#2 seed Iowa defeated the #3 seed NC State 79-61 today in the Sweet 16.
It simply wasn’t the Wolfpack’s day.
They couldn’t find a rhythm shooting the ball (34.8% FG), and they definitely couldn’t find a way to disrupt Iowa’s rhythm on offense (54.4%).
NC State specifically didn’t have an answer for National Player of the Year Megan Gustafson, who finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds. As silly as that stat line is, it’s actually below her season average (28 & 13.5).
The Wolfpack went into halftime with a 13-point deficit looming over their heads, but with 4:43 left in the 3rd Quarter, Kai Crutchfield could have hit a layup to make it a 3-point game.