Wolfpack to Wrap Up ACC Regular Season at Pittsburgh Sunday

Sunday, March 1

Pittsburgh, Pa.

2 PM

NC State

Pittsburgh

Wolfpack to Wrap Up ACC Regular Season at Pittsburgh Sunday

2/28/2026 10:33:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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RALEIGH – NC State will finish the ACC regular season on the road at Pittsburgh to face the Panthers on Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. The game at Petersen Events Center will be aired on the ACC Network. With a win, the Wolfpack will clinch a double bye for the Ally Women's Basketball Tournament next week.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State is 12-5 in the ACC in fourth place. A win for the Wolfpack on Sunday would clinch a double bye and the No. 4 seed in the ACC Tournament
NC State is No. 25 in the NET with three Quad 1 wins and four Quad 2 wins
NC State is third for the best average opponent NET ranking (74) in the country
Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.8) on 52.5 percent shooting (207-394) and rebounding (11.9), while also leading the league in rebounds and double-doubles (19). She is third in double-doubles and seventh in rebounds in the country
Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game and averages 16.4 points per game
Zamareya Jones has a team's most 61 3-pointers, while also averaging 14.4 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.3 blocks per game and a 52.8 (123-233) field goal percentage, while averaging 11.5 points per game
Three different Pack players rank in the top 20 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (4th - 16.8), Brooks (7th - 16.4) and Jones (16th - 14.4), and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 11.9) and Trygger (10th - 7.4)
NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (43.25) and defensive rebounds per game (31.0), which are sixth and fourth in the country, respectively

SCOUTING PITTSBURGH

Pitt was picked to finish 16th in the ACC Preseason Poll, finishing 13-19 overall and 5-13 in ACC play last season
This season, Pitt is 8-22 overall and 1-16 in the ACC
Mikayla Johnson leads the Panthers with 13.0 points per game
Fatima Diakhate paces Pitt with 8.8 rebounds per game and 44 blocks
Freshman Theresa Hagans Jr. has registered a team's most 113 assists and 49 steals and averages 12.6 points per game

LAST TIME OUT

NC State led in wire-to-wire ways to beat Wake Forest, 65-56 in the final home game of the regular season
Brooks paced the Pack with 17 points, four rebounds and three steals
Devyn Quigley registered a season-high 14 points off four 3-pointers and four boards off the bench
Pierre and Trygger each finished with double-doubles. Pierre earned her 19th of the season behind 10 points, 12 rebounds and two steals and Trygger logged her fifth behind 16 points, 10 rebounds and three assists
Rebounding proved to be the difference in the game, as the Pack outrebounded Wake Forest 39-26, while logging 16 offensive boards and dominating in points off second-chance opportunities, 22-2

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 12-2)

Sunday's game is the 15th of the all-time series with the teams playing one another each year since Pitt joined the ACC ahead of the 2013-14 season
The first game of the all-time series was in 1982, resulting in a 72-63 win for the Pack at home
NC State has a 10-game winning streak over Pitt
The Pack is 6-0 in games played at Pitt
Last year, the Pack won 83-67 at home. Brooks registered 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals, and off the bench, Mallory Collier logged six points and Jones had five

UPCOMING
NC State will play at the Ally Women's Basketball Tournament from Wednesday, March 4 to Sunday, March 8 at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. The full bracket will be released on Sunday night after the conclusion of regular season games.