#4 North Carolina St @ #1 Louisville - 2/01/21

[nwhoopfan]

I like this Perez kid

She's really moved up in the world. From complete obscurity playing in the Big West to being on a Top 5 team and being featured in prime time on ESPN.

 

[LETTERL]

4:55 left, 2Q...25-23, Wolfpack.

 

[nwhoopfan]

NC State winning the battle of the O boards decisively so far.

 

[DeeHusky]

NC stare is a complete team. They have a player or replacement for every little thing. And the perfect balance of young players and veteran leadership

 

[triaddukefan]

NC stare is a complete team. They have a player or replacement for every little thing. And the perfect balance of young players and veteran leadership

I would say that don't really have a true replacement for Perez, though Crutchfield can slide over if necessary.

 

[eebmg]

Boy, this game has bogged down.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Not much scoring this quarter. Don't know if the Ds have tightened up or just both teams have gone cold. Been stuck at 25-23 for quite a while.

 

[nwhoopfan]

First FTs of the game coming at 1:40 of Q2.

 

[nwhoopfan]

NC St. had missed 9 FGs in a row yet maintained their lead. Huh.

 

[DeeHusky]

Wasn’t Olivia Cochrane like 6’1 and more of guard/forward at one point? Now she’s 6’3 and forward/center? Or am I tripping?

 

[nwhoopfan]

29-25 at the half. This one turned UGLY.

 

[Sched234]

Cochran is a turnover machine right now and Smith needs to stop shooting. Cards are lucky NC State wasn’t able to convert more of those.

I think Raina Perez has a limited skillset, but is having quite the game so far.

 

[LETTERL]

Halftime: NC State leads, 29-25. Wolfpack Women won the quarter, 11-7.

NC State shot 34.3 percent on 12 of 35 shooting, and was 3 of 13 from THREE. Louisville shot 11 of 29 from the field for 37.9%, and was 3 of 10 from THREE.

Raina Perez has 10 points for NC State, 7 for Elissa Cunane. Kayla Jones has not scored yet but does have 6 rebounds. Cunane and Camille Hobby have 5 boards each.

Dana Evans leads Louisville with 10 points. Elizabeth Balogun has 5. Liz Dixon has 6 boards.

NC State outrebounding Louisville 23-18, including 7-2 on the offensive glass, and leads 16-8 in points in the paint.

Louisville has 7 turnovers...NC State 6.

 

[Sched234]

Halftime: NC State leads, 29-25. Wolfpack Women won the quarter, 11-7.

NC State shot 34.3 percent on 12 of 35 shooting, and was 3 of 13 from THREE. Louisville shot 11 of 29 from the field for 37.9%, and was 3 of 10 from THREE.

Raina Perez has 10 points for NC State, 7 for Elissa Cunane. Kayla Jones has not scored yet but does have 6 rebounds. Cunane and Camille Hobby have 5 boards each.

Dana Evans leads Louisville with 10 points. Elizabeth Balogun has 5. Liz Dixon has 6 boards.

NC State outrebounding Louisville 23-18, including 7-2 on the offensive glass, and leads 16-8 in points in the paint.

Louisville has 7 turnovers...NC State 6.

Cunane looks excellent for her first game back.

 

[DefenseBB]

It’s a nice game but I would take the Stanford/UCLA game over this one as I think both those teams looked better thus far. However there is a half to go, so we shall see.

 

[CaliHuskyFan]

Interesting halftime interview with Dana Evans, the only senior on the Louisville team. I like everything about her and her game except for her giant fake eyelashes. She’s fun to watch play. Not sure who I want to win. Louisville is undefeated, and it might be good for UConn tournament seeding if Jeff’s team lost. Close game so far.

 

[nwhoopfan]

NC State has stretched their lead to 8. Hailey Van Lith has gotten more aggressive this half.

 

[LETTERL]

NC State with a 12-6 outburst to start 3rd quarter...41-31, NC State. Kayla Jones, scoreless in the first half, has come alive, with 5 quick points and now 8 boards. Louisville having trouble with Raina Perez.

 

[triaddukefan]

Where would State be without Perez this season.... they kinda lucked into getting her.

 

[SECbbfan24]

this years title is so wide open. I could legit see anyone in the top 10 pulling it off.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Where would State be without Perez this season.... they kinda lucked into getting her.

Her list of other schools was a bunch of meh, NC St. was the only decent team IIRC.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Louisville just can't hit shots tonight. Both teams under 40% but NC State has enough more shots to build a lead.

 

[SimpleDawg]

this years title is so wide open. I could legit see anyone in the top 10 pulling it off.

I can see Kentucky or Arkansas in the Final Four. It'll be like 2016 all over again.

 

[LETTERL]

Timeout Louisville, 2:36 left 3rd Q...NC State up 43-36.