Aislinn Konig used her 3-point marksmanship to lead a balanced scoring effort with 19 points as fifth-seeded N.C. State eased past North Carolina 77-64 in the second round of the ACC women’s basketball tournament Thursday in the Greensboro Coliseum.
N.C. State (23-7, 11-5 ACC), ranked No. 23 nationally, will play fourth-seeded and 18th-ranked Duke (22-7, 11-5) in the quarterfinals at 11 a.m. Friday. Duke won the only meeting between the two teams this season, a 69-56 win in Durham on Jan. 7.
Konig, a sophomore guard, was 5-of-7 from 3-point range for the Wolfpack. Redshirt junior guard Kiara Leslie and senior forward Chelsea Nelson added 13 points apiece, and senior center Akela Maize had 12.