# 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by fifth-year head coach Wes Moore, played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Elon and Maryland in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Lee | W 57–42 | – | Reynolds Coliseum (615) Raleigh, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Jacksonville | W 64–44 | 1–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,757) Raleigh, NC |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Davidson | W 73–49 | 2–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,809) Raleigh, NC |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UNC Asheville | W 87–55 | 3–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,686) Raleigh, NC |
| November 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | South Alabama | W 71–50 | 4–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,997) Raleigh, NC |
| November 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | W 73–56 | 5–0 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,706) Norfolk, VA |
| November 23, 2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Alabama Puerto Rico Clasico | W 68–49 | 6–0 | Cardinal Gibbons Arena (57) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| November 24, 2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. South Dakota State Puerto Rico Clasico | L 67–75 | 6–1 | Cardinal Gibbons Arena (132) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| November 30, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 53–57 | 6–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,215) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Tulane | W 79–55 | 7–2 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,088) Raleigh, NC |
| December 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgetown | W 63–49 | 8–2 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,174) Raleigh, NC |
| December 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | East Tennessee State | W 70–58 | 9–2 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,697) Raleigh, NC |
| December 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Elon | W 70–57 | 10–2 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,002) Raleigh, NC |
| December 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, SECN Plus | | at Vanderbilt | W 83–72 | 11–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,292) Nashville, TN |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2017 2:30 pm, ACCN extra | | at Virginia Tech | W 68–51 | 12–2 (1–0) | Cassell Coliseum (2,132) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 31, 2017 2:30 pm, RSN | | No. 3 Louisville | L 47–55 | 12–3 (1–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,685) Raleigh, NC |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia | L 63–73 | 12–4 (1–2) | Reynolds Coliseum (1,801) Raleigh, NC |
| January 7, 2018 2:30 pm, RSN | | at No. 17 Duke | L 56–69 | 12–5 (1–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,531) Durham, NC |
| January 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | W 56–43 | 13–5 (2–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,421) Raleigh, NC |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Syracuse | W 60–56 | 14–5 (3–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,855) Raleigh, NC |
| January 18, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina Rivalry | W 66–53 | 15–5 (4–3) | Carmichael Arena (2,037) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Wake Forest Rivalry | W 82–68 | 16–5 (5–3) | LJVM Coliseum (517) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 28, 2018 3:00 pm, RSN | | at Clemson | W 62–41 | 17–5 (6–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,343) Clemson, SC |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 10 Florida State | W 65–56 | 18–5 (7–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,253) Raleigh, NC |
| February 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston College | W 72–53 | 19–5 (8–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,619) Raleigh, NC |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 23 | at Miami (FL) | L 48–52 | 19–6 (8–4) | Watsco Center (786) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 11, 2018 3:00 pm, RSN | No. 23 | North Carolina Rivalry | W 73–54 | 20–6 (9–4) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 18, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | Wake Forest Rivalry/Play4Kay Game | W 74–61 | 21–6 (10–4) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,501) Raleigh, NC |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 21 | at Pittsburgh | W 77–66 | 22–6 (11–4) | Peterson Events Center (600) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | at No. 5 Notre Dame | L 67–86 | 22–7 (11–5) | Purcell Pavilion (8,786) South Bend, IN |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | (5) No. 23 | vs. (12) North Carolina Second Round | W 77–64 | 23–7 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,164) Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | (5) No. 23 | vs. (4) No. 18 Duke Quarterfinals | W 51–45 | 24–7 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,613) Greensboro, NC |
| March 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | (5) No. 23 | vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville Semifinals | L 59–64 | 24–8 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (4 KC) No. 21 | (13 KC) Elon First Round | W 62–35 | 25–8 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,669) Raleigh, NC |
| March 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 KC) No. 21 | (5 KC) No. 16 Maryland Second Round | W 74–60 | 26–8 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,711) Raleigh, NC |
| March 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 KC) No. 21 | vs. (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State Sweet Sixteen | L 57–71 | 26–9 | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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