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NC State women's basketball team by the numbers before Friday's Final Four game against South Carolina
WRAL Sports' Louis Fernandez looks at key numbers before Friday night's Final Four matchup between NC State and South Carolina.
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WRAL Sports' Louis Fernandez looks at key numbers before Friday night's Final Four matchup between NC State and South Carolina.
OFF IS HERE. >> WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL THIS SEASON IS ALL ABOUT STAR POWER. THAT'S ESPECIALLY THE CASE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FINAL 4, LET'S SEE HOW NC STATE COMPARES. WE'LL START WITH THE MOST OBVIOUS. IOWA'S CAITLIN CLARK, THE NEW NCAA ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER. CLARK IS AVERAGING 32 POINTS PER GAME 7 REBOUNDS AND 10 ASSISTS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. SHE IS THE ENGINE THAT MAKES THE HAWKEYES GO. CLARK'S USAGE RATE WHICH SHOWS HOW OFTEN SHE CONTROLS THE END OF A POSSESSION IS 40.3%. 3RD HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. LET'S MOVE TO HER OPPONENT IN THE FINAL 4. UCONN'S PAIGE BUNKERS. BUGGERS IS AVERAGING 28 POINTS 9, 5 IN THE TOURNEY. HER RETURN FROM 2 MAJOR KNEE INJURIES HAS BEEN SO IMPRESSIVE. AND NOW LET'S TURN TO NC STATE. AND AS JAMES, SHE'S AVERAGING 24.3 AND A HALF BOARDS AND 4 ASSISTS IN THIS RUN IN WAUKEE. LEE CLARK IS THE NAME YOU THINK OF WHEN IT COMES TO SHOOTING OUTSIDE. DON'T FORGET ABOUT JAMES. SHE SHOOTING A 57% FROM 3 IN THE PAST 4 GAMES. AND THE ONLY PLAYER LEFT WITH MORE MAKES THAN HER IS CLARK ON NEARLY TWICE AS MANY SHOTS. WHAT ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA? WELL, THEY'RE UNDEFEATED FOR A REASON. THEY HAVE DEPTH. THE GAMECOCKS HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT LEADING SCORE. EVERY GAME OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. THEY CAN HIT YOU IN THE INSIDE WITH KAMILLA CARDOSO ARE ON THE OUTSIDE WITH MILEY SHUFFLE. WILEY, IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR NC STATE. BUT YOU