National Basketball Association
N.C. State 89, NC-Greensboro 68
When: 5:00 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2012
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Doug Simmons, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
12207
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No. 25 North Carolina State 89, UNC Greensboro 68: C.J. Leslie led five players in double figures with 21 points as the host Wolfpack recorded their seventh straight victory.
Lorenzo Brown and Scott Wood finished with 15 points apiece and T.J. Warren had 13 off the bench for North Carolina State (11-2). Richard Howell chipped in 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Freshman Kayel Locke came off the bench to lead the Spartans (2-9) with 21 points. Derrell Armstrong added 16 and Kelvin McNeil had 10 points and 10 boards.
The Wolfpack closed the first half on a 13-4 run to carry a seven-point lead into the locker room and Leslie's three-point play early in the second started another surge. After Warren converted a three-point play with 13:46 remaining, N.C. State held a commanding 60-42 advantage, and they led by at least 12 points thereafter.
Leslie was 8-for-14 from the floor, part of another on-target attack for the best shooting team in the country. The Wolfpack entered shooting 53.5 percent as a team and finished this one at 32-of-60 (53.3 percent), including 8-of-18 from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: N.C. State has won all eight meetings. ... McNeil was 5-for-6 from the floor. The rest of the UNC Greensboro starters combined to go 9-for-31. ... The Wolfpack's seven-game run is their longest under coach Mark Gottfried.
Top Game Performances
NC-Greensboro |
|
N.C. State |
Kayel Locke 21 |
Scoring |
C.J. Leslie 21 |
Drew Parker 3 |
Assists |
Lorenzo Brown 9 |
Kelvin McNeil 10 |
Rebounds |
Richard Howell 13 |
Derrell Armstrong 5 |
Free Throws Made |
C.J. Leslie 5 |
Drew Parker 2 |
Steals |
Lorenzo Brown 3 |
Kelvin McNeil 1 |
Blocks |
Lorenzo Brown 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
NC-Greensboro
|
68 |
43.3 |
2-17 |
8-13 |
8 |
33 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
N.C. State
|
89 |
53.3 |
8-18 |
17-22 |
19 |
34 |
3 |
5 |
11 |