Aziaha James scored 26 points and second-seeded N.C. State made an NCAA Tournament program-record 15 shots from 3-point range in an 83-49 victory over seventh-seeded Michigan State in the women’s second round Monday.

James connected for six 3s and Madison Hayes, who had 17 points, drilled five 3-pointers. Saniya Rivers added 17 points and 11 assists and Zamareya Jones had 12 points for the host Wolfpack (28-6).

N.C. State will meet either Florida State or LSU in a Sweet 16 matchup on Friday in Spokane, Washington. The FSU-LSU game took place Monday night but ended too late for this edition.

The Wolfpack will be in the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in coach Wes Moore’s 12 seasons.

Long-range shots were finding the mark at such a dizzying pace that there was no reason for the Wolfpack to back off.

“I’ve learned there are times for me just to get out of the way and let them play,” Moore said. “It was nice to see it because, I’ll be honest, we hadn’t really been shooting the ball as well.”

Grace VanSlooten scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Michigan State (22-10), which was 4-for-15 on 3s. The Spartans were trying to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2009.

N.C. State began 5-for-6 on 3-pointers and 10-for-13 overall from the field to lead 25-9. The Wolfpack reached a season high for 3-point baskets with 12 less than five minutes into the third quarter and kept going.

N.C. State has won 20 consecutive home NCAA Tournament games.

Van Lith lifts TCU: Hailey Van Lith felt a little bit more nostalgic than weird when facing one of her former teams while trying to get to yet another Sweet 16 in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

The winning feeling at the end was familiar, with the dynamic guard moving on in this March Madness with first-timer TCU.

Agnes Emma-Nnopu scored a season-high 23 points with four 3-pointers while Van Lith had a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists as the second-seeded Horned Frogs advanced past the second round for the first time, winning 85-70 over seventh-seeded Louisville on Sunday. Van Lith went with to a Final Four and two other Elite Eight games with the Cardinals from 2021-23, and reached another Elite Eight with LSU last season.

“To make it to the Sweet 16 is really, really hard to do,” second-year TCU coach Mark Campbell said. “Somehow Hailey just seems to do it every year, so it’s normal for her. But for everybody else, it’s not normal.”

Van Lith, whose 19 tourney games played are more than any other active player, initially shrugged her shoulders before breaking out in a smile.

Before winning twice at home when hosting for the first time, the Big 12 champion Horned Frogs hadn’t even made the NCAA field in 15 years — and last won a tourney game since 2006. They were 1-17 in conference games two years ago before Campbell became their coach and has since brought in 11 transfers, most with NCAA experience.

Donovyn Hunter added a career-best 18 points, including three 3-pointers in a 17-0 run that put the Horned Frogs (33-3) ahead to stay while there was so much defensive attention on Van Lith — who did score the go-ahead basket in that span.

Jayda Curry had a career-high 41 points for the Cardinals (22-11).

The Frogs are headed to Birmingham, Alabama, and a rematch with third-seeded Notre Dame (28-5). TCU beat the Fighting Irish 76-68 in the Cayman Islands on Nov. 29, an early indication of what could be a special season for the Frogs.