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Last Updated: December 11, 2023, 03:30 IST
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Freshman guard Zoe Brooks turned within the second tripledouble at school historical past and the No. 3 North Carolina State ladies beat Liberty 8067 on Sunday.
RALEIGH, N.C.: Freshman guard Zoe Brooks turned within the second triple-double at school historical past and the No. 3 North Carolina State ladies beat Liberty 80-67 on Sunday.
Brooks, filling in for standout Saniya Rivers for her first begin, turned in 14 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Aziaha James scored 18 factors, Madison Hayes and Mimi Collins every had 15 factors and reserve Laci Steele added 10 factors as N.C. State moved to 10-0 for the fourth time in 11 seasons below coach Wes Moore.
Asia Boone had 17 factors, Emma Hess 15 factors and Bella Smuda 14 factors and 15 rebounds for Liberty (3-7), which suffered its forty first straight loss to a Top 25 opponent.
Rivers, who averages 13.7 factors and a group-excessive 4.4 assists per recreation, watched from the bench with an ailment.
Liberty was inside attain at 45-42 however the Flames went 4 possessions with out scoring and Brooks’ three-level play pushed the margin to 52-42. That was a part of N.C. State’s 15-5 stretch to finish the third quarter.
The Flames bounced again, however Hayes scored on a 3-level play with 2:14 remaining for a 71-63 edge.
N.C. State led 37-31 at halftime after Liberty closed the half on an 11-3 run. Half of the Wolfpack’s 14 subject objectives had been 3-pointers within the half.
A moist courtroom brought on by a leaky roof resulted in a 22-minute interruption previous to the beginning of the fourth quarter at Reynolds Coliseum, which is the Wolfpack’s on-campus facility.
BIG PICTURE
Liberty: The Flames haven’t produced plenty of rewarding outcomes towards a stiff schedule, however they confirmed at occasions that they might dangle with one of many nation’s prime groups. This was their sixth recreation towards a 2023 NCAA Tournament group to date this season.
N.C. State: The Wolfpack had all kinds of move and shot-making within the opening quarter even with the altered lineup. But gaps developed on the offensive finish because the Wolfpack shot 7 for 26 on 2-level makes an attempt within the first half within the group’s ultimate nonconference dwelling recreation.
UP NEXT
Liberty: Hosts Radford on Wednesday.
N.C. State: Visits South Florida on Saturday to start a stretch of three consecutive street video games.
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