NC State beats Kentucky 72-57, returns to women's Sweet 16
Kiara Leslie had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and North Carolina State pulled away to beat Kentucky 72-57 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
57
NC State Wolfpack
72
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 17 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 57 |
| NCSU | 25 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 72 |
Reynolds Coliseum · 2,683 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Northern Kentucky Norse | W 79-28 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Morehead State Eagles | W 85-42 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 57-72
Kai Crutchfield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 57-71
Kai Crutchfield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 57-70
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 57-70
DD Rogers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 57-69
DD Rogers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 57-68
Foul on Jaida Roper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 57-68
Maci Morris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeKe McKinney.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:35 54-68
Kai Crutchfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aislinn Konig.
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PersonalFoul 3:11 54-65
Foul on Maci Morris.
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LayUpShot 3:11 54-65
Aislinn Konig made Layup. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 54-63
Rhyne Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 53-63
Foul on Elissa Cunane.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 53-63
Kiara Leslie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:27 53-62
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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LayUpShot 4:52 53-62
Maci Morris made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:35 51-62
Kiara Leslie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:35 51-61
Kiara Leslie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:35 51-60
Foul on Jaida Roper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:28 51-60
Maci Morris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeKe McKinney.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 48-60
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:06 48-59
Foul on Tatyana Wyatt.
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PersonalFoul 7:24 48-59
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:38 48-59
Kiara Leslie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:38 48-58
Foul on Maci Morris.
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JumpShot 7:38 48-58
Kiara Leslie made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:14 48-56
DD Rogers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:14 48-55
Foul on Rhyne Howard.
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LayUpShot 8:56 48-55
Kiara Leslie made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:05 48-53
Foul on Tatyana Wyatt.
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PersonalFoul 9:35 48-53
Foul on Elissa Cunane.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 48-53
Jaida Roper made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 45-53
Foul on Kiara Leslie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:27 45-53
Aislinn Konig made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 45-50
Foul on KeKe McKinney.
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JumpShot 1:27 45-50
Rhyne Howard made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:54 43-50
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kiara Leslie.
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JumpShot 3:13 43-48
Tatyana Wyatt made Jumper. Assisted by Maci Morris.
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LayUpShot 3:34 41-48
Kiara Leslie made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:44 41-46
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:44 41-45
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:44 41-44
Foul on Tatyana Wyatt.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:26 41-44
Tatyana Wyatt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Murray.
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PersonalFoul 5:41 38-44
Foul on Kai Crutchfield.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:02 38-44
Maci Morris made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:12 35-44
Kiara Leslie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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PersonalFoul 6:29 35-41
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:05 35-41
Kai Crutchfield made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:20 35-38
Rhyne Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Murray.
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JumpShot 9:23 32-38
Maci Morris made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:45 30-38
Kiara Leslie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kai Crutchfield.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 30-35
Foul on DD Rogers.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 30-35
DD Rogers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 30-34
Foul on Blair Green.
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JumpShot 2:28 30-34
Rhyne Howard made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:25 28-34
Rhyne Howard made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:39 26-34
Kayla Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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JumpShot 4:38 26-31
Taylor Murray made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:40 24-31
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kai Crutchfield.
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JumpShot 5:56 24-29
Amanda Paschal made Jumper. Assisted by Jaida Roper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:24 22-29
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 57-72
End of Game
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ShortTimeOut 0:12 57-72
NC State Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:16 57-72
Aislinn Konig Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 57-72
Rhyne Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:22 57-72
Tatyana Wyatt Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:22 57-72
Maci Morris missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 57-72
Tatyana Wyatt Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 57-72
Aislinn Konig missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:04 57-72
NC State Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 57-72
Rhyne Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 57-72
Kai Crutchfield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 57-71
Kai Crutchfield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 57-70
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 57-70
Kai Crutchfield Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:23 57-70
Maci Morris missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 57-70
DD Rogers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 57-69
DD Rogers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 57-68
Foul on Jaida Roper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:41 57-68
NC State Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:41 57-68
Kiara Leslie missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:09 57-68
NC State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 57-68
Maci Morris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeKe McKinney.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:35 54-68
Kai Crutchfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aislinn Konig.
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Offensive Rebound 2:39 54-65
Aislinn Konig Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:39 54-65
Kiara Leslie missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 3:04 54-65
NC State Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 3:11 54-65
DD Rogers Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 54-65
Aislinn Konig missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:11 54-65
Foul on Maci Morris.
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LayUpShot 3:11 54-65
Aislinn Konig made Layup. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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ShortTimeOut 3:14 54-63
Kentucky Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:14 54-63
Rhyne Howard Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:16 54-63
NC State Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 3:16 54-63
NC State Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:16 54-63
KeKe McKinney Block.
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JumpShot 3:16 54-63
Elissa Cunane missed Jumper.
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Steal 3:26 54-63
Kiara Leslie Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:26 54-63
Taylor Murray Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:37 54-63
DD Rogers Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 54-63
Rhyne Howard made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
UK
NCSU
22-69
FG
23-50
32
Field Goal %
46
9-29
3PT
10-21
31
Three Point %
48
4-6
FT
16-24
67
Free Throw %
67
31
Rebounds
50
15
Offensive Rebounds
17
16
Defensive Rebounds
33
10
Assists
16
9
Steals
2
2
Blocks
2
5
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
1
5
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
9
3
Largest Lead
15
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