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Southern Miss takes on No. 25 NC State

NC State Lady Wolfpack (4-3) vs. Southern Miss Lady Eagles (6-1)

Cancun, Mexico; Friday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 NC State and Southern Miss square off in Cancun, Mexico.

The Lady Eagles have a 6-1 record in non-conference play. Southern Miss is 5-0 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Lady Wolfpack have a 4-3 record in non-conference play. NC State has a 2-3 record against opponents over .500.

Southern Miss makes 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.6 percentage points higher than NC State has allowed to its opponents (38.2%). NC State averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than Southern Miss gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carly Keats is scoring 14.4 points per game with 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Lady Eagles. Jakayla Johnson is averaging 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 48.4%.

Zamareya Jones averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Wolfpack, scoring 11.9 points while shooting 31.6% from beyond the arc. Zoe Brooks is averaging 14.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists.

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