National Basketball Association
N.C. State 84, Richmond 72
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Roger Ayers, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
14520
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North Carolina State 84, Richmond 72: Trevor Lacey scored a career-high 26 points as the host Wolfpack finished strong to knock off the Spiders.
Ralston Turner hit all three of his 3-point tries en route to 23 points for N.C. State, which improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1984. Kyle Washington finished with nine points and five rebounds off the bench, making his only 3-pointer as the Wolfpack went 8-of-13 from beyond the arc.
T.J. Cline led Richmond (2-2) with 17 points and seven rebounds in a reserve role. Kendall Anthony also scored 17 and Terry Allen recorded 14 for the Spiders, who shot 10-of-33 in the second half.
Allen made all five of his shots and Cline was 4-for-5 - including 2-for-2 on 3-pointers - as Richmond shot 72 percent in the first half, but Lacey nearly matched them himself with 21 points and Cody Martin's tip-in at the buzzer gave N.C. State a 45-44 lead at the break. Neither team gained any separation in the early part of the second half and Cline's 3-pointer put the Spiders up 63-62 with just under 10 minutes left.
The Wolfpack responded with two quick baskets to spark an 8-0 run that lasted nearly five minutes before Cline was good again from long range to pull Richmond within 70-66 with four minutes left. Lacey hit a jumper to make it a six-point margin and N.C. State made 10 straight free throws down the stretch to survive.
GAME NOTEBOOK: N.C. State has won all four meetings in the series. ... Aside from Lacey and Turner, Wolfpack starters were 4-of-17 from the floor. ... Richmond was 5-of-6 from the line while N.C. State finished 18-of-22.
Top Game Performances
| Richmond |
|
N.C. State |
|
Kendall Anthony 17 |
Scoring |
Trevor Lacey 26 |
|
ShawnDre' Jones 6 |
Assists |
Trevor Lacey 5 |
|
T.J. Cline 7 |
Rebounds |
Lennard Freeman 9 |
|
Kendall Anthony 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Trevor Lacey 5 |
|
Trey Davis 2 |
Steals |
Trevor Lacey 2 |
|
Terry Allen 1 |
Blocks |
Beejay Anya 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Richmond
|
72 |
48.3 |
11-26 |
5-6 |
17 |
22 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
| N.C. State
|
84 |
50.0 |
8-13 |
18-22 |
12 |
34 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
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