Michigan State Spartans vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction & Picks - NCAA Division I, Championship Women

Prediction published on 3/23/25, 1:55 PM  by Travis Pulver | Modified on 3/23/25 at 2:00 PM in Basketball Picks

The final day of the Second Round of the Women’s Tournament, with the No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans taking on the No. 2 seed North Carolina State Wolfpack at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET on Monday at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Michigan State had a rough end to the season, losing three of their last five in the regular season before losing in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Iowa. They were 4.5-point favorites against Harvard in the first round. They attempted 20 fewer shots than the Crimson but made one more than them (18-65 to 19-45). But the real damage came at the free throw line, where the Spartans went 22-27 to Harvard’s 10-12. The Spartans played an all-around solid game but struggled with turnovers (23), which led to 23 points for Harvard.

NC State was a 19.5-point favorite against No. 15 Vermont in the first round. While they were such a heavy favorite, they didn’t take control of the game until the fourth quarter when they outscored the Catamounts 23-19 to win by 20, 71-51. The Wolfpack turned the ball over just four times and scored 12 points off Vermont’s 13 turnovers.

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