Playing in Raleigh, the #4 Wolfpack bounced back from their loss earlier this week with a 72-57 victory over the Blue Devils. NC State led by as many as 23 late in the third quarter. Aziaha James seemed like the most unstoppable player on the court for the Wolfpack. James finished the game with 33 points on 12-20 shooting, eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Mimi Collins had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. For Duke, Kennedy Brown led the Blue Devils with 14 points.
Just that on the defensive rotation very very good player does the Duke starting lineup Dana May the Boston College transfer running the point and Jen Donan a very highly regarded freshman out of upper Mar Maryland has been in their starting lineup pretty much all season long jald basil Tiara Cruz and Kevin
Starck are our officiating crew this afternoon M Collins Collins going to the line boy she’s really picked up her game particularly in ACC play Mimi Collins is a player who’s played a lot of different roles in her stops uh throughout her college career and she has been consistent she’s been
Effective she’s been a good leader and connector for this NC State ball Club she started her career in Tennessee then made a stop at Maryland for a couple of years her second year at NC stake leading score for this team in ACC [Applause] play J Donovan committed the foul that
Sent col to the line boy Kennedy Brown coming out shooting well I like the point of attack for Carol Austin’s ball Club really trying to make sure that you put pressure on River Baldwin and Kennedy Brown showing that she has that range if you’re Baldwin you want to get up just a
Little tighter force her to play off the bounce Collins misses from the outside rebound taken down by ashin Jackson who was a sophomore trying to get it inside and that one was over the head of just about everybody here’s siia [Applause] Rivers second and scoring behind James on the
Season Collins offensive board got it [Applause] in 18 points and six rebounds and they’re L out back Miami and there’s an offensive foul call get Kennedy Brown for the moving screen Carol Lawson in her fourth year at Duke team has won three straight and seven of their last
Eight check that that foul was on Delany Thomas pardon me not on Brown her [Applause] first now Rivers good help from Kennedy Brown found River ball wi cutting to the bucket I love that attack right away siia Rivers has an advantage on tyena Mayer on the interior forces the double
And this is an NC State ball team that is so well balanced six players in double figures they share the basketball you can’t focus on a scouting report on just one or two players so she finds her open teammate in River Baldwin rean Richardson’s foul put her
On the line and there you see the last eight games including that Florida State game where she had 21 points in just three qus playing in Tallahassee where she began her cusic career was there for 3 years remember Baldwin’s a player we asked West Mo about she’s playing her
Best basketball of her career and he said you know sometimes you just finally come into your own he said but River Baldwin deserved more playing time than she got a year ago she’s ready I told her we’re dependent on her Kennedy brown with another shot that doesn’t go down Baldwin’s confidence certainly has
Grown as a leader but I like that he admitted that he didn’t play her enough last year kind of feels bad about that she’s getting time this season and that’s a walk on baldman when you think about the pieces that this NC State team had a year ago and really try sometimes
Trying to put those pieces of the puzzle together is difficult and it was tough to get her the minutes uh he recognized that but he also reassured her we are going to lean heavily on you this year and she has stepped up to that challenge they lost a lot
Went to the transfer portal after last season Kennedy Brown has taken every one of Duke’s four shots from the floor and there is another moving screen we’ve had a lot of whistles early on first Person looking a called for the foul R has turned the ball over three times in the last two minutes and again Kennedy Brown is the only one who’s taking a shot from the score that’s a good sign for oziah James who three-pointer has been off the mark as of
Late she has five of Dukes 10 points and I Rivers showing what a pest she is on defense gives it up good luck gets off the rim now Duke trying to counter open look first person not named Kennedy Brown to take a shot for Duke Jackson’s shot was
Off oiah James using her as a screener often times if you’re a great screener you’re going to be the one that gets the open look and she’s able to get it on the backside now some pressure from duke Rivers brings the ball [Applause] up inside nice look for Baldwin from
James a 9 nothing Wolfpack run and that’s the growth of Isaiah James you know a year ago and two years ago she’s not seeing that pass now she’s experienced the patience the Poise she finds the open bald one on the hard Hedge dude trying to stop the bleeding but they turned it over yet again Rivers not passing this time and roll it in Carol Lawson has elected not to take a timeout during this 11 nothing run well remember in their last matchup against Virginia Tech Virginia Tech did
The same thing they jumped out on them early now that was a home ball game as opposed to on a road in this tough environment for a young team exactly what they needed as the shot was hit by mayor coming off a poor shooting game against Virginia Tech missed nine of 11
Shots but they won the [Applause] Game good work and a good result for Matty Hayes is so impressed with the patience in the poys offensively for the wolf pack making the right reads and there’s an answer for Kennedy brown brown now with half a dozen points she only averages seven points per
Game rers looks over to West more his 11th year here at NC State and brown with a smart play Bal him just standing out there by herself got tied up here is a Timeout on the floor NC State up 17 to9 interesting that coach Lawson decided not to take a timeout we
Mentioned they got behind early to Virginia Tech and then Tia Jackson her very fine assistant said that that coach Lawson was very calm with the players like it’s going to be all right and it turned out to be all right but this is a very different environment they’re not playing at
Home Ken Brown shoots again and I think you have to be calm with this group this is a young group I me we’re talking about a lot of underclassman freshman and sophomores that are getting heavy heavy minutes in one of the toughest leagues in the country and so really
Allowing them to to find the flow in the ball game but it’s about defensive exec ution and shot making for [Applause] them that’s a good thing about this D Blue Devil team I mean they are an elite defensive team they keep themselves in ball games because of that Zoe Brooks is
Into the game she had been starting with three games at River bald did not there Zoe with the goggles shock clock winding down James perfect her second three of the game gets the lead up to 11 inside Thomas gets her own Miss and then got fouled on her way trying to get the
Follow James looks much more comfortable offensively than she has the last few ball games she’s able to catch that in Rhythm has good timing shooting it incredibly confident from thepoint line on the line number Thomas Thomas gets the free throw after being fouled by Isaiah James coming up next
We’re going to send you just a few miles up the road to Carmichael and Chapel Hill is North Carolina First Lille more women’s basketball coming your way on this Sunday North Carolina got a win at Georgia Tech the other night and boy Deja Kelly is on a tear right now for the
And that’s important because Deja Kelly had struggled from the floor earlier in the in the ACC play and courney banghart talked to us about that telling her just to stay confident stay pois it’s going to come and it certainly has and he ha has just got blocked by Camila MBO a Yale graduate
Transfer River Baldwin getting a break now R River back for the first time after missing three games with an [Applause] ankle and there’s a travel another Duke turnover turnover number seven they average over 17 a game and turnovers are a problem at times for this young ball
Club and not just dead ball turnovers turnovers for [Applause] scores turn the ball over more than any other team in the conference trying to get it inside Hayes pass a little bit too low and a tie up possession arrow keeps the ball with the pack conow one of the Freshman getting
Major minutes an elite athlete the second leading scorer on this team what you mention is sort of a learning curve definitely for all of these youngsters tough conference tough non-conference schedule building towards March trying to get back to the tournament for back toback Seasons when you think about the
Difference in this f ball club and the ones that we’ve seen in the past under carolon now they have some offensive Firepower as well they’ve been known for their defense it’s kept them in ball games but now they have ability to score from multiple positions they have the
Versatility that they haven’t had no in a while so it’s continuing to learn how to win how to start ball games in tough [Applause] environments team also without Vanessa de hazus who was supposed to be their starting point guard but went out with a knee injury over this
Summer and Coach Boston said they really miss it and minute to go in the first quarter Rivers so Nifty with the ball turn around well short and now Duke Off to the Races with the kanwa draws the foul inside as she tried to go Coast to Coast freshman out of
Boston Collins picks up her [Applause] firstam had a double double in her very first game against Richmond and just 22 minutes of play and he’s been coming off the bench so far one of the players that Carol Lawson talked about coming in with great athletic ability and developing now in
Her system it’s so important to have that punch and that energy Off the Bench and you know what you’re going to get from a Luchia cona from an energy standpoint a lot James draws the foul taking the three cable got her out [Applause] there I mean that’s a tough check for
Emma cable you think about isah James ability to get to the rim and know she sets it up she starts to go to the left and terrific step back and really baits cable into that foul James a 70% free throw shooter off to a good start this [Applause] afternoon got 10 points and has another free throw on the way and into this game in the last three just hitting 18% from distance and it’s two for two today on her threes and three for three at the line lead gets back up to 10 state is led by as many as
[Applause] 11 away ticks off the rim for MBO and now NC State can take the the last shot of the [Applause] quarter rer slashing good help defense there by cable to draw the Charge that is a second on Rivers fans here are a little grumpy about the [Applause] call Emma cable gets the position SI Rivers looks like she tried to split it Though oh my another due turnover the eighth of the quarter Hana took steps and now with 2.4 seconds left James inbounds there’s Brooks The taled Freshman laches and NC State takes a 10-point lead after one quarter of play Duke missed its last five shots one of the all-time favorites here
In the building Pam and Stephanie white joining you duke trailing by 10 after one quarter of play first of two games between these rivals on this [Applause] season coming in off a big win against virgin attack and State trying to bounce back from a loss at
Miami West M with a lot of credit to Katie Meyer and her Squad as Collins draws a [Applause] Foul to number 42 keny Ked Brown picks up her first and that sends Collins back to the free throw line where she was one of two in her first trip coming up Tuesday in ACC Network men’s back basketball double header under seven Duke takes on Louisville at
7 Eastern then we’ll go to blackburg for Virginia Tech in Boston College Duke lost a pit a Cameron last night surprise surprise heard there was quite a celebration afterward yeah there was some stuff yeah going on rean Richardson because she’s been quiet we talked about her in the open
That’s her first shot when you think about for D they’re going to have to get consistent production from their wings Ashlin Jackson and Reagan Richardson certainly have the ability to score from the wing position the more consistent they are the more consistent this Blue Devil ball
Club is and that was a great look in transition Richardson’s first basket Donovan with the [Applause] pass Richardson averaging 12 points per game to lead the squad but at not even a shot a attempted a shot pardon me in the first quarter Zoe Brooks taking on three different Duke players and she
Charge well Duke is doing an outstanding job in terms of their defensive rotation off of the drive off of the post entry passes so if you’re Inc State and you’re West Mo you’re talking about hey we know that they’re rotating we’ve got to find the open player don’t over
Penetrate cable has drawn a couple of charges this afternoon for the Blue Devils now Richardson got to find a way to get it going and Carol awson run a couple plays right out of the gate to get Richardson some touches they start the game with three
Or four shots right in a row for Kennedy Brown and now you’re finding your guards in rean Richardson Lacy steel now with the basketball a true freshman out of Edmund Oklahoma big outside threat for them usually takes threes here’s Collins and that’s the look though that’s the
Right play play Force the rotation find your open [Applause] teammate a trip called as May hits the deck Zoe Brooks second on Zoe Brooks Zoe Brooks just gets caught on the screen she tries to go underneath and can’t quite recover two quick fouls Collins and Brooks over to the
Bench Kenedy brown with the rebound now cable fires away wide left good Hustle but then she flat out lost it out of bounds well great hustle and activity by Duke on the offensive glass they’ve got speed in athleticism at all positions getting second POS possessions and if
You’re the wolf pack you’ve got to make a consistent effort and be really intentional about finding a body on the box out cable comes out Donovan back [Applause] in defense by Richardson but James kept her dribble alive now Donovan on the go all the way off glass yes count it J [Applause] Donan withan is got so many tools her speed her athleticism here she didn’t over penetrate got little touch on the elbow
As she goes up to finish off glass now we’re seeing this young lady just scratch the surface of of her abilities and what she’s going to here to she is not a good free throw shooter and not just because that was an air ball she is shooting only 44% from the
Line for this season and that’s that’s a a skill right that’s going to be learned area of growth for her over the summer is her ability to extend her range to shoot consistently from the free throw line cuz she’s going to get there a lot the
Way that she is able to penetrate she’s going to have to work on their free thr shooting Rivers lost the ball travel before it went out of bounds Jaden Donovan true freshman from right outside of Washington DC and upper marbor Maryland and she can guard one through
Four and Carol awon said that’s sort of the curse of Versatility that you can do that but she also has to be familiar with all four of those positions and often times when you’re the best player most athletic player on the floor as another illegal screen is called you
Know you’re not you’re not challenged in a way to to build your skill set because it’s always so easy right and now Carol Lawson really challenging her not just physically in terms of developing range and and and and Ability Beyond just around the rim and in transition but but
Defensively as well multiple schemes she said early in the year she can only do one thing on the defensive end of the floor now we’re in two and three different schemes potentially in a ball game so she’s really grown in that area thir she is a true freshman Jaden Donovan called for her
Second foul that’s big for NC state has only scored one point in this quarter Baldwin got it in Baldwin’s first game back after missing three with a bad ankle he’s got six points first field goal of the quarter for the [Applause] pack Brown misses to the left Donovan to Mayor outside shot [Applause]
Rivers James looks over to coach West Moore who calls a play [Applause] Madison Hayes lost it a lot of plays like that trying to play too fast you think see out of bounds is just so fast in their rotations they’re they’re really good in their defensive schemes and and and in
Their rotations and knowing where they are I think at times that causes you to be a little Tunnel Vision on the offensive end of the floor for the wolf pack they going to slow down you’re right slow down just a little bit and understand where the read is coming from
Where is the next best pass available May with the Miss Baldwin comes up with the rebound River got a very high and friendly [Applause] roll can’t get it and rivers in good position blocked out Thomas who came up from behind to fouler tayia Rivers is so good in the
Open floor you know she can get to the rim as she did earlier in the ball game but here stopping on the dime elevating above the defender and how about that friendly bounce that’s a home court bounce right there when Doug and Andre came to Turbo tax we navigated a coach for two
Terrific programs going head to-head this afternoon Baldwin showing some good footwork but MBO was up for the challenge looks like she got fouled too slicing through and leaving it short cona and then on to follow foul against owwa that is her second foul and in the fifth foul so NC
State is in the bonus for the last 4 minutes and 16 seconds of this quarter as Carol Lawson talks to her talented freshman one of three freshman who got a lot of playing time on this Squad Rivers goes to the free throw line now that they are in the bonus Rivers won a national championship in her freshman year at South Carolina didn’t get a lot of playing time transferred up to NC State and boy she been a key component for West moris
Clubs top 20 in the ACC in scoring rebounding assists and steals the other player in the league doing that Hannah talk about a fresh oh my goodness hanaho fighting it out right now for freshman of the year put an i River sixth player of the year a year ago
Coming off the bench for West Mo third straight for this program six players the year Collins tough shot nothing but black jerseys underneathh Jackson Sof came off the bench herself last year now the starting [Applause] lineup Baldwin tried to tick that away but instead was called for her second personal foul she disagrees every player disagrees they call for a foul but that’s one you want to add back if you’re River ball one I know it’s so tough and tempting to go for that steal
But she had great position she had MSO off the block she is a couple of fouls River coming back from the ankle injuries sits down Lizzie williamon a 65 Brad center from Australia and CER Utah number 15 checks in for the [Applause] pack I he makes a play right away on the defensive
End ball goes back over to NC State who’s on a 6 nothing run Duke has not scored in almost four minutes and we have thr the ball over now 11 [Applause] times oh nice pass saw James cut into the basket and the shot is buried by Lacy steel it’s important for the world pack to get some production from their bench in the games that they have struggled they’ve had very limited production and they were as limited as it gets
Certainly were against Miami they had zero bench points in that loss on Thursday night now they have two that’s the Steel’s [Applause] Bucket fairly physical game number 15 em second a picks up her second the sopore from for colber Ontario Collins back on the line so we talk about NC State and they’re not having the bench points well Zoe Brooks who is their best bench scor at 11 points per game was starting for River balwi and there you see the difference in the bench points and a lot of it has
To do with Zoe who is getting the break now over on the bench freshman from Playfield New Jersey the highest ranked recuit NC stated had ever signed she has gotten a number of stars you mentioned for River bald for Saia Rivers when she was out with the back
Injury as well but having production from the bench and consistency in a rotation is critical when you talk about postseason and there’s another foul on the interior by Williamson just trying to reach around to get another turnover on the team first foul on Williamson 15 foul so both teams now are
In the bonus libow just does a really good job of moving her feet Williamson comes over to top and it looks like it was clean up top but might have caught it with the body all of the officials in the stands look at that replay and
Agreed that that should not have been a foul mbar unanimous First Team all ivy league performer when she played her last year ad du missed all of last sees him with an injury and now playing at Duke with a Yale degree in hand not bad a Yale degree and new
Graduate degree huh pretty good [Applause] Pack good defense that time MGO came out on Rivers Collins missed from three as we go inside two minutes and the ball’s not moving quite as well for NC State as it was early in the first quarter a little stagnant multiple players are not touching the ball in a single possession
It’s one or two and then a quick shot Duke has missed its last seven shots from the floor ball behind by 13 Thomas with head fake and there’s the end of the drought for the Freshman from West Virginia that’s a great move by Delany Thomas going against a veteran
Player at Mimi Colin just gives a quick shot fake and gets to the l Richardson couldn’t handle it a nice cut and a good pass from rers Thomas around realized she was open but it CED [Applause] out final minute of the half River slows it
Down T state has outscored Duke 11 to 10 very low score in second [Applause] quarter they got to do something boy colins couldn’t handle it but recovered very nicely and that was a great pass by Rivers leading Collins to the rim didn’t quite get it clean but was able to collect and
Finish tipped oiah James trying to beat Jackson to the bucket and does [Applause] so Steel in the bucket this is the biggest lead of the game for the pack so NC State finishing on a nice Run Deep missed eight of his last nine shots and it’s
38-23 in favor of NC State Virginia Tech they’ won three in a row and seven of eight the best transition defense is offensive execution and Duke has not done a good enough job offensively of force an NC State to guard multiple possessions to taking care of the
Basketball NC State James trying to pick up where she left off in that first half 11 of those 13 in the first quarter and good news is yes that is not an optical illusion River Baldwin is indeed back and playing and started today for NC State went uh almost 11 minutes in the
First half and scored six points missing the last three games with a bad ankle I saw her come out on the floor and she looked over Matty Smith the terrific sports information director and said and playing she well excited so excited and as as West Mo I’m sure to
Have River baldom back on the floor and more than than just her numbers you know her presence offensively defensively her experience on the floor is so important for this NC State ball Club draws a lot of charges with 15 all the year five of them alone in the three quarters she
Played against Florida State before she got hurt she’s just got good defensive instincts gets herself in good position she might not block a lot of shots but she certainly does a good job of being a presence in taking charges Ashley Jackson has not scored she averages 10
Per game and now over five from the floor for Duke and it’s important for Duke to have production from rean Richardson and ashin Jackson on the wing in the games where they have been successful those two of their double fig scores and what the move by Isaiah [Applause] James coming
In 12th in the conference in scoring at 14 and 1 12 points she’s already got 15 this afternoon as the lead extends to 19 K us to the game for the pack Andy Brown a shot [Applause] put Rivers will go head up this time that shot as Madison Hayes
Was open for a split second that is a great look May gets it inside to Richardson who got fouled number this is how Duke is going to get themselves back in the ball game they’ve got to get it done on the defensive end of the floor they’ve got a
First Force turnovers get out out in the open floor score in transition and getting to the free throw line seeing the ball go through the net allows them to do what they do best and that’s bring that full court pressure so expect the full court pressure after every made shot three-point play for
Richardson who hit 22 points and the upset win it against Virginia Tech that was a big foul because River Baldwin now has three and so far west Mo has not made a move to replace her and that’s a pal turn over number 10 for State back to back for Ana Rivers he had
Seven turnovers in that loss at Miami taking care of the basketball was critical he five today back turn over for Rivers here on the pack James looks left go get her yes go go right away when Kennedy Brown was in the paint as she directed Baldwin to come over with set of
Screen Baldwin very aggressive with the three fouls Collins great second and third effort Mimi’s got 10 oh Z James a little bit too much contact going for the steel that is the First L Collins has been so impressive for NC State this season she’s been consistent she’s been a glue player she gets on the offensive glass she does all the little things Che got two fouls now on Isaiah James Kennedy Brown left open and Nails it she came out shooting in the first
Quarter got six quick points and that’s the look that she’s been getting throughout the course of this ball game so it’s what carolos has seen on film The vulnerability in this NC State Defense with her revolver on the floor K Browns taking advantage armar called against Donovan oh my goodness
Pam that was the I only knew that because that was the that was the gesture from Kevin Spar the the official that’s three on Donan that’s huge well they’ve been calling this game tight from the jump and and so it’s so important you know as players to adjust
And you can see it she extended out well I’m not sure it impacted you know Isaiah James in terms of her ability to to penetrate to the rim but as players you got to adjust they got a lot of whistles in this game as you mentioned see State hags onto the ball
After ad Steel and guarded by Richardson now Ballwin as it roll off the rim James throws it in out Madison Hayes did a great job to keep it alive it’s so subtle but if you watch Isaiah James great Hustle by Matty Hayes on the offensive glass just watch Isaiah
James see that quick little glance back when she’s got the ball and she’s looking to attack the rim she does that a lot and that throws us the the defender off it freezes them they look back to see where she might be facilitated then she does a great job of getting to the
Rim third foul on Reagan Richardson for Duke so both Richardson and Donovan have three personals for the Devils Baldwin now out of the game has three for pack for the pack as zoy Brooks has checked back Inman who have been starting in B in his out and as you mentioned also started in
R missed three games with a B back in mid December that was thrown to Ashley Williams who no longer has El ability for NC State was a great player here she certainly was one of those feisty players but a miscommunication and again I think that’s the difference in a young
Player in Zoe Brooks who comes in the game and they learning the flow of the system if you’re going to cut back door just go don’t dance in between Ashley Williams there on the right Nikki West and Britney Morris also among the assistants for West Moore cayor Jones back as a graduate
Manager cro was a terrific two-way player here for Coach [Applause] Mo think Kayla Jones back in the day certainly one of those players that laid it all out there every day for Coach West m did all the little things versatility 23 seconds left to shoot after the inbounds SC quarter for both teams
Collins on the Baseline me he’s got a dozen Richardson somehow was able to find Thomas but she brought the ball down and James tied her up well this small line up for the wol pack gives them the ability to switch multiple screens specifically one through four and then they can keep
Themselves active and aggressive on the defensive end and forc turnovers or tie-ups Richardson taking it right to the basket and drawing yet another Foul now charg to number 22 rivers rivers rivers third has three fouls so both rivers and Baldwin playing with three for State puts Richardson on the line our next gymnastics meet on the ACC Network in the ESPN app is this afternoon p squares off against Clemson at Little John coverage begins at 4
Eastern time I think there’s some confusion you know from westm to I thought that F was on Matty Hayes not Taya Rivers you know what they’ve changed it good going Steph it is now two on Hayes they have indeed changed it after originally assigning it to Rivers that’s
Big so now both Hayes and rivers have two Jes will step back what a game [Applause] huh this is how Isaiah James had started the year I mean she had 26 against uh Charlotte I believe and 19 in the first half and you know she’s a capable 20po
Scorer and her ability to create separation I mean it’s it’s a tough check one-on-one got 26 points against Charlotte was a career high for his up for James as we have a timeout NC State up by 18 they’ve hit their last three field goals westmore’s Club in control as we take a [Applause] timeout playing this afternoon and Virginia Tech has a tight one against Clemson it certainly makes a difference for Virginia Tech not having Georgia Amore on the floor she has the ball in her hands a lot in that offense leads the league in assist Z James that SL hey the way Z
James has been shooting the basketball you certainly cannot lose her if you’re defending [Applause] her during the break the officials went back to the Monitor and the foul that originally was called in siia rivers and wasn’t is now officially on River so both Saia rivers and River bobwin have
Three fouls to State that’s a nice slashing move by Richardson she now has 11 three fouls on the other side for [Applause] Donovan Collins with a shot clock into single up and over amsb Ley Collins patience and Poise offensively has been impressive know right away she sizes up the defender she sees how they’re going to play her and she utilizes her face up pull up or her ability to go right around [Applause]
Him in her patience she faces up she sees can I attack no I have space so I’m just going to get to my spot and pull up and shoot over to the top of M’s bow really having an exceptional senior season now with 14 points Richardson trying to shake
Free of James defense couldn’t get the ball and again Pam you think about you know what the the extra Co year gives these players and and the ability to have there’s no substitute for experience right when when you start to understand you figure it out you come in
For this Fifth and six years James gets another two in transition but the game slows down right you mature the game slows down you figure out your strengths and weaknesses and it allows you to go to work mville scores over Collins that time first field goal for Camilla averaging 72 points on the season at half that right [Applause] now Brooks hasn’t scored goes off the back [Applause] Rim the fans yell an air ball before down Johnson took the or Jackson took the shot I think they were yelling at when uh Donovan had it remember she air balled her okay thank you yeah it was a Serena her with that because Jaden donov did air ball free throw and that’s
The band over there in the students it’s a three on air first basket revers siia Rivers has been able to get in passing Lan good steals that have led to transition buckets big smile on siia River’s face they’ve hit seven of their last nine shots this is the biggest lead of the
Afternoon for the pack almost got caught up in the air and then mbow lost it out of BS and that’s sayaa Rivers again getting in the play on the defensive end of the floor just a perfect read that’s a long crosscourt pass against an athletic defender in siia rivers and the pass
Ahead to Zoe Brooks lots of smiles on the bench great effort defensively for Rivers also has eight points six rebounds and that last assist was her fifth of the game 20 points now off 15 Duke turnovers steel just got to the game thought about it steel and Brooks counting for the bank
Scoring today James missed that time left but it’s chased down [Applause] almost andison Hayes with her usual hustle couldn’t keep it in bounds oh Jaden Donovan luy she didn’t call for a foul right [Applause] [Applause] there table inside mbor Duke is a team that averages six made threes a game they’re one for 11 today from distance but that time they were able to finally cash in on a turnover and they can set up their press therefore it’s a team that’s a work in
Progress on the offensive end of the floor as you expect NC State right now to get this last shot it’s going to be an area of growth what they can’t do is allow that to affect their defensive energy and intensity and [Applause] execution soy Brooks The Freshman look like a freshman pass and
Then she makes the play almost takeen away from Yan but most comply AE up the final seconds of the third quarter we asked Wes more about isah James cuz we’ve covered this team a lot over the last you know few years and Isaiah James was a product of the co
Year players being able to stay not getting as many minutes as she would have liked and instead of being impatient and sort of jumping ship she stayed and she’s developed and when it’s her time she’s been ready and she’s answered the call it’s refreshing to see
Because in this day and age with the transfer a lot of players are leaving if they’re not getting the playing time they think they should and that’s a terrific finish mayor May and Stephanie white joining you and one thing West more with so much youth on his team he said I like
Veterans and he does he likes you know he understands playing time he ADM a us that River Baldwin should have gotten more Plame time last year even as a veteran but he likes to get them into the system of understanding what he wants to do well there’s a trust that’s
Built with experience and and West Mo trust uh his veterans and again you know you think about the teams that that he had Alisa Kain on on one of those teams as well all those players were able to come back which pushed the depth chart down the line and and staying patient
Staying true to the process you know understanding what your coache prefers as well and continuing to get better is is critical and this is a team that because of that patience because of the work they put in the off seon have exceeded expectations this is a team to finish
Eight in the ACC got off to such a terrific start beating Yukon in their second game of the season then they beat Colorado still in the top 10 beep Florida State in overtime and mentioned they lost two of the last three games one of them was to Virginia Tech on that
Incredibly well executed play as Brown gets the bucket with no River ballor a matchup issue certainly and Liz kitley able to knock down that shot with2 seconds for remaining perfect pass from ker King a great screen by G Amore and yeah no River Ball but no big body in there to check
P I still would have put somebody on the ball passing yes and I’m sure that that’s something that West more [Applause] Is foul number 42 Kennedy brown brown has picked up her second personal foul State really from the GetGo has been in control of this game outscoring Duke by 10 in the first [Applause] quarter this is Maddie Cox a freshman from Flower Man Mound Texas and the little sister of Lauren Cox Lauren Cox
Who had an outstanding career at Baylor and now playing in Europe that go one of two first time that we’ve seen her in the game or now playing in bolog [Applause] Italy oh that was a lot of contact count it called the foul on NC State if that’s on River it’s her Fourth Conor just puts her head down going to the rim you see baldwood still sliding to the side creates the contact does not get the three-point play however and River Baldwin does have four fouls first game back after missing the last three hert ankle got at Florida State when they
Came away with a victory part it was here against Florida State [Applause] James again the patience and the boys she doesn’t have what she wants initially because a terrific one-on-one defense but stays patient comes back to the right hand and able to finish in the paint James has now tied her career high
Of 26 points that you got in the season opener against Charlotte defense to sh off the cono but she made a terrific read into Kennedy brown brown that was a great catch by Kennedy Brown as well catch and gather and look we we we mentioned it this is a Duke team that is so young you know they
Play so many freshman in sophomores six newcomers they lost a lot of players but they’re going to find their way on the offensive end you know sometimes when you’re young you have a little bit of tunnel vision you go too fast you don’t gear down they’re going to find their
Way it’s their defensive energy and execution has been the difference Cox with was unable to convert on the Baseline all the fans here wanted a carry they didn’t get it and then the subs three by kok this is what they do right they come at you on the defensive end if you can
Create some turnovers for some easy buckets set your pressure that’s only the second three for Duke they’ve missed 10 of them a little mini run here for Duke they took their last four shots to cut the lead down to 62 to 49 we have a Timeout everybody tight down the end y’ll they can draw off the energy but right now it’s Duke who’s trying to make a game out of this they’ve outscored NC State by eight here in the fourth quarter well westm mentioned it in a close game there’s another foul a
Three-point shot by Isaiah James fouling Richardson but in a close game we mentioned their fans giving them a lift you this is a team who is plus 20 over their opponents at home versus plus 9 on the road so much more comfortable shooting the ball better at home using this home Corner
Vantage take a nice sweeping look at this building fourth foul on rean Richardson they did a great job and they renovated it a few years ago it’s gorgeous now and it’s still really loud when when when the crowd gets going Mah James now has a new career high in scoring today
29 right on the door at scoring 30 saai Rivers had 33 against Yukon earlier and it’s been a while since state has had two players with 30o games in the same season last done 13 years [Applause] ago Addison Hayes inbounds right in front of us Senor from Chattanooga who started
Out at Mississippi State where she was an all freshman back in 2021 and now James switches up and will inbound it game for Isaiah James Is open for a second rers finds her [Applause] finally clock winds down oh only 4.7 seconds left on the shot clock a blocking foul on Kennedy Brown thir third on third thirdd foul 13d fouls just two points G for 30 piece just off the rim hovan attacks slices between two
Defenders to get the basket and that’s one of those situations right there zo Brooks where you got to have a Better Effort individually one-on-one defensively to make that shot tougher and if you’re Duke you want to continue to use this momentum you’ve got to create some turnovers you got to get disruptive on
The defensive end he stage just six points in the first five minutes of this quarter as we take a timeout is there enough time left for Duke making a nice run here in the fourth quarter but still down by 14 James look at those numbers that’s a new
Career high 29 well she’s been special from the beginning of the ball game knocked down her first shot and hasn’t looked back but to me it’s been it’s been her patience her Poise her decision making with the ball in her hands there’s James number
10 but Duke has made a nice run here in this quarter meanwhile state has gone 3 Minutes Plus without a field goal good work for the three well short by Richardson chased down however by May by him an extra 20 seconds and that’s a drawn charge by James doing everything Today and Reagan Richardson has now fouled out of the ball [Applause] [Applause] game James just does great job of selling it it wasn’t a ton of contact right there but but certainly when you’ve got four fouls you have to be a little bit more cautious and Isiah James that’s position defense scoup defense get on that right hand forc her
To go to the left Richardson fouls out with 11 points just under her season average coming off a terrific game 22 against Virginia Tech meanwhile O oziah James leading NC State in drawn charges that was the 22 of the year for her something the NC State [Applause] charts the pack been
Stuck 65 for a Spell James warning the ball with the free throw line shock Haw into single digits now for Rivers elevates still can’t get one to go oh Collins on the fall his foul that’s an example of the little things for Mimi Collins you know she’s not going to out jump a lot of the post
Players or out physical a Kennedy brown but she just gets great position she pinned Kennedy Brown underneath the rim to get that offensive rebound Thursday night at 10 Eastern after our women’s basketball double headers and nothing but net crew breakdown tonight in the ACC highlights an analysis of every women’s game only
Fed one place in the ACC Network in the ESP muet Kelce Ivory K GRL K’s going to be on the call after Us North Carolina in Louisville coming up at the top of the hour great basketball in the ACC another turnover here for Duke state has missed its last five
Shots cutting down on the turnovers here in the second half now 18 for the game however James lost it here’s Jackson good defense by rivers to cut her off rims out from there and it remains Duke basketball well we’ve talked a lot about Duke’s defense but NC State’s defense
Has been really good all season long as well they lead the league in defensive field goal percentage they held all but three opponents under [Applause] 67 for 22 points off turnovers this afternoon most of them coming in the first half luk has hit six of its last eight shots state has missed its last five from the floor just 310 left to go with the Press James King it out and now they’re going
To take some time off the [Applause] clock see the switch y he got the mismatch could get it to James Brooks penetrates and Isiah James has joined the 30o club she’s got 31 building on her new career high and the second Wolfpack player along with SI rivers to have a 30-point game this
Season third team 11 at 19 from the floor K Brooks was just called for her third foul for [Applause] State been aggressive on the offensive end that was wide to the left these two teams will meet inuring the third to the last regular season game on the 25th of February up under fouled by BR now charg to number 42 and now Kennedy Brown has fouled out of the game
Rean Richardson fouled out earlier in this quarter round with 14 points which is double her season [Applause] average knew were going to say sit down so she gave it a little double PP Studio section timing was a little off on that tell you what the the band has been loud all game
Long Riv at the line she has five of their nine steals a good look at Kennedy Brown who started out at Oregon State for transferring [Applause] Duke some people might look at son River’s line and go hey sure has nine points but gosh she’s done so many other
Things for him yeah she really has the assists the rebounds the stealing and go tough shot R off him I think you know you look at this ball team in in NC State and they have six players who average double figures but they all do a little bit of everything they’re really
Solid and consistent across the board and when Westmore says I like playing my veterans it’s because they’re reliable you know what you’re going to get it’s not up and down consistent effort consistent energy and in this team in particular everyone knowing understanding and playing their role
Only team in the nation with six players averaging in double figures Rivers another steel and then wisely pulls it out rivers with six steals to go along with your six rebounds five assists and nine points a very healthy line for the Junior from wilington North [Applause] Carolina apprach a minute to [Applause]
Go the shot fake Pam get him every time she’s been shooting it well from the three it’s so subtle not enough players use it but just get him off balance get to your spot knock another one down have yourself a day asaiah James 33 points for
James as duke counters with a shot from mayor who has eight and now a tie ball on this end possession arrow pointing in the favor of Duke with just over 44 seconds left to [Applause] goo one of the Freshman ja three-pointer a little bit too strong well still for ons to Duke with 177 seconds to go duke in a tough stretch here Virginia Tech at NC State and Florida State all in a row this league it’s a gauntlet and both these coaches talked about
It Collins with the out and out stuff and that’ll get this soout crowd on their feet they get ready to go outside in the bitter cold here in r River baln cheering her first game back after missing three with the bad ankle not a particularly gorgeous fourth quarter but
They will take certainly this win Rivers was great all across the board Zia James with a new career high in scoring and state takes it by 15 big time bounce back for this ball cour going on the road a disappointing loss we heard it in West Moore’s voice when he talked to us
About it and bounce back time and that’s what you do you come back home home in front of a sold out crowd and you make a statement
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