Showing posts with label Wolfpack. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
March Madness and Triangle-area teams ready to go
The 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament bracket was released by the Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee from Indianapolis, Ind. on Sunday.
The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #9 NC State Wolfpack
ACC WBB Tournament: Yellow Jackets sting Wolfpack, 87-61
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:
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
2nd 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
- 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
Friday, March 2, 2012
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
Thursday, March 1, 2012
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
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 moves on to face the #1 Duke Blue Devils on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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
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| #8 Florida State tips off against #9 NC State - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LL | C |
- 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
2nd Half: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
- 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
NC State moves on to face the #1 Duke Blue Devils on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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