March Madness will continue Friday afternoon as the Cardinal gears up to take on North Carolina State in the Sweet 16. The Daily is reporting live from Portland, bringing you all the latest updates from Moda Center.

6:32 p.m. PT Stanford falls to NC State in the Sweet 16 77-67. The Cardinal shot just 20% from beyond the arc and allowed NC State’s Aziah James to score 29 points.

6:29 p.m. PT Stanford is 4-22 from the 3-point line (18.2%). That just won’t cut it, especially on a night where Brink and Kiki were dealing with foul trouble throughout the game.

6:25 p.m. PT NC State up 73-62 with 1:39 remaining in the game. Barring a miraculous comeback, it seems Stanford’s season is fated to come to an end today.

6:15 p.m. PT NC State is up 70-55 and looking to close the game out. The Wolfpack’s Aziah James has 23 points in the second half, while the Cardinal are shooting only 30.4% during the half.

6:09 p.m. PT Cameron Brink has fouled out of the game. Stanford is now facing a double-digit deficit as NC State is up 60-49 with just over 8 minutes to go in the game

6:02 p.m. PT The Wolfpack have erased a ten-point halftime deficit, and have now taken an eight point lead to end the third quarter. Stanford shooting under 30% from the field in the second half.

5:58 p.m. PT Brink just picked up her fourth foul.

5:55 p.m. PT The Wolf pack have built a four-point lead after back-to-back threes by Aziah James.

5:51 p.m. PT As Tara VanDerveer calls a timeout, the game is all tied up at 43-43 with 4:16 left in the third quarter. The Wolfpack are shooting 60% from the field in the second half.

5:48 p.m. PT Brink just earned her third foul, matching Iriafen. Iriafen is re-entering the game.

5:41 p.m PT As the second half progresses, NC State is slowly crawling back into the game. Stanford now up only five with 7:41 remaining.

5:37 p.m PT Kiki Iriafen picks up her third foul in less than 20 seconds of the second half.

5:24 p.m PT At halftime, Stanford is up 37-27. After a poor shooting performance in the first quarter, the Cardinal shot 66.7% in the second quarter to build a double-digit lead. Hannah Jump leads the way with ten points, followed by Cameron Brink with nine. NC State shot just 33.3% in the first half.

5:22 p.m. PT Cameron Brink’s family is in the building cheering her on. Brink grew up in Beaverton Ore., just 20 minutes outside of Portland. Brink is up 9 points and 5 blocks in the final minute of first half. Stanford’s lead is now at 10.

5:17 p.m. PT Cameron Brink tallies her fourth block of the night and nails her second 3-pointer of the game. Stanford up 31-27 with 3 minutes remaining in first half.

5:16 p.m. PT Kiki Iriafen just picked up her second foul. Brooke Demetre is subbing back in.

5:12 p.m. PT Stanford is up 26-20 with just under five minutes remaining. Kiki Iriafen has tallied eight points, six rebounds and an assist in the second quarter. The Cardinal are shooting 70% from the field.

5:07 p.m. PT Kiki Iriafen is coming to life offensively with 6 points in the second quarter so far. Stanford leads 22-18.

5:02 p.m. PT After the first quarter, Stanford has a slight 12-11 lead over the Wolfpack. Hannah Jump nailed two threes to lead the Cardinal in scoring, but shot just 26.3% from the field. However, the Defense played well as NC State shot just 27.8% from the floor.

4:57 p.m. PT Kiki Iriafen is back in the game and Stanford is up 12-10.

4:50 p.m. PT Cameron Brink is making a statement early on in the game, with 3 blocks within the first 5 minutes as Stanford trails 6-4. However, she is struggling from the field converting only 1-5 field goals.

4:48 p.m. PT Kiki Irafen picked up an early foul and has been subbed out.

4:40 p.m. PT The arena is quickly filling. There seems like an even number of Stanford and NC State fans. Tip-off will begin shortly after player entrances.

4:35 p.m. PT Tara VanDerveer is cautiously optimistic ahead of tonight’s game: “Any team you play you can’t let them do what they link to do,” she said in a pre-game interview.  “We’ve just gotta run our offense, get good shots and make sure we’re playing Stanford basketball”

4:19 p.m PT Both teams are warming up as the the NCAA’s new ad opposing prop betting flashes across the Moda Center’s screens. It seems like they’re ramping up efforts in advance of their campaign to outlaw prop betting on collegiate athletics. Right now the arena is partially full, but seems like it will reach close to capacity at tip-off.

3:49 p.m. PT The Stanford women’s basketball team (30-5, 15-3 Pac-12) will take on the NC State Wolfpack (29-6, 13-5 ACC) at 4:30 p.m PT. Stanford’s post-duo of junior forward Kiki Iriafen and senior forward Cameron Brink will look to lead the Cardinal to their 23rd Elite Eight appearance in school history.

The Wolfpack will pose a challenge for the Cardinal, as all five of their starters average double-digit points, making them a potent offensive team. Coming off a game playing suspect defense, Stanford will need to tighten up on that end of the floor if they are to come out victorious.