Pack Falls to No. 1/1 South Carolina at Ally Tipoff

Sunday, November 10

Charlotte, N.C.

3 PM

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NC State

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Pack Falls to No. 1/1 South Carolina at Ally Tipoff

11/10/2024 5:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NC State women's basketball fell to No. 1/1 South Carolina, 71-57, at the Ally Tipoff played at the Spectrum Center. Trailing by as many as 20 late in the third quarter, a Zamareya Jones layup cut the deficit to seven with 4:39 left in the game, but the Gamecocks closed out the contest on a 7-2 run.

NC State shot 41.5 percent from the field and was 40.0 percent from beyond the arc, going 6-for-15. Three Pack scored in double digits led by Jones' 16 points.

The Pack and Gamecocks went toe-to-toe in the first quarter, with NC State getting the first points of the game off a triple. At the media timeout, the score was tied at 10-10 with three minutes left to go in the first. The Gamecocks led 17-14 at the end of the first quarter.

NC State got out of a scoring drought at the beginning of the second quarter, as Aziaha James made two free throws, which ignited an 11-0 run. After a James layup off a SC turnover, the Pack led 25-21 with 6:28 left in the half. The Gamecocks got on a run of their own, an 11-1 one, while the Pack were in a five-minute drought from the field, but Mallory Collier came up with two quick layups. Overall, the Gamecocks outscored the Pack 22-16 in the second quarter, as NC State trailed, 39-30 at the half.

SC kept the momentum rolling with a 3-pointer in the beginning of the second half, but Zoe Brooks answered with back-to-back layups. After a 9-4 run by the Gamecocks to open the second half, the Pack took a timeout, down 48-34 with 7:12 left in the third. The Pack trailed by as many as 20 after not being able to make a field goal for seven minutes with 2:27 left in the third. After a 3-pointer by Jones with 30 seconds left in the frame, the Pack went into the final quarter down, 58-43.

The Pack opened the fourth quarter on 7-2 run to cut the deficit to 10 after Jones' third 3-pointer of the game. Down 60-50 with 6:56 left in the game, the Gamecocks called a timeout. Jones hit her fourth triple of the game off a SC turnover and followed that up with a driving layup off another Gamecock turnover to come within seven points. With 4:39 left in the game, the Pack trailed 62-55. That was the closest NC State could get, as the Gamecocks closed the game out on a 9-2 run to defeat the Pack, 71-57.

PACK FACTS

Jones logged a team-high 16 points with four triples in 28 minutes off the bench
James tallied 13 points with three assists and three steals
Brooks scored in double digits for the second consecutive game with 11 points off 5-of-8 from the field
Saniya Rivers registered seven boards, three blocks and one steal with four points
Tilda Trygger played 22 minutes off the bench with two points, three boards and one steal
All 12 available players saw time on the court

UPCOMING
NC State will be back in Reynolds Coliseum on Thursday, Nov. 14 to take on Kent State at 7 p.m. on ACCNX.