The three-seed Wolfpack next hosts sixth-seeded Tennessee in the second round on Monday.

Round of 32 ready.

4 PM tip-off against the Vols on Monday! pic.twitter.com/qjOIveZBg1

— NC State WBB 🐺🏀 (@PackWomensBball) March 24, 2024

Wolfpack women's hoops will play at home one final time in 2023-24 when third-seeded NC State (28-6) faces off against sixth-seeded Tennessee (20-12) with an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 berth on the line.

Tip-off for that second round matchup between the Wolfpack and the Volunteers is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN, and live radio coverage will also be available on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh and on the GoPack and Varsity Network apps.

FAN INFO
Parking lots open at 2:30 p.m., and doors open at 3 p.m. Fans may park in the Coliseum Deck beginning at 2:30 p.m. Patrons are encouraged to continue to the top floors of the deck where there is plenty of available parking.

Parking for those with handicapped permits and NCAA parking permits will be located in the Jeter Bays lot directly adjacent to Reynolds Coliseum. This lot also opens to fans at 2:30 p.m., and anyone wishing to park here will need to have their handicap placard or NCAA parking permit displayed in their car.

Campus is operating on its regular class schedule on Monday. Parking could be limited, so please work with the parking staff on hand to assist you as needed.

SERIES HISTORY (Tennessee leads 12-3)

• Monday marks the 16th overall meeting between NC State and Tennessee. It will be the Pack's first time squaring off against the Vols in the NCAA Tournament.
• NC State and Tennessee matched up 11 times between the 1975-76 and 1985-86 seasons under legendary coaches Kay Yow and Pat Summitt.
• The teams are facing off for the first time since the 2004-05 season. In that game, played in the RBC Center as part of the Jimmy V Women's Classic, then top-ranked Tennessee won by a 64-54 score.
• Two of the Wolfpack's three wins in the series have come on its home floor. The team's last time hosting Tennessee was also its last win over the Vols, a 90-77 decision on Dec. 1, 1990.
• In total, NC State is 2-3 in true home games played against Tennessee.
• The Volunteers have won the last three in the series with the Wolfpack.
• Monday will be just the second time that a ranked NC State team matches up against an unranked Tennessee squad.

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WAKE UP BABE a new iconic Wes Moore quote just dropped. On characteristics of the Tennessee team.

He called it a "butt game." pic.twitter.com/0NmREg8Jf2

— Jadyn Watson-Fisher (@jwatsonfisher) March 24, 2024

3 NC State vs #6 Tennessee
4 p.m. ESPN
Eric Frede, Steffi Sorensen

Portland 4 Region, Reynolds Coliseum, North Carolina State University, Reynolds, NC
Announcers: Eric Frede/Steffi Sorensen
Tennessee vs. North Carolina State ESPN, 4 p.m.

Last one in the Old Barn.

⏰ 4 PM
🆚 Tennessee
📍 Reynolds Coliseum
ℹ️ https://t.co/RvG1vZkwtM pic.twitter.com/K4byU1MFep

— NC State WBB 🐺🏀 (@PackWomensBball) March 25, 2024

(6) Tennessee at (3) NC State
Women's College Basketball
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
4 pm ET
ESPN

@ericfrede (pbp) & Steffi Sorensen (analyst) #CBB #WBB #MarchMadness

(6) Tennessee at (3) NC State
Women’s College Basketball
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
4 pm ET
ESPN@ericfrede (pbp) & Steffi Sorensen (analyst) #CBB #WBB #MarchMadness

— Announcer Schedules (@announcerskeds) March 25, 2024

The squad has arrived!! @PackWomensBball is ready for a battle with Tennessee for a trip to the #Sweet16 #GoPack pic.twitter.com/yifDxFBURC

— Jeff Gravley (@JGravleySPORTS) March 25, 2024

Andrew said 6 minutes until tip off
Mississippi vs Notre Dame has 3:02 left

Might want to upload Varsity app

1Q
Media timeout
4:51
Tennessee 17
NC State 14

Jackson 5-7, 2-2 on 3 point shots

1Q
NC State 24
Tennessee 23

2Q
Tennessee timeout
5:20
NC State 37
Tennessee 29

2Q
Media timeout
4:57
NC State 37
Tennessee 29

Halftime
NC State 49
Tennessee 31

Final
NC State 79
Tennessee 72

Vs Tennessee
Free throws
14-19
73.7%

Wolfer79 said:

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Vs Tennessee
Free throws
14-19
73.7%

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Got to be a little better down the stretch than we were today from the line.

I just don't understand how we can play so well in the first half, then completely go away from what was working and then try to hold on. First half we were attacking the basket. 2nd half too much standing and dribbling around. Sure teams make adjustments but you have to keep playing the way you were that got you the big lead. It has happened too many times this season and almost cost us today.

Punched our ticket to Portland! #GoPack pic.twitter.com/1nR9LKhhkl

— NC State WBB 🐺🏀 (@PackWomensBball) March 25, 2024

The Wolfpack women's basketball team (29-6) is headed to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time in program history and the fourth time in the last five NCAA Tournaments after beating sixth-seeded Tennessee (20-13) by a 79-72 score in Monday afternoon's second-round showdown.

Four members of the Wolfpack reached double figures in the contest led by Aziaha James with a 22, a personal best for the junior in NCAA Tournament action. James additionally passed out a team-high seven assists while collecting three rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Saniya Rivers with 20 points, while freshman Zoe Brooks contributed 16 and River Baldwin posted 11. Baldwin additionally grabbed seven rebounds while tossing in a pair of blocked shots.

In what was the first-ever NCAA Tournament matchup between two storied programs, the Pack put together a 34-8 run stretching from 1:50 in the first quarter to 9:10 in the third period that pushed NC State ahead by a game-high 20 points.

After trailing by as many as six points in the opening frame at 23-17, the Wolfpack held the Lady Vols scoreless over the next 4:17 of action while firing the final seven points of the first period and the first six of the second. The 13-0 spurt within the 34-8 run erased the Pack's six-point deficit and reversed it into a seven-point edge, the largest by either team to that point.

NC State outscored Tennessee 25-8 in the second period, taking an 18-point lead into the locker room at halftime. While the Wolfpack's lead was pushed to 20 points after a Mimi Collins layup to open the half, the Lady Vols fought back to a single-digit deficit at the end of the third quarter, limiting NC State to just nine points in the frame.

Tennessee worked the Wolfpack's lead down to as few as two points in the fourth after a 7-0 run, but a quick 5-0 spurt from James that included a runner and a three-pointer stretched the lead back to seven.

NC State's defense limited the Lady Vols to just three field over the final 4:15 of play, outscoring Tennessee 14-9 and advancing the Pack to the second weekend of tournament play.

The Wolfpack men's basketball team punched its ticket to the next round on Saturday, making this the third season in school history (1985, 1989, 2024) that both teams advanced to their respective Sweet 16s. NC State joins Duke as the two ACC schools with both of its programs playing in this year's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

The Wolfpack heads to Portland, Ore., for regional action where it will face second-seeded and fourth-ranked Stanford on Friday, March 29. The tip-off time and television designation for that Round of 16 contest will be posted on the GoPack schedule page when available.

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