#8 South Florida vs #1 North Carolina St - 3/23/21

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NCAA Tournament Second Round
Mercado Region
San Antonio, TX - 3:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN2 (Jenn Hildreth, Kelly Gramlich)

Video stream:
#8 South Florida vs. #1 NC State (Second Round) (NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament) | Watch ESPN (tvpli)

Live stats:

NC State 79-67 South Florida (Mar 23, 2021) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the NC State Wolfpack vs. South Florida Bulls NCAAW game, final score 79-67, from March 23, 2021 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

South Fla. vs North Carolina St. Women's Basketball Game Summary - March 23rd, 2021 | NCAA.com

Live scores from the South Fla. and North Carolina St. DI Women's Basketball game, including box scores, individual and team statistics and play-by-play.

www.ncaa.com

 

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First ever meeting between NC State and South Florida

 

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Jose Fernandez has been battling the flu and one of the South Florida assistants had to have emergency gall bladder surgery. Has been a rough trip to Texas for the Bulls.

 

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No updates on Kayla Jones. I would assume she will not be a go today. Expect Jada Boyd to start in her place.

I went back and watched the NC State/A&T game. When Kayla Jones ran into the chair, she was still able to play for about one additional minute, although hobbled and not moving very quickly. Coach Moore called a timeout (A&T was up 35-29 at that point)...and Jones headed to the locker room, never to return.

 

[HuskyNan]

Jose Fernandez has been battling the flu and one of the South Florida assistants had to have emergency gall bladder surgery. Has been a rough trip to Texas for the Bulls.

Assistant is back, though. One tough guy.

USF women’s basketball assistant coach attends tournament game less than 24 hours after emergency surgery

The Bulls assistant head coach had emergency surgery and, then, less than 24 hours later, he coached the Bulls in their first game in the NCAA tournament.

www.wfla.com

 

[HuskyNan]

Article from the USF student newspaper. Just FYI, a lot of UConn fans have a soft spot for good guy Jose Fernandez and his team.

Bulls looking to make history against top-seeded NC State

The USF women’s basketball team has never made it past the second round of the NCAA tournament, but that has a chance to change Tuesday as the Bulls will take on the No. 1 seed in the Mercado Region, NC State, in the Round of 32. USF has made it to the Round of 32 three times before but has falle

www.usforacle.com

 

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Kayla Jones is dressed in uniform but is unlikely to start. Still in a lot of pain. Is not shooting around in pre-game warmups.

I suspect she'll be held out of today's game.

 

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Wes Moore says Kayla Jones suffered a patella tendon tear. Status is day-to-day.

 

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4:24 left 1st quarter...11-6, NC State.

 

[Plebe]

Kayla Jones is dressed in uniform but is unlikely to start. Still in a lot of pain. Is not shooting around in pre-game warmups.

I suspect she'll be held out of today's game.

Very sorry to hear that. I hope she gets better soon.

 

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End of 1...NC State leading 19-18. USF is 5 of 10 from THREE...but with no inside points.

 

[HuskyNan]

End of 1...NC State leading 19-18. USF is 5 of 10 from THREE...but with no inside points.

NC State will have to adjust to guard the three and USF may get more opportunity inside. USF is very streaky and can be dangerous when the shooters are on

 

[HuskyNan]

Tight game. USF hanging around gives them confidence. They’re used to playing UConn, ND, and Louisville anyway so they shouldn’t be intimidated

 

[Plebe]

End of 1...NC State leading 19-18. USF is 5 of 10 from THREE...but with no inside points.

USF's only realistic chance in this game is to hit 3s early and often. Mununga is good but she's not Cunane and State's supporting cast is also better, even w/o Kayla.

 

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I believe this is the head of the NCAA.

 

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4:54 left 2nd quarter...USF leads, 28-26. Jakia Brown-Turner with 11 points for NC State.

USF is sizzling from THREE...with 6 made long-range shots so far.

Wes Moore playing a lot of freshmen today. Genesis Bryant and Elle Sutphin seeing significant minutes.

 

[HuskyNan]

Good to see the refs are pretty invisible this game.

 

[ShmiCO]

4:54 left 2nd quarter...USF leads, 28-26. Jakia Brown-Turner with 11 points for NC State.

USF is sizzling from THREE...with 6 made long-range shots so far.

Wes Moore playing a lot of freshmen today. Genesis Bryant and Elle Sutphin seeing significant minutes.

USF 3pt shooting is looking great. Defending drives into the paint... they looked like their feet have been glued to the floor.

 

[HuskyNan]

I haven’t seen much of NC State this year but they seem out of sorts?

USF making crazy shots a la Wright State

 

[Blueballer]

Well we know how tough USF can be from experience. Well coached team that can push the higher seeds on any given day!

 

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Halftime: USF leads 36-35. Some of these shots USF has hit have been incredible. They've done a wonderful job of frustrating Elissa Cunane.

 

[azfan]

3 BYers voted this the upset special.

 

[Blueballer]

Wes Moore says Kayla Jones suffered a patella tendon tear. Status is day-to-day.

Wow. A patella tendon tear sure doesn't sound like it would be "day to day". That's a big loss.

 

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USF is 13 of 28 from the floor, for 46.4%...6 of 14 from THREE and 4 of 5 from the FT line. NC State is 12 of 26 from the field for 46.2%, 2 of 5 from THREE and 9 of 12 from the FT line. NC State winning the rebounding battle 17-13. Just 6 turnovers for NC State...4 for USF. USF also has 3 blocks.

JBT with 13 points, Jada Boyd with 8 and 4 players with 3 points each.

USF is led by Elena Tsineke with 11 points and Elisa Pinzan with 9.

 

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Jordao with 3 personal fouls...Leverette and Mununga with 2 each.

Kai Crutchfield with 2 fouls for NC State.