Having now won 11 straight non-conference games in Reynolds Coliseum, NC State will now shift its focus to the final leg of its four-game homestand with a Sunday afternoon matinee against Rhode Island on deck on Nov. 19. Tip-off for this weekend's tilt between the Wolfpack and Rams is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

Before hitting the road for its annual Thanksgiving holiday tournament, 14th-ranked Wolfpack women's basketball (3-0) is set to host Rhode Island Sunday afternoon to close out its stretch of four home games in a row.


Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Rams is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. Doors open at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on ACCNX, and live radio coverage will also be available on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh and on the Varsity Network App.

SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 1-0)
Sunday marks just the second all-time meeting between NC State and Rhode Island. It will be the first matchup between the squads since Dec. 29, 1988, nearly 35 years.

That sole matchup between the Wolfpack and the Rams also took place on NC State's home court, with the team winning 79-49 in that contest.

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URI at North Carolina State ACC Network Extra, 2 p.m.

Spending another Sunday at home!

⏰ 2 PM
🆚 Rhode Island
📍 Reynolds Coliseum
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— NC State WBB 🐺🏀 (@PackWomensBball) November 19, 2023

1Q
Rhode Island 17
NC State 13

Halftime
Rhode Island 30
NC State 26

3Q
media timeout
4:57
Rhode Island 41
NC State 38

3Q
Rhode Island 48
NC State 46

4Q
Media timeout
3:52
Rhode Island 56
NC State 55

Final
NC State 67
Rhode Island 58

NC State women's basketball improved to 4-0 for the 10th time in 11 seasons of the Wes Moore era as it came from behind to defeat visiting Rhode Island 67-58 on Sunday afternoon.

The Wolfpack scored 14 of the final 16 points of the contest to go in front for good with 3:38 remaining in a game that featured seven lead changes. The Pack limited Rhode Island to 1-of-9 shooting over the final five minutes while shooting 5-of-7 itself in that same time span. NC State shot a blistering 72.7 percent (8-of-11) in the fourth quarter.

NC State had four players score in double figures Saniya Rivers (19), Aziaha James (17), Mimi Collins (10) and Zoe Brooks (10). Rivers had a near triple-double with a team-leading seven assists and six steals on the afternoon.

Collins led the team in rebounds with 11, her first double-double as a member of the Pack. She also hit the 1,000 career point mark, having scored 267 of those in her last two seasons at NC State.

In the first half, NC State dug itself out of a 10-point hole to trail by four (30-26) at the break. After taking a timeout with the score at 23-13 in Rhode Island's favor (9:02, 2Q), NC State scored on three possessions in a row and went on an 8-0 run to bring it back as close as two points in the second quarter. The Wolfpack held the Rams scoreless for nearly six minutes during that run.

At the start of the third quarter, NC State's paint attack sent it to the free throw line quite a few times to keep the team within striking distance. The team took a brief lead with 1:12 remaining in the third quarter, but the Rams hit a three to end the period to go back in front. NC State never trailed by more than three in the opening phases of the fourth quarter before going on its run to take the lead and close out the win.

NC State will play its first games away from home this coming week as it makes the trip to St. Thomas, USVI for the 2023 Paradise Jam. The Wolfpack will take on Kentucky on Thursday, Nov. 23, Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 24 and fifth-ranked Colorado on Saturday, Nov. 26 with all three contests set to be streamed on ESPN+.


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Rhode Island beat #25 Princeton today 60-58