NC State vs. South Carolina: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Tessa Johnson (Nov. 10)

In a battle during the Ally Tipoff early in the season, the top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks were able to defeat the ninth-ranked NC State Wolfpack 71-57. The Gamecocks were able to control the game as they were never trailing by more than four points. The team was led by guard Te-Hina Paopao who scored 23 points in the game.

The Wolfpack (1-1) are going to need to bounce back after this loss as this is just something that showed there is a difference between these programs right now. The Gamecocks (2-0) showed that they can dominate against elite competition and did not have forward Chloe Fitts on the court in this game.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the box score and discuss what happened.

NC State vs. South Carolina box score

NC State vs. South Carolina box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
NC State	14	16	13	14	57
South Carolina	17	22	19	13	71

NC State Wolfpack box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Mallory Collier	C	2-3	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	4
Zoe Brooks	G	5-8	0-0	1-2	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	11
Aziaha James	G	4-9	1-3	4-4	0	0	3	3	0	4	1	13
Saniya Rivera	G	1-7	0-1	2-2	1	7	1	1	3	3	2	4
Madison Hayes	G	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	3
Tilda Trygger	F	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	2
Maddie Cox	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0
Lorena Awou	C	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Lizzy Willaimson	C	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4
Zamareya Jones	G	6-15	4-7	0-0	0	1	2	1	0	4	2	16
Devyn Quigley	G	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Laci Steele	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

South Carolina Gamecocks box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Joyce Edwards	F	3-9	0-0	2-2	3	5	2	4	0	7	1	8
Sania Feagin	F	3-7	0-0	0-1	2	8	2	1	3	2	1	6
Bree Hall	G	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	1	0	1	3	4
Raven Johnson	G	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	9	2	2	0	1	0	4
Te-Hina Paopao	G	10-16	3-7	0-0	0	3	3	2	0	2	1	23
Ashlyn Watkins	F	3-7	0-1	0-0	0	6	1	2	1	2	1	6
Sakima Walker	C	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
MiLaysia Fulwiley	G	8-14	1-3	1-3	1	3	0	0	1	3	2	18
Tessa Johnson	G	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

NC State vs. South Carolina Game Summary

The NC State Wolfpack were able to shoot the basketball well as they had a 41.5/40.0/70.0 shooting split during the game. They were just overwhelmed grabbing rebounds as they were outrebounded 40-25. There is not much difference in the stats but they were just unable to keep up.

The South Carolina Gamecocks dominated this game and looked like an extension of last season. The team shot 50.0% from the floor but only attempted six free throws in the game. They cleaned the glass well and had an 11-3 offensive rebounding advantage in this matchup. The main difference though was in the paint as South Carolina had 50 points inside the paint compared to NC State’s 30.