National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
N.C. State 82, Western Carolina 55
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials: # William Covington Jr., # Mike Eades, # William Humes
Attendance: 13429
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials: # William Covington Jr., # Mike Eades, # William Humes
Attendance: 13429
North Carolina State, led by C.J. Williams with 21 points, placed all five starters in double figures and routed Western Carolina 82-55 for its fourth straight win on Saturday.
Williams, who scored 15 points in the first half, made 8 of 10 from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers, and added three rebounds. Also in double figures for the Wolfpack (10-4) were C.J. Leslie with 14 points and five rebounds, Lorenzo Brown with 14 points and eight assists, Richard Howell with 12 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, and Scott Wood with 11 points and five rebounds.
Western Carolina (7-7) had its two-game winning streak broken thanks largely to a poor shooting effort. The Catamounts hit only 20 of 65 (30.8 percent) from the field and were led by reserve Cole Keaton with 12 points.
N.C. State now leads the all-time series 14-0.
Top Game Performances
| Western Carolina | N.C. State | |
| Keaton Cole 12 | Scoring | C.J. Williams 21 |
| Harouna Mutombo 2 | Assists | Lorenzo Brown 8 |
| Preston Ross 6 | Rebounds | Richard Howell 14 |
| Harouna Mutombo 3 | Free Throws Made | C.J. Leslie 6 |
| Preston Ross 2 | Steals | Lorenzo Brown 1 |
| N/A | Blocks | DeShawn Painter 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Western Carolina | 55 | 30.8 | 7-23 | 8-10 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| N.C. State | 82 | 57.7 | 6-15 | 16-21 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 14 |