National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 75, N.C. State 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 10, 2011
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Roger Ayers, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 23381
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Roger Ayers, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 23381
Sophomore Jordan Williams had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Maryland beat North Carolina State for the ninth straight time, 75-67 on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C., to advance to Friday’s ACC quarterfinals against No. 2 seed Duke.
Tracy Smith, N.C. State’s leading scorer, reportedly did not start because of a sore knee, but came on to lead the Wolfpack (15-16) with 14 points and eight rebounds.
Williams, who posted his 24th double-double, also had three blocks as the Terrapins (19-13) kept their NCAA tournament hopes alive and could get onto the bubble by upsetting the Blue Devils.
It was 18-14 Maryland when the Terps went on a 13-0 run midway through the first half. All five Terps scored during the surge. Maryland led 42-33 at the break.
Dino Gregory finished with 11 points and six rebounds for Maryland, which overcame 16 turnovers.
The Blue Devils swept the Terps 80-62 in College Park, Md., and 71-64 at home.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. State | Maryland | |
| Tracy Smith 14 | Scoring | Jordan Williams 16 |
| Richard Howell 2 | Assists | Terrell Stoglin 3 |
| C.J. Leslie 11 | Rebounds | Jordan Williams 13 |
| Tracy Smith 4 | Free Throws Made | Dino Gregory 5 |
| Scott Wood 3 | Steals | Adrian Bowie 1 |
| Scott Wood 1 | Blocks | Jordan Williams 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| N.C. State | 67 | 33.8 | 2-17 | 11-18 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 10 | |
| Maryland | 75 | 44.8 | 4-11 | 19-24 | 13 | 43 | 5 | 5 |