Aziaha James scored 22 points, Madison Hayes added a double-double and No. 21 North Carolina State pulled away in the second half to beat Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh visits No. 21 NC State after Mikayla Johnson scored 22 points in Pittsburgh's 72-59 win against the SMU Mustangs. The Wolfpack have gone 9-0 at home. NC State is eighth in the ACC scoring 74.5 points while shooting 44.0% from the field.

Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh takes on No. 21 NC State after Mikayla Johnson scored 22 points in Pittsburgh's 72-59 victory against the SMU Mustangs. The Wolfpack are 9-0 on their home court.

The UNC women's basketball team will continue its ACC road trip on Sunday afternoon when it visits Pittsburgh.

Lexi Donarski had 15 points, Alyssa Ustby scored 12 and matched her career-high with 18 rebounds and No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 64-33 victory over SMU on Thursday night. Donarski did her damage from 3-point range,

Duke's coach Jon Scheyer has nothing but respect for the Pittsburgh Panthers, and he wants to see them getting more love.

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The goal of any top-ranked college basketball team is, of course, to win a national championship, something Duke is well-equipped to do this season. However, it seems this year’s Blue Devils have enacted a separate goal — to impose their will on the rest of the ACC.

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