NCAA Elite Eight: No. 1 seed Texas (33-4, 14-4 Big 12) vs. No. 3 seed NC State (30-6, 13-5 ACC)
Sunday, March 21 at 2:00 PM CT
Moda Center | Portland, Oregon
TELEVISION: The game will be nationally televised on ABC. Courtney Lyle (pxp), Carolyn Peck (analyst) and Brooke Weisbrod (reporter) will call the action.
RADIO: All women's basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasSports.com and the Longhorn App. Craig Way and Eryn McMahan will have the call.
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• ELITE EIGHT: Texas has advanced the Elite Eight for the 12th time in program history and three of the last four seasons. Texas head coach Vic Schafer has guided teams to the Elite Eight in six of his last seven seasons. The Longhorns are tied for second in terms of most Elite Eight appearances since 2021.
• 33 WINS: With the win over Gonzaga Texas won their 33rd game of the season, their most in a season since the 1985-86 season where they went 34-0.
• LOCK DOWN DEFENSE: In the NCAA Tournament Texas is holding opponents to 47.7 points per game and 32.1 shooting from the field. Texas held a Gonzaga team averaging over 80 points per game to 34 points under their season scoring average on Friday.
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NC State Leaders
Saniya Rivers: 12.7 PTS, 2.2 STL, 39.2 FG%, 26.7 3PT% (24-for-90)
James: 16.4 PTS, 1.1 STL, 41.6 FG%, 32.5 3PT% (65-for-200)
Madison Hayes: 10.6 PTS, 42.9 FG%, 41.4 3PT% (55-for-133)
Zoe Brooks: 8.9 PTS, 1.3 STL, 41.9 FG%, 19.0 3PT% (12-for-63)
River Baldwin: 10.4 PTS, 7.1 REB, 1.3 BLK, 53.5 FG%
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NC State Regular Season
vs Charlotte W 84-43
vs 2 UConn W 92-81
vs Elon W 90-35
vs Rhode Island W 67-58
vs Kentucky W 84-55
vs Cincinnati W 79-45
vs 3 Colorado W 78-60
vs Vanderbilt W 70-62
vs Illinois St W 79-61
vs Liberty W 80-67
@ South Florida W 66-54
@ Old Dominion W 87-50
@ Virginia W 72-61
vs 22 Florida St W 88-80
@ 13 Virginia Tech L 63-62
vs Virginia W 93-66
@ Miami L 73-59
vs Duke W 72-57
@ Clemson W 71-49
@ Boston College W 82-61
vs 24 North Carolina W 63-59
vs 15 Louisville W 77-67
vs 16 Virginia Tech L 72-61
@ Pitt W 83-47
@ 16 Notre Dame W 59-43
vs Georgia Tech W 86-85
@ North Carolina L 80-70
@ Duke L 69-58
vs 19 Syracuse W 75-71
vs Wake Forest W 75-57
vs Duke W 54-51
vs Florida St W 69-43
vs 14 Notre Dame L 55-51
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NC State Postseason
vs 14 Chattanooga W 64-45
vs 6 Tennessee W 79-72
vs 2 Stanford W 77-67
vs 1 Texas 3/31 2:00 pm ABC