No. 17 NC State faces Stanford, aims for 4th straight road win

NC State Wolfpack (17-4, 9-1 ACC) at Stanford Cardinal (11-9, 3-6 ACC)

Stanford, California; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 NC State will try to keep its three-game road win streak intact when the Wolfpack play Stanford.

The Cardinal are 10-2 on their home court. Stanford has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.

The Wolfpack have gone 9-1 against ACC opponents. NC State is fourth in the ACC scoring 76.0 points per game and is shooting 44.7%.

Stanford scores 74.3 points, 11.0 more per game than the 63.3 NC State allows. NC State has shot at a 44.7% clip from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points higher than the 40.7% shooting opponents of Stanford have averaged.

The Cardinal and Wolfpack match up Sunday for the first time in ACC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Elena Bosgana is averaging 12.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Cardinal. Nunu Agara is averaging 16.1 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 40.0% over the past 10 games.

Aziaha James is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Wolfpack. Madison Hayes is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinal: 4-6, averaging 65.4 points, 33.0 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points per game.

Wolfpack: 9-1, averaging 79.2 points, 34.3 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

By The Associated Press