No. 15 N.C. State 82, N.C. Asheville 80: Richard Howell scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and C.J. Leslie added 14 points and 11 boards as the Wolfpack rallied late to survive a scare from the visiting Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs (1-5) led for most of the night, but they couldn't hang on in the final minutes. N.C. State (4-1) reeled off a 5-0 run to take a 73-69 advantage with three minutes left and didn't trail again.
Lorenzo Brown scored 18 points and Scott Wood added 14 - including five in the pivotal final three minutes - for N.C. State, which got just 11 points from its bench after its reserves averaged 25.3 points in the first four games.
Jeremy Atkinson scored a game-high 28 points to go with six rebounds and five steals for UNC Asheville, and Keith Hornsby added 23 points and four assists. The Bulldogs shot 50 percent (32-of-64) from the field.
UNC Asheville led by as many as seven in each half, including a 64-57 advantage with 8:29 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wood, who went 3-for-5 from 3-point range, has hit a 3-pointer in 33 consecutive games, the longest active streak by an ACC player. … N.C. State improved to 78-9 all-time against current members of the Big South Conference. … The Wolfpack have won all 18 meetings with the Bulldogs, including 16 in Raleigh.
N.C. Asheville | N.C. State | |
Jeremy Atkinson 28 | Scoring | Richard Howell 23 |
Trent Meyer 7 | Assists | Lorenzo Brown 4 |
Jeremy Atkinson 6 | Rebounds | Richard Howell 15 |
Keith Hornsby 3 | Free Throws Made | Lorenzo Brown 8 |
Jeremy Atkinson 5 | Steals | Richard Howell 2 |
D.J. Cunningham 1 | Blocks | Scott Wood 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
N.C. Asheville | 80 | 50.0 | 8-19 | 8-9 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 12 |
N.C. State | 82 | 55.8 | 3-9 | 21-32 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 19 |