Women’s Basketball Upset No. 23 NC State

Friday, November 24

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

1:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

5-1

No. -/23 North Carolina State

6-1

North Carolina State

South Dakota State

Photo by: Jason Salzman

11/24/2017 4:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The South Dakota State women's basketball team used an 11-1 run in the first quarter and recorded a 75-67 victory over No. 23 North Carolina State Friday afternoon in nonconference action in the Puerto Rico Clasico at Cardinal Gibbons Arena.

The Jackrabbits, now 4-1, were led by freshman Myah Selland, who had a career-high four 3-point field goals on her way to scoring a career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Junior Madison Guebert tallied a season-best 20 points, sinking three treys. Junior Macy Miller added 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

NC State, ranked No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches poll and now 6-1, had four players scoring in double digits. Kaila Ealey had a team-high 16 points.

The last time the Jackrabbits beat a ranked team was against then-No. 19 Miami in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament in Stanford, Calif., March 19. 2016. SDSU is now 6-19 all-time against ranked opponents.

Selland scored the Jackrabbits' first 11 points of the game going 3 for 3 from long range and scoring on a layup with 5:53 to play. SDSU limited NC State to one field goal in the first 12 minutes of the game. State finished the quarter with five 3-pointers.

Guebert opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer before the Wolfpack used an 8-0 run to pull within five points, 22-17, at 6:36. Miller then scored eight of the Jackrabbits' final 11 points of the quarter to give South Dakota State a 33-25 lead at halftime.

The Jackrabbits' largest lead of the game came with 2:52 left in the third quarter when Miller and Guebert combined for 7-0 run to put SDSU up 48-32. After NC State cut the lead to nine points, 50-41, junior Sydney Palmer sank a 3-pointer to close the third quarter for the second consecutive game for a 53-41 lead.

NC State used a 12-3 in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 62-57 with 2:50 remaining. After a layup by sophomore Tagyn Larson, the Jackrabbits sank 11 of 12 free throws for the win.

Notes

The last time two Jackrabbits both scored 20-or-more points in a game was Jan. 28. 2017, when Ellie Thompson scored 23 points and Madison Guebert netted 21 points at Omaha.
NC State came into the game outscoring opponents 198-98 in the paint. The Jackrabbits outscored the Wolfpack, 22-18.
SDSU sank 12 3-pointers against NC State, marking the fifth consecutive game with 10-or-more treys.
Macy Miller's 16 points today give her 1,199 points. She needs 28 points to pass Ann Just (1992-95) for 26^th on the SDSU career scoring list.
Ellie Thompson's two points this afternoon give her 1,022 career points, 20 points shy of moving into 33^rd in career scoring at State.
Madison Guebert's 20 points today give her 915 career points, 85 points short of 1,000 career points.

Up Next
South Dakota State plays Charlotte tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in the Puerto Rico Clasico.

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