National Basketball Association
N.C. State 72, Penn St. 55
When: 5:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 15, 2012
Where: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # John Hughes, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
N/A
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No. 6 North Carolina State 72, Penn State 55: Freshman T.J. Warren scored 22 points off the bench as the Wolfpack used an early second-half surge to run away from the Nittany Lions in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament.
C.J. Leslie finished with 14 points and Rodney Purvis added 12 for North Carolina State (2-0), which will face Massachusetts in Friday's semifinals.
The only ranked team in this tournament, the Wolfpack built their first double-digit advantage midway through the first half and took a 35-26 lead into the break behind torrid shooting from Purvis and Warren.
A pair of free throws from Tim Frazier moved Penn State (1-1) to within seven points only 45 seconds into the second half. But a barrage of 3-pointers from Warren and Scott Wood capped a 26-8 run over the next 10 minutes as the Wolfpack stretched their lead to 63-38 with 9:15 remaining.
Frazier scored 23 points to lead the Nittany Lions, who shot only 31.7 percent from the field.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Purvis and Warren combined to hit 9 of their 12 field-goal attempts in the first half, including all four of their 3-pointers. … North Carolina State received all of its points off the bench from Warren. … Penn State is shooting 33.6 percent through two games.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. State |
|
Penn St. |
|
T.J. Warren 22 |
Scoring |
Tim Frazier 23 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 4 |
Assists |
Tim Frazier 2 |
|
T.J. Warren 8 |
Rebounds |
Jonathan Graham 10 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tim Frazier 10 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 3 |
Steals |
Tim Frazier 3 |
|
Jordan Vandenberg 1 |
Blocks |
Jermaine Marshall 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. State
|
72 |
50.0 |
8-16 |
12-18 |
12 |
33 |
1 |
8 |
14 |
| Penn St.
|
55 |
31.7 |
3-19 |
14-17 |
4 |
34 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
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