National Basketball Association
NC State 74, Florida State 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # Ray Natali, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
7005
By SportsDirect Inc.
North Carolina State 74, Florida State 70: T.J. Warren had 30 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the host Wolfpack to their third straight victory in ACC play.
Desmond Lee scored all 11 of his points in the second half, Ralston Turner finished with nine points and six rebounds, and Tyler Lewis had six points and seven assists for North Carolina State (14-7, 4-4). It was the fourth 30-point in Warren's career and was also his ACC-leading 15th 20-point game.
Okaro White finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, Ian Miller had 17 points and Aaron Thomas chipped in with 12 points for Florida State (13-7, 4-4). It was the third loss in the last four games for the Seminoles, who finished a stretch of five road contests in seven games.
Warren, who entered the game leading the ACC in scoring with a 22.1 average, scored 15 in the first 11 minutes on 7-of-9 shooting to help stake the Wolfpack to a 24-19 lead. Florida State rallied to tie it at 28 on a free throw by White but Warren nailed a 3-pointer with three seconds left to give North Carolina State a 39-33 halftime lead.
Florida State, which trailed by as many eight points early in the second half, rallied to take a 67-65 lead on pair of free throws by Miller. But the Wolfpack took control with a 7-0 run capped by a dunk by center Jordan Vandenberg and Lee's putback with 12 seconds left sealed the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: North Carolina State lost 6-9, 325-pound backup F BeeJay Anya early in the first half with a right knee injury. ... The Wolfpack improved to 19-3 when Warren scores 20 or more points. ... North Carolina State finished with a 42-26 edge in points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
Florida State |
|
NC State |
Okaro White 20 |
Scoring |
T.J. Warren 30 |
Devon Bookert 5 |
Assists |
Tyler Lewis 7 |
Boris Bojanovsky 7 |
Rebounds |
Lennard Freeman 7 |
Aaron Thomas 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Desmond Lee 3 |
Devon Bookert 2 |
Steals |
T.J. Warren 3 |
Boris Bojanovsky 2 |
Blocks |
Kyle Washington 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida State
|
70 |
42.9 |
7-19 |
15-26 |
12 |
35 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
NC State
|
74 |
45.6 |
4-15 |
8-11 |
17 |
36 |
3 |
7 |
9 |