29.8 seconds left
19 on shot clock
Virginia Tech ball
Virginia Tech 55
NC State 54

22.3 seconds left
Virginia Tech 57
NC State 54
NC State ball

final in overtime
Virginia Tech 83
NC State 71

The Wolfpack turns its attention to a highly-anticipated matchup as it travels to top-ranked Louisville on Monday, Feb. 1. Tip-off from the KFC Yum! Center is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

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The @bc_wbb at @CanesWBB game scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 31, has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18.

The @ClemsonWBB at @PackWomensBball game on Feb. 11, has been moved to 4 p.m. on RSN.

https://t.co/CupBYvE6Nk

After defeating No. 1 South Carolina in December, @PackWomensBball will have another crack at the top team on Monday.

Whether or not Elissa Cunane, who missed the last two games, can play is the most important factor.
@rachelbilenki

The second-ranked NC State women's basketball team (11-1, 6-1 ACC) is set for its second road matchup of the season with the nation's top-ranked team as it visits No. 1 Louisville (16-0, 9-0 ACC) on Monday evening. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Cardinals is set for 7 p.m. from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will be on the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (16-0, 9-0)
Ranked in the top five of the AP poll every week this season and spent the last two weeks at a program-best No. 1
Stands at first in the conference with its perfect record on the season and in league play
11-0 at home this season and on a 14-game overall home winning streak
Team leads the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.32, 15th nationally), scoring margin (+21.8, 8th nationally), scoring offense (82.5, 12th nationally), three-point field-goal defense (.253, 30th nationally), and turnover margin (+3.4)
Reigning ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans leads the way for four double-digit scorers for Louisville. Her 19.5 points per game paces the conference

SERIES HISTORY (Louisville leads 8-3)
Monday marks the 12th meeting between NC State and Louisville.
The Cardinals are currently on a six-game winning streak in the series. NC State's last win came on the road in a 72-70 overtime thriller on Feb. 2, 2017.
NC State has faced Louisville a total of three times in the KFC Yum! Center. That 2017 victory is the Pack's only road win in the series with the Cardinals.
The squads last squared off during the 2019-20 regular season in what was also a top-10 matchup. Louisville came away from Raleigh with the 66-59 win, snapping the Pack's 16-game home winning streak.

ELITE MATCHUPS
Monday marks the fourth meeting in a row that NC State and Louisville will face off as a pair of top 10 teams.

Six out of the 11 previous matchups between NC State and Louisville have occurred when both teams were ranked in the national top 25. Last season's game marked the only time that the Pack has been the higher ranked team in its matchups with the Cardinals.

2/2/17 #19 NC State at #9 Louisville W, 72-70 (OT)
3/3/17 #17 NC State vs. #14 Louisville L, 58-59
3/3/18 #23 NC State at #4 Louisville L, 59-64
2/28/19 #10 NC State at #3 Louisville L, 62-92
3/9/19 #9 NC State vs. #3 Louisville L, 68-78
2/13/20 #4 NC State vs. #9 Louisville L, 59-66

https://gopack.com/news/2021/1/31/womens-basketball-2-nc-state-set-for-monday-night-showdown-at-top-ranked-louisville.aspx

University of Louisville women's basketball plays the last of three straight games at the KFC Yum! Center when they host No. 2 North Carolina State (11-1, 6-1) on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET. The game will broadcast on ESPN2 and 790-AM WKRD.



Tickets and parking for the originally scheduled NC State game will be valid on Monday night.

Louisville is 16-0 to start the season, which marks the second best start in program history. The Cardinals started a program-record 20-0 in 2017-18. With NC State and UConn's losses on Thursday night, Louisville is the only undefeated team in the AP Top 25.

UofL is 9-0 to start ACC play and with a win on Monday night will tie their best ever start in ACC play. They started a program-best 10-0 in 2015-16 and 2019-20. In 2013-14, the Cardinals had their best ever start in conference play when they started 11-0 in their lone season in the American.

Eleven of 16 wins came in the month of January, which marks the most ever in the first month. The previous mark was nine in 2015-16 (9-0) and 2019-20 (9-0). UofL played 11 games in January, which is the most in head coach Jeff Walz's tenure in the first month of the year. UofL played a program-high 12 games in January in 1979-80 (5-7) and 1981-82 (7-5).

UofL led all 40 minutes in their last two wins, a 79-76 win over Miami and a 79-68 win over North Carolina. They also led wire-to-wire in wins over Eastern Kentucky and DePaul.

The Cardinals are 4-0 as the No. 1 team with a scoring margin of +7.3. In their first 12 games before reaching No. 1, their scoring margin was +26.6.

UofL leads the ACC and ranks 10th in the country with a 79.2 free throw shooting percentage. In ACC play, they are shooting an impressive 86.3 percent (88-102), which also leads the league. The top six leading scorers are all shooting above 76.5 percent from the stripe and combined they are shooting 83.8 percent (165-197).

In the last three games, Elizabeth Balogun is averaging 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists, while shooting 63.2 percent from the floor and 8-12 (.667) from deep. She has scored in double figures in three straight games and six times this season.

After shooting 3-19 (.158) from deep in the first nine games, she is 15-31 (.484) in the last seven and has at least one 3-pointer in all seven games. She is averaging 10.3 points in those seven games after averaging 3.9 in first nine games.

ABOUT THE WOLFPACK

NC State is 11-1 overall and 6-1 in ACC play. They are coming off their first loss of the season, an 83-71 overtime loss at Virginia Tech on Thursday. The Wolfpack went 21 days without a game and played the Hokies twice in a week, coming from behind to win 89-87 last Sunday before falling on Thursday. NC State has played the last two games without Elissa Cunane, who ranks fifth in the ACC with 16.2 points per game and 10th with 7.5 rebounds per game. Her 58.2 field goal percentage ranks third in the league. Jakia Brown-Turner ranks 15th in the ACC with 14.6 points per game and the Wolfpack feature six scorers with more than 8.7 points per game. Raina Perez (2.59) and Brown-Turner (2.31) rank one and two in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio, and Perez ranks third with 4.8 assists per game. The Wolfpack rank first in the league in field goal percentage (.486) and field goal percentage defense (.347). They rank second to Louisville in scoring offense (81.8) and scoring margin (+18.7).

Series History - UofL is 8-3 all-time against NC State and 2-1 at the KFC Yum! Center. They are 8-1 since joining the ACC. Eight of the last nine games have been decided by 10 or less points, four by five or less points, and three by two or fewer. UofL's only loss to NC State since joining the ACC was at the KFC Yum! Center (L, 72-70) on 2/2/17. The Cards have won six in a row since.

The Last Meeting (Feb. 13, 2020) - Jazmine Jones scored 19 points and No. 9 Louisville locked down defensively to win at No. 4 North Carolina State 66-59. Kylee Shook had 10 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for the Cardinals, who arrived sitting a game back of the Wolfpack and coming off a rare set of consecutive losses. But Louisville handled the pressure of playing in front of a sellout crowd with composure, both in knocking down 48 percent of its shots, and more importantly, in taking the Wolfpack completely out of rhythm.

GAME FACTS
Date: Monday, Feb. 1
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center
TV: ESPN2 (Ryan Ruocco, play-by-play; Rebecca Logo, analyst; Holly Rowe, sideline)
Radio: 790-AM WKRD (Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst)
Last Meeting: W, 66-59 (Feb. 13, 2020 at NC State)
Series History: 8-3 (W6, 2-1 Home, 3-1 Away, 3-1 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 1st Associated Press, 1st USA Today
Next UofL Game: Thursday, Feb. 4 at Boston College

https://gocards.com/news/2021/1/31/womens-basketball-no-1-louisville-hosts-nc-state-on-big-monday.aspx

1st quarter
NC State 18
Louisville 18

halftime
NC State 29
Louisville 25

3rd quarter
NC State 49
Louisville 44

final

NC State 74
Louisville 60

For the second time this season, @PackWomensBball has taken down No. 1.

Perez: "We can go as far as we want. Beating another No. 1 team motivates us and I'm happy and excited to see where we can take this."
@bryanpyrtle
https://t.co/nrQMga9wVL

The Wolfpack returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 7 as it wraps up its three-game road stint with the short trip to take on rival North Carolina. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.

Technician

Another week, another No. 1 win. After @PackWomensBball's win over top-ranked Louisville, @TristanrTucker offers his takeaways since the team's return to the court.

Elissa Cunane's return
Impact of Raina Perez
Loss to Virginia Tech
Toppling No. 1 twice

While @PackWomensBball has the momentum entering Sunday's game, recent contests against the Tar Heels have been tight with each of the last three matchups being decided by eight points or less, and the two schools splitting the last four games.
https://t.co/mCFwc6Sm06

The fourth-ranked NC State Wolfpack (12-1, 7-1 ACC) will wrap up its stretch of three-straight road contests on Sunday afternoon as it makes the short trip to rival North Carolina (8-8, 3-8 ACC). Tip-off from Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill is scheduled for 2 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.

SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS (8-8, 3-8)
Stands at 12th in the league in front of just Boston College
Ranked second in the league behind NC State in field-goal percentage defense, limiting its opponents to just .359 from the floor
Posted an 8-3 record in home games this season
Currently in the midst of a three-game losing streak, with its last victory coming on Jan. 24 at home against Notre Dame
Janelle Bailey leads the team with 14.1 points (20th in the ACC) and 8.3 rebounds (8th in the ACC) per game. Petra Holesinska also scoring in double figures with 13.4 points per game

https://gopack.com/news/2021/2/6/womens-basketball-fourth-ranked-pack-wraps-up-road-stretch-at-unc-on-sunday.aspx

1st quarter
unc-ch 19
NC State 16

halftime
unc-ch 37
NC State 30

3rd quarter
NC State 52
unc-ch 49

Media timeout, NC State trails UNC 64-58

3:58 left

final

unc-ch 76
NC State 69

For the majority of the game, @PackWomensBball struggled to put the ball in the basket, shooting just 39.4% from the field.

The shooting of UNC buried the Wolfpack, making 11 of 26 from deep, and hitting 50% of its first-half shots.
@wcthornhill
https://t.co/dWfpzb6eEq

NC State will return home for the first time since Jan. 24 as it welcomes Clemson to Raleigh on Thursday, Feb. 11. Tip-off from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum is scheduled for 4 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks.

After a disappointing loss to the Tar Heels, @PackWomensBball will look to rebound against a scrappy Clemson team.

Clemson is led by Delicia Washington, who averages a team-high 15.3 points per game.
@wadebowman_
https://t.co/lgzXsCLqJi

After playing its last three contests on the road, the fourth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (12-2, 7-2 ACC) makes its return to Kay Yow Court on Thursday afternoon as it hosts Clemson (10-7, 5-7 ACC). Tip-off from Reynolds Coliseum is scheduled for 4 p.m., with live television coverage provided by RSN (Fox Sports South in Raleigh).

Due to health and safety recommendations and current state guidelines, home NC State women's basketball games are closed to the public.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS (10-7, 5-7)
Tied for eighth in the conference with Virginia Tech
3-5 in road games played this season
Faced two ranked opponents so far this year, earning an overtime victory over then-No. 20 Syracuse on Jan. 24
Opened the year with six straight victories and won eight of its first nine games. Won just one of its six ACC contests since then
Leads the conference (17th nationally) in offensive rebounds with 16.0 per game
Ranked third in the league in both three-point field-goal percentage defense (.291) and rebound margin (+8.2)
Delicia Washington leads the way for three Clemson scorers averaging double figures, with her 15.4 points per game ranking eighth in the conference
Kendall Spray ranked second in the ACC with an average of 3.1 made three pointers per game

https://gopack.com/news/2021/2/10/womens-basketball-4-nc-state-returns-home-for-thursday-afternoon-matchup-with-clemson.aspx

final

NC State 86
Clemson 65

.@PackWomensBball bounced back from its loss at UNC with a 21-point win against Clemson.

Moore: "We're gonna get everybody's A-game and they're gonna come at us. We can't be on our heels. We've got to be ready to fight and battle"
https://t.co/x79QGJHwKw

The Wolfpack will be back in action on Monday, Feb. 15 as it hosts Notre Dame for its annual Play4Kay Game. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. from Kay Yow Court, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

While the game is closed to the general public, Wolfpack Nation can still be part of the Play4Kay Virtual Sellout. Purchase your tickets for that here.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/2/11/womens-basketball-4-wolfpack-cruises-past-clemson-to-remain-unbeaten-at-home.aspx