Published Mar 6, 2021
FINAL: NC State 66, Georgia Tech 61 in ACC Tournament Semifinals
Justin H. Williams  •  TheWolfpackCentral
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NC State tips off against Georgia Tech Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the ACC Women's Tournament Semifinals. The game will be televised on ACC Network.

The Wolfpack is the No. 2 seed and the Yellow Jackets are the No. 3 seed.

NC State defeated Virginia Tech 68-55 and Georgia Tech defeated Clemson 60-57 in the quarterfinals Friday night.

Louisville defeated Syracuse in the first semifinals matchup. The winner of the Wolfpack-Yellow Jackets will meet the Cardinals in the title game Sunday at noon.

Here are the live updates from NC State's semifinals game:

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FINAL 

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Fourth quarter

An early fourth-quarter three by Georgia Tech increase the Yellow Jackets' lead to 10 with 8:51 to play.

NC State responds with a 10-4 run and the hometown North Carolina crowd in Greensboro Coliseum is beginning to get loud.

Timeout Wolfpack.

Georgia Tech 57, NC State 53. 5:39 left in the fourth quarter.

NC State makes a stop and gets the ball back down four. Crutchfield saves a near turnover and sinks a corner three seconds later to shrink the lead to one.

Georgia Tech responds with a bucket, and the Pack turns it over on the next possession. Georgia Tech ball after the official timeout.

Georgia Tech 59, NC State 56. 4:12 left in the fourth quarter.

Crutchfield pumps, drives and lays it in right after the break to shrink the lead to one.

Georgia Tech turnover, and Cunane hits a second-chance bucket as the shot clock expires. NC State takes its first lead since the 4:48 mark in the second quarter.

NC State forces the shot clock to expire on the next Georgia Tech possesion. Cunane drives, hits and draws the foul on the very next play. She

The Wolfpack is on a a 20-6 run. NC State 63, Georgia Tech 59. 1:21 left.

Georgia Tech nearly lets the shot clock expire. Cubaj gets a good look down low but misses the lay-up. She instantly bumps Cunane, picks up the foul and sends her to the line. Cunane makes 1-of-2.

NC State 64, Georgia Tech 59. 17.5 second left.

Cubaj hits a layup in response to NC State's softened defense trying to avoid a foul. Timeout NC State.

Wolfpack 64, Yellow Jackets 61. 10.1 seconds left.

Third quarter

Georgia Tech scores the first four points of the second half to jump out to a quick nine-point lead.

Pack responds with a 7-2 run to shrink the lead to four.

Georgia Tech center Nerea Hermosa picks up her third foul.

Georgia Tech 43, NC State 37. 4:19 left in the third quarter.

The Wolfpack and the Yellow Jackets end up trying the third quarter 16-16.

Georgia Tech 48, NC State 43. End of third quarter.

Halftime

Jones hits a tough second-chance bucket down low to shrink GT's lead to two, but the Yellow Jackets respond with a three-point play on the other end.

Crutchfield misses a three at the buzzer.

Georgia Tech 33, NC State 28. Halftime.

Second quarter 

Similar to yesterday, NC State head coach Wes Moore is leaving Hobby out on the court in place of Cunane to give the first-team All-ACC senior a breather.

Cunane checks back in with 6:25 left in the first half.

Hobby scored two points in five minutes.

Georgia Tech ties it up at 24-24 with just under five to play in the quarter.

Cunane responds with a make off of a post move, but Georgia Tech ties it up at 26-26 two plays later.

Yellow Jackets center Lorela Cubaj hits back-to-back jumpers and GT takes a 30-26 lead.

Cunane picks up her first foul on a rebound attempt.

NC State has just eight second-quarter points at the official timeout.

Georgia Tech 30, NC State 26. 1:53 remaining in the third quarter.

End of first quarter

Sophomore center Camille Hobby and sophomore forward Jada Boyd enter the game for Cunane and Jones.

Georgia Tech hits a layup out of the break to shrink the Pack's lead to one.

Brown-Turner hits a response shot at the rim and Perez sinks a transition three to grow the lead back to two possessions.

NC State 18, Georgia Tech 14. End of the first quarter.

First-quarter media timeout

NC State 13, Georgia Tech 10. 4:28 left in the first quarter.

Cunane leads all scorers with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a quick 6-5 lead, but the Pack responded with an 8-2 run to take a lead into the first official timeout.

Starting lineups

NC State's starters:

Raina Perez

Kai Crutchfield

Jakia Brown-Turner

Kayla Jones

Elissa Cunane

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