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No. 9 Louisville visits NC State following Pierre's 26-point game
By The Associated Press
Louisville Cardinals (17-3, 7-0 ACC) at NC State Lady Wolfpack (13-5, 6-1 ACC)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: NC State hosts No. 9 Louisville after Khamil Pierre scored 26
points in NC State's 95-77 win against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Lady Wolfpack are 7-2 in home games. NC State is fourth in the ACC scoring
77.4 points while shooting 44.7% from the field.
The Cardinals are 7-0 in conference matchups. Louisville is second in the ACC
with 41.2 rebounds per game led by Laura Ziegler averaging 7.5.
NC State's average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.6 more
made shots on average than the 5.6 per game Louisville allows. Louisville
averages 18.4 more points per game (82.7) than NC State allows (64.3).
The Lady Wolfpack and Cardinals square off Sunday for the first time in ACC
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pierre is averaging 15.8 points and 12 rebounds for the Lady
Wolfpack. Zamareya Jones is averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.
Tajianna Roberts is averaging 12.7 points and 3.1 assists for the Cardinals.
Imari Berry is averaging 10.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Wolfpack: 8-2, averaging 79.7 points, 40.3 rebounds, 15.0
assists, 6.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points per game.
Cardinals: 10-0, averaging 84.6 points, 44.3 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 10.9
steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 58.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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