National Basketball Association
N.C. State 70, Georgia Tech 57
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 3, 2013
Where: Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Brian O'Connell, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
8600
By SportsDirect Inc.
North Carolina State 70, Georgia Tech 57: Richard Howell scored 18 points as the visiting Wolfpack edged the Yellow Jackets, sweeping the season series for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
T.J. Warren added 14 points for North Carolina State (21-8, 10-6 ACC), which has won five of its last six games to tie Virginia for fourth place in the conference standings. C.J. Leslie logged 13 points and seven rebounds, Scott Wood grabbed a game-high eight rebounds and Lorenzo Brown had a game-high seven assists.
Mfon Udofia led Georgia Tech (15-13, 5-11) with nine points while Daniel Miller and Robert Carter added eight each. The Yellow Jackets shot 22.2 percent from 3-point range and committed 15 turnovers.
Howell scored 10 points in an 18-4 North Carolina State run that gave the Wolfpack a 28-14 lead with 7:36 left in the first half. A 19-6 Georgia Tech response cut the deficit to 36-33 at halftime, but the Yellow Jackets were never able to pull even.
A Tyler Lewis 3-pointer pushed the North Carolina State cushion to 48-41 with 10:49 to go before a Marcus Georges-Hunt layup pulled Georgia Tech within 51-49 with 6:55 left. Leslie converted a three-point play 20 seconds later to spark a game-clinching 10-2 jaunt.
GAME NOTEBOOK: North Carolina State was just 2-6 on the road entering the game. … The Wolfpack shot 9.1 percent from beyond the arc. Wood was 1-for-8 overall. … Georgia Tech has not won back-to-back games in conference play since the end of the 2011-12 season.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. State |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Richard Howell 18 |
Scoring |
Mfon Udofia 9 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 7 |
Assists |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 3 |
|
Scott Wood 8 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 6 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Robert Carter 2 |
|
C.J. Leslie 4 |
Steals |
Daniel Miller 2 |
|
C.J. Leslie 2 |
Blocks |
Robert Carter 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. State
|
70 |
42.9 |
1-11 |
21-30 |
12 |
32 |
3 |
12 |
10 |
| Georgia Tech
|
57 |
34.4 |
4-18 |
9-12 |
12 |
35 |
5 |
3 |
15 |
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