score - now lead 55-49
• Wolfpack defense working hard to defend against penetration offense from Howard and an offensive foul by Bravard gives NC State the ball
• Kody Burke hits a FT and we have a five-point game with just under 12 minutes to play
• FSU throws it out of bounds and NC State has a chance to draw closer
• The Seminoles' Bravard is subbed out as she earns her 4th personal foul - might open up the middle for the Wolfpack
• NC State's Erica Donovan throws one up from beyond the arc and it's a two-point game
• Tough rebounding underneath the basket after FSU can't score and Holston scores to even the score at 55-55 with 9:39 to play
• Pack changes to a zone defense and denies any outside shot from the Seminoles and break up the court
• Goodwin-Coleman drives the top of the lane and kicks out to Kastanek who has all day - hits it clean with three and NC State now leads 58-55 with 9:08 to play 
• Delzuzio drives and gets the lay-up to re-take the lead for FSU
• The Wolfpack doesn't quit as Burke lays one up as well - Wolfpack leads 60-57
• Bravard is back in and drops a FT to narrow the lead by one
• NC State gets another two from Goodwin-Coleman
• Bravard answers with a lay-up - NC State leads by one - 62-61 with 7:22 remaining
• Wolfpack's Bell charged with an offensive foul on FSU's Howard and the score is tied 62-62
• FSU can't score and now defends NC State looking to retake the lead  - they do with Holston hitting an outside jumper 
• The Seminoles answer with a three-pointer from Howard and now FSU leads by one with 5:48 to go
• Deluzio goes to the FT line and scores both - Seminoles lead 67-64 with 5:10 to play
• Goodwin-Coleman answers with a three-pointer and the game is tied again with 5:02 left
• NC State playing close man coverage and making Deluzio earn the lay-up that she just made
• Howard is out for FSU and NC State has the ball trying to drive and tie the game trailing 69-67 
• Holston does just that as scores to tie it up 69-69 with 3:38 to play
• FSU scores two to go ahead but with the drive to the basket FSU's Howard denies Holston the chance to tie it - FSU leads 71-69 with 2:39 to go
• Full-court press by NC State forces FSU to throw it away - NCSU inbounds and sets up the offense
• Goodwin-Coleman at the point, passes it off and gets it back but forces a shot that misses
• The Seminoles can't convert on their possession and the Wolfpack gets a chance to tie it with under two minutes to play
• Tasler hits at three and NC State leads 72-71 with 56.3 seconds left to play as Howard misses her shot
• NC  State comes down with Goodwin-Coleman driving the lane on her own and the Wolfpack now leads 74-71 with 38.7 seconds left to go
• FSU with the ball and must hit a three to tie the game - they throw it out of bounds on the pass and must foul NC State to get it back
• Donovan goes to the line for NC State - she misses and FSU has a chance to tie it
• The Seminoles try to find Deluzio who gets an off-balance jumper off with no foul
• NC State rebounds it and Kastanek carries up the floor and stops before the basket to let time run out

Final: NC State 74, Florida State 71

NC State moves on to face the #1 Duke Blue Devils on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.

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ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #5 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. #12 Clemson Tigers

ACC WBB Tournament: North Carolina shuts down Clemson 90-51

 

The fifth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (20-10) handed the twelfth-seeded Clemson Tigers (6-22)  a licking, 90-51, during the opening game at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Basketball Tournament being played at...

In-Game Notes:

The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women's Basketball Championship Tournament kicks off four days of exciting NCAA women's college basketball action at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. beginning on Thursday.

The # 5 North Carolina Tar Heels begin their journey to the tournament final as they take on the #12 Clemson Tigers in the first game of the day.

The winner of this game will then meet the #4Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday.

Follow game action live here throughout the weekend.

Tip-off in 5 mins.

In-Game notes, photos, and more:

1st half:

ACC WBB Championship - North Carolina Tar Heels vs Clemson Tigers - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

•  Right off the tip Chay Segog puts the Tar Heels ahead 2-0
• Clemson comes right back with a basket of their own - 2-2
• Carolina hits another two and regain the lead 4-2 with 18:36 remaining in the half
• The Tar Heels go a on a run and are leading 9-4 with 16:52 to go
• After a few trips up and down the court, both teams are still trying to establish some type of consistent offensive rhtyhm
• Clemson battles to score a basket to narrow the Carolina lead to 9-6 with 15:23 to go
• The Tar Heels Waltiea Rolle finally drops two in to extend the Tar Heels lead to 11-6 as both teams struggle to score buckets while playing a tight defensive game so far
• Nikki Dixon drops the first three-pointer of the day for the Tigers as they inch closer and trailing by two - 11-9
• North Carolina finally gets their first stable set offense of the day and move the ball around effectively to find Brittany Rountree open for a wide-open three-point shot
• Tar Heels now lead the Tigers 16-11
• The Tigers scores one at the FT line
• Clemson defending with a 2-3 zone but North Carolina keeps the ball moving without missing a beat and Shannon Smith hits her first from beyond the arc and Carolina now leads 19-12
• The Tigers turn the ball over on their possession and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt scores an easy lay-up and gets the foul call
• Ruffin-Pratt doesn't score on the FT - Tarr Heels lead 21-12 with 9:55 to go
• The Tigers' Dixon keeps her hot hand and scores a jumper just inside the line as Clemson now trails by eight - 22-14
• Rountree drop another three-pointer and Clemson comes back with a lay-up 
• Rountree hits her second consecutive three and Carolina now leads 28-16 with 7:37 to go
• On the ensuing possession Clemson turns the ball over on a five-second violation as Krista Gross' tight defense on Shaniqua Pauldo gives her no options to move the ball in time
• Carolina still playing Clemson in single coverage forcing them to move the ball but the Tigers cannot generate any offense off the close individual coverage the Tar Heels are giving them
• The Tar Heels add another lay-up from Ruffin-Pratt makes it a 15-point lead with 6:14 to go
• North Carolina continues to find the open shot on the perimeter as Rountree hits yet another beyond the arc to extend the lead to 34-16
• Carolina extends the lead to 20 points - 38-18 with 3:29 to go as the crowd is 'dancing for their dinner' - food promo

Dancing for you dinner promo - Carolina fans get into it - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

•  Clemson scores one of two from the FT line but it is slow going for the Tiger offense against a Tar Heels team that looks to have this game under control so far
• The shooting cools off a little for both sides as the half enters the final two minutes
• Both teams taking points where they can find them as Carolina leads 44-21 with 1:08 to go
• Carolina working to get more points in the paint but missing on easy conversions while Clemson keeps earning FT opportunities to try to put a dent into the Tar Heels' lead
• With 25 seconds to go Carolina holds the ball for the final shot but Rountree misses a three but a 44-25 lead keeps the Tar Heels in firm control of this one going in the locker room

At the half: North Carolina 44, Clemson 25

Interesting note at the half:

North Carolina - 16-37 (43.2%) - leading scorer - Brittany Rountree (12 pts)

Clemson - 8-18 (44.4%) - leading scorer - Nikki Dixon (9 pts)

*Carolina scored 18 points in the paint and 17 off turnovers and the bench helped contribute 20 points

2nd half:

• Clemson start the half with the ball but still cannot generate enough speed and ball movement to effectively penetrate in the lane as Carolina continues to defend tightly 
• Ruffin-Pratt hits a jumper and the Tar Heels lead 46-25
• Clemson gets two but on consecutive possessions the Tar Heels score as Shegog's move in the paint extends the lead to 50-27 - 17:41 to go in the half
• Shegog is the center of attention for the Carolina offense this half as she's scored six points in the last three minutes
• Rountree continues to shoot the lights out from three-point land and Carolina leads 57-29 with 15:28 to go
• Both teams trade baskets and the score sits at 59-31 with 14:05 to go
• Tar Heels continue to move the ball around the outside, in and outside again before Krista Gross hits a clean jumper - Carolina leads 61-33 with 13 minutes to go 
• On the in-bounds play, Rountree hits another three
• As Clemson brings the ball upcourt, Danielle Butts makes a steal and scores an uncontested lay-up
• The Tigers turn it over again and She'la White brings it up and feeds Butts who scores and gets the foul
• Butts hits the FT and North Carolina now leads 69-33 with 11:53 to go 
• Butts continues to be the recipient of open opportunities in the paint and scores another two
• Carolina is currently on a 12-0 run as Rolle puts one in under the basket - North Carolina leads by 40 - 73-33 with 9:52 to go
• Rolle with another lay-up and Rountree with a another from beyond the arc and it's 78-35 for Carolina
• Clemson players looking really winded as the Tar Heels continue to push the pace in transition
• Carolina adds in a few more buckets from FT from Broomfield and a lay-up from Butts
• Trailing 84-37, Clemson's Pauldo finds room under the basket to score - 4:56 to go
• All Carolina starters have been sitting for a while now, but the bench is still getting it done
• Tigers find some energy to work the ball in the paint to score and make a steal or two
• Carolina lead 85-41 with 4:18 to go 
• Tigers' Kelly Gramlich steals the ball and drops two - Carolina leads by 52 right now - 85-43 
• As both teams work in their bench players the scoring pace has slowed as the Tar Heels lead stands at 88-51 with under a minute to play
• As time winds down, Carolina scores one final basket from Butts 

Final: North Carolina 90, Clemson 51

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