The 17th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (3-0) concludes its current home stand on Sunday afternoon against Radford. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Highlanders is scheduled for 2 pm from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.


SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
-Disney Day. Cinderella and Mickey Mouse photos on the concourse. Halftime character parade of fans in Disney costumes, led by Cinderella and Mickey Mouse.
-First 200 fans will receive wolf ears.
-Kids zone: face painter, photo booth, poster making, coloring station.
-Postgame autographs with the entire team.
-Moore for Less ticket deal: four tickets, four hot dogs, and four drinks for $40.

SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS (2-0)
-Radford returns three starters from a 2017-18 team that went 24-9 overall, 15-3 in the Big South, and advanced to the second round of the Postseason WNIT.
-The Highlanders were selected to win the Big South this season.
-Savannah Felgemacher leads the team by averaging 22 points and 16 rebounds per game.
-The Highlanders defeated South Carolina State (61-31) and ETSU (79-64) to begin the season.
-Radford is coached by Mike McGuire, who is entering his sixth season in charge of the program.

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CANCUN, Mexico After moving up to the 15th spot in the latest Associated Press top-25 rankings and up to 13th in the USA Today poll, the NC State women's basketball team (4-0) takes its perfect record away from Raleigh for the first time when it competes at the 2018 Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya.

Competing in the Riviera division of the women's tournament, NC State will take on unbeaten Michigan State (3-0) on Nov. 22 at 6:30 pm ET before concluding tournament action against George Washington on Nov. 23 at 4 pm ET. Both games will be streamed on CBS College Sports Live.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS (3-0)
-Return four starters from a team that went 18-15 last season and advanced to the third round of the postseason WNIT.
-Four players average double figures, with Jenna Allen's 14.7 points per game leading the way.
-Outscoring opponents by an average of 22.7 ppg.
-Shooting .403 from three-point range this season.
-No. 24 nationally in scoring offense (86.0 ppg.).
-No. 21 nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.38).

SERIES HISTORY (MICHIGAN STATE LEADS 2-0)
-The teams have never met on a neutral site.
-In the last meeting, Michigan State defeated NC State 68-51 in Raleigh on Nov. 29, 2012.

The 15th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (5-0) picked up an impressive 78-74 victory over the previously unbeaten Michigan State Spartans (3-1) Thursday afternoon in both teams' opening action at the 2018 Cancun Challenge.

NC State led for 35:30 of the game's 40 minutes and four Wolfpack players scored in double figures while two (Kiara Leslie and Grace Hunter) registered double-doubles in the victory. Leslie scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds while Hunter recorded 16 and 11, respectively. Teammate Aislinn Konig added 16 and Erika Cassell chipped in 12 on 4-6 shooting and a perfect 4-4 mark from the free-throw line.

NC State shot 27-60 (.450) from the field, hit nine three-pointers, and went 16-21 (.762) from the FT line. The Wolfpack out-rebounded the Spartans 47-38 and held the 24th-ranked offense in the country 12 points below its season scoring average and nearly nine percentage points lower from three-point range

In a very exciting first half that featured three ties and seven lead changes, NC State shot 17-35 (.486) from the field and out-rebounded Michigan State 23-18 to take a 42-36 advantage into the locker room. The Wolfpack used a 14-0 run during the final 4:58 of the of the first quarter to turn a 12-11 deficit into a 25-12 lead. Michigan State responded in the second quarter, erasing NC State's advantage when Taryn McCutcheon hit a three with 4:12 remaining in the half to even the scores at 32 apiece.

NC State used a 10-4 run through the remainder of the half to reclaim its advantage heading into the break.

Michigan State pulled within two points (52-50) early in the third quarter before freshman Elissa Cunane manufactured a 5-0 run of her own. The center sank two free throws to make it 54-50 and then scored through contact and finished out a three-point play just a few seconds later to extend her team's advantage to 57-50. NC State took a 59-53 advantage into the final 10 minutes of action.

The Wolfpack would extend its lead as far as 11 (66-55) with 5:51 remaining in the game, but Michigan State mounted a furious comeback to force an exciting finish. The Spartans pulled within four points with 38 seconds remaining and forced an NC State turnover on the ensuing play. Gaines then scored a layup with 15 seconds remaining to cut NC State's lead to 74-72. Cassell hit two clutch free throws to extend it to 76-72 before Gaines responded again with a jumper that trimmed the Wolfpack's lead to 76-74.

Hunter then hit two free throws with one second remaining to seal the win.

NC State concludes play at the 2018 Cancun Challenge on Friday, Nov. 23 against reigning Atlantic 10 champion George Washington. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 pm ET with free live video coverage provided by the CBS Sports Network.

NC State now returns home to Raleigh for three straight games. The Wolfpack will first host a strong Michigan team in the 2018 ACC/B1G Challenge at Reynolds Coliseum on Thursday, Nov. 29.