KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- North Carolina State tried to push Teaira McCowan off the block, then tried double-teaming the Mississippi State star, before ultimately trying to deny her the ball altogether.
None of it worked.
McCowan still scored 24 points on perfect shooting, pulled down 15 rebounds and generally made life miserable for the Wolfpack, and helped the top-seeded Bulldogs breeze to a 71-57 win Friday night and a spot in the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament.
"You don't see 6-foot-7 every day," Wolfpack coach Wes Moore said. "When they're just lobbing it up to her, there's not a whole lot you can do at times.