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Rivers scores 25, James has 21 and No. 22 NC State women slip past Davidson

By Associated Press

Rivers scores 25, James has 21 and No. 22 NC State women slip past Davidson

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Saniya Rivers had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Aziaha James added 21 points and No. 22 NC State rallied in the fourth quarter to edge upset-minded Davidson 59-57 on Wednesday night.

NC State led 39-38 at halftime but fell behind 44-40 heading to the fourth quarter. The last tie was 52-all before Rivers scored the next six points for a 58-52 NC State lead. Davidson then rallied on a layup from Millie Prior and a 3-pointer by Katie Donovan with 41 seconds remaining.

Now leading 58-57, the Wolfpack worked the shot clock on their next possession but Rivers missed a jumper with 16 seconds left. After Davidson rebounded and both teams called timeout, Charlise Dunn missed a layup that would have given the Wildcats the lead.

James made 1 of 2 from the line with one second left to wrap it up for NC State (7-3).

Issy Morgan scored 20 points and Dunn had 17 for Davidson (3-7).

NC State shot 33% for the game and the Wildcats hit on 34% of their shots.

Rivers scored six points on 3-for-4 shooting and was the only NC State player to make a shot in the third quarter. Hayes went 6-for-6 at the free-throw line for the Wolfpack in the third and they trailed 44-40 heading to the fourth quarter.

The Wolfpack took a brief one-point lead early in the fourth quarter and later tied it up when Hayes made 1 of 2 from the line. Davidson's Tomisin Adenupet hit a 3-pointer for the lead, then a tip-in from Rivers and a three-point play by Zoe Brooks put NC State ahead 52-50 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining.

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