Ex-PA star carries NC State

Former Princess Anne High star Aziaha James scored 28 points to help the No. 3 North Carolina State women outlast No. 15 Louisville 77-67 in front of a sellout crowd on Monday night in Raleigh.

James went 10 of 18 from the floor and had seven rebounds for the Wolfpack (20-2, 8-2 ACC) in their fifth straight win. N.C. State also got 12 points and 10 rebounds from Madison Hayes and 10 points from River Baldwin.

Olivia Cochran powered the Cardinals (19-4, 8-2) with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Kiki Jefferson added 16 points and Jayda Curry chipped in 12.

After trailing by four points early, N.C. State ended the first quarter with a six-point advantage after an 18-8 run. The stretch was kickstarted by back-to-back 3-pointers from James, who scored 16 points in the opening frame.

“I saw the bucket getting bigger and bigger every possession,” James said. “So, just attacking, attacking, attacking. I knew they were fouling, so getting to the free-throw line was helping us as well.”

Players from both teams wore uniforms featuring pink in celebration of N.C. State’s “Play4Kay Game,” which aims to honor former Wolfpack coach Kay Yow and everyone who has battled cancer.

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Kansas State 75, No. 4 Kansas 70 (OT): Tylor Perry scored eight of his 26 points in overtime and Kansas State beat Kansas at home in the 300th matchup of their heated rivalry.

Perry’s 3-pointer with 1:54 left gave the Wildcats a 70-66 lead. Hunter Dickinson’s basket trimmed it to 70-68, but Perry’s two free throws extended the margin back to four.

Dajuan Harris Jr. cut it to 72-70 with two free throws before Kevin McCullar Jr. missed the front end of a 1-and-1 for Kansas with 22 seconds remaining.

Arthur Kaluma sank a pair of foul shots and Perry added another one to seal it, ending Kansas State’s four-game losing streak.

Cam Carter had 19 points and 11 rebounds for K-State (15-8, 5-5 Big 12). Kaluma added 13 points and eight boards.

Dickinson had 21 points and 12 rebounds to pace Kansas (18-5, 6-4). Harris and McCullar each added 15 points.

LANCE KING/GETTY North Carolina State guard Aziaha James puts up a 3-point shot against Louisville guard Jayda Curry during Monday night’s game. It was James’ fifth game this season with at least 20 points.