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: #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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