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#2 North Carolina St vs #1 Louisville - 3/07/21

Who will win this game?

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Evans hero ball didn't work. She had some nice drives and scores in Q4 but way too many missed shots overall.

3 point shooting stunk for both teams--NC St. 4-18 Louisville 4-16
 
Is it fair to say in a sweeping generalization that defenses have been much better than offenses when you look at the '20-'21 season? Sure seems like it to me. This was another low scoring, not real well executed grinder, seems par for the course. They say defense wins championships, but maybe this year whoever can consistently knock down some shots is gonna walk way with the hardware.
 
Raina Perez has said all season that she wanted to come to NC State to play in these kinds of big games Today she hit the biggest shot of the Wolfpack's season
 
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nickp91 said:
Raina Perez has said all season that she wanted to come to NC State to play in these kinds of big games Today she hit the biggest shot of the Wolfpack's season
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And according to her, a year ago at this time, she was not aware of NC State.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Is it fair to say in a sweeping generalization that defenses have been much better than offenses when you look at the '20-'21 season? Sure seems like it to me. This was another low scoring, not real well executed grinder, seems par for the course. They say defense wins championships, but maybe this year whoever can consistently knock down some shots is gonna walk way with the hardware.
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I tend to agree, and god help you (on the Boneyard at least) if you're the exception of a better offensive than defensive team, like Maryland or Iowa or DePaul
 
LETTERL said:
Final: NC State wins back-to-back ACC titles for the first time ever. 58-56.

What a great game!
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Congratulations to NC State; yet another milestone in what has become a Wolfpack WBB golden age. They only seem to get better each year. Is this the first time they've won both the regular season and conference titles?

I've given the ACC plenty of well-deserved grief this season for being disproportionately mediocre, but I have only the utmost respect for Wes Moore and what he's built, as well as for how the fans have responded. Far and away the best program currently in the historically WBB-rich state of North Carolina, and clearly as well the class of the ACC.

If I had a vote on the committee, I'd sure as heck have NC State as (at least) my last #1 seed, ahead of South Carolina regardless of whether SC wins their game today. Today's win gives NC State 3 wins now that are far better than any of SC's wins.
 
Plebe said:
Congratulations to NC State; yet another milestone in what has become a Wolfpack WBB golden age. They only seem to get better each year. Is this the first time they've won both the regular season and conference titles?

I've given the ACC plenty of well-deserved grief this season for being disproportionately mediocre, but I have only the utmost respect for Wes Moore and what he's built, as well as for how the fans have responded. Far and away the best program currently in the historically WBB-rich state of North Carolina, and clearly as well the class of the ACC.

If I had a vote on the committee, I'd sure as heck have NC State as (at least) my last #1 seed, ahead of South Carolina regardless of whether SC wins their game today. Today's win gives NC State 3 wins now that are far better than any of SC's wins.
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Louisville was the regular season winner, because they played two more games than NC State.
 
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Despite the shooting slumps at various times, I thought both teams competed hard, and it was for the most part a clean, intense, exciting game to watch--and both teams were executing down the stretch in the 4th quarter. Evans had an ACC tournament to forget, but there's always the NCAAs. It wasn't always pretty, but this is also the 3rd game in 3 days for both teams, so you get what you get.
 
On the first team for the ACCT, 2 NC State players (Crutchfield and Cunane) and 3 Louisville players (Evans, Van Lith and Smith).
 
ALL-ACC TOURNAMENT
First team
Elissa Cunane, NC State (MVP)
Kai Crutchfield, NC State
Dana Evans, Louisville
Kianna Smith, Louisville
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville

Second team
Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech
Emily Engstler, Syracuse
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Jewel Spear, Wake Forest
Cameron Swartz, Boston College
 
LETTERL said:
On the first team for the ACCT, 2 NC State players (Crutchfield and Cunane) and 3 Louisville players (Evans, Van Lith and Smith).
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That’s always an awkward look.

Who would have been the next selection from NC State, IYO?
 
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Plebe said:
That’s always an awkward look.

Who would have been the next selection from NC State, IYO?
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I would have at least put Raina Perez or Jada Boyd on 2nd Team. NC State didn't shoot well during the tournament...which is why neither Jones, Brown-Turner or Boyd were considered. It seems whoever produced the All-Tournament teams went strictly by scoring totals and overlooked the other statistics. Boyd had a big game against Virginia Tech and was a big reason we won that game.
 
Evans definitely made the all-tourney team based on reputation rather then her play. 14-47 shooting, 10 assists (none in the championship game) and 8 turnovers.
 
NC State wasn’t going to let Evans beat them. NC St swarmed with their length and blocked several of her passes from the paint that never reached able shooters. They played her well. She had to take 21 shots to score 15. 7-21. Credit Crutchfield & Co.
 
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LETTERL said:
No...but it was INTENSE. My heart was about to beat out of my chest.

I just knew when Evans released that last THREE that it would swish through the hoop.
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I thought the same
 
LETTERL said:
And according to her, a year ago at this time, she was not aware of NC State.
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That's the part of her story that makes me chuckle every time. I wonder how many times Coach Moore has said "THANK YOU" to her brother.
 
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cancontent said:
That's the part of her story that makes me chuckle every time. I wonder how many times Coach Moore has said "THANK YOU" to her brother.
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What I find remarkable is that a WCBB player would not be aware of what is happening on the national stage and who the best teams are. Maybe the lives of student-athletes are so busy that they can't keep track of all those things like fans do.
 
good job State.. I'll have to watch the game on replay.. i assume its still available.

I honestly thought I would be well enough to be able to drive over and attend the game on Sunday..... I was incorrect.
 
triaddukefan said:
good job State.. I'll have to watch the game on replay.. i assume its still available.

I honestly thought I would be well enough to be able to drive over and attend the game on Sunday..... I was incorrect.
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Welcome back, my friend. If you haven't seen the game...it was INTENSE. That 4th quarter was off the chain!
 
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