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02/21 03:42 CST Pierre leads NC State against Syracuse after 24-point game
Pierre leads NC State against Syracuse after 24-point game
By The Associated Press
Syracuse Orange (21-5, 11-4 ACC) at NC State Lady Wolfpack (17-9, 10-5 ACC)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: NC State hosts Syracuse after Khamil Pierre scored 24 points in NC
State's 83-65 loss to the Duke Blue Devils.
The Lady Wolfpack are 8-4 on their home court. NC State ranks third in college
basketball with 29.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Pierre averaging 8.4.
The Orange are 11-4 in conference games. Syracuse is ninth in the ACC with 14.9
assists per game led by Dominique Onu averaging 3.6.
NC State makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.5
percentage points higher than Syracuse has allowed to its opponents (39.3%).
Syracuse averages 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made
shots on average than the 7.3 per game NC State allows.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pierre is averaging 16.8 points and 11.8 rebounds for the Lady
Wolfpack. Zamareya Jones is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Onu is averaging 13 points, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals for the Orange. Izoje
Uche is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Wolfpack: 6-4, averaging 80.6 points, 35.8 rebounds, 13.7
assists, 6.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.9 points per game.
Orange: 8-2, averaging 77.8 points, 36.0 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 11.1 steals
and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.0 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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