In its first ACC semifinal appearance since 2020 after upsetting No. 3 Syracuse on Thursday, No. 6 Florida State women’s basketball fell to No. 2 NC State, 69-43, on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum in front of 10,488 fans.
The Seminoles struggled to contain NC State’s Aziaha James, who was 10-of-18 from the field and finished with a team-leading 23 points on the night.
Mimi Collins dominated in the first half for NC State, scoring 11 of the Wolfpack’s 20 points at the end of the first quarter. She’d finish the night with a double-double, 17 points and 13 rebounds.
FSU forward Makayla Timpson fell into foul trouble early, committing three before halftime and limiting her time through the rest of the game. She’d finish with six points and nine rebounds.
It’s the first time since late January that she failed to break double-figures in points or rebounds.
Guard Ta’Niya Latson finished with a team-leading 16 points, the only player to break double-scoring figures for the Seminoles. She shot 6-of-9 from the field.
Forward Brianna “Snoop” Turnage nearly pushed double rebounding figures with nine on the day.
FSU shot a low 25% (17-of-68) from the field and 16.7% (4-of-24) from three-point range.
NC State dominated the Seminoles in the paint, out-scoring them 42-to-18 and out-rebounding them 58-to-32.
FSU falls to 23-9 overall and has at least one more game left in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The women’s bracket will be announced Sunday, March 17 at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
The Seminoles are currently projected to face No. 9 Princeton as a No. 8 seed in the Columbia, South Carolina region.
This story will be updated.
Jack Williams covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at jwilliams@tallahassee.com or on X @jackgwilliams.
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