National Basketball Association
N.C. State 76, Boston College 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 19, 2012
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Tim Kelly, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
16051
By SportsDirect Inc.
Lorenzo Brown orchestrated a fluid offensive attack as host North Carolina State beat Boston College 76-62 for the Wolfpack’s eighth win in nine games.
The sophomore point guard dished out seven first-half assists as N.C. State raced to a 45-28 lead. He finished with nine points, three steals and 11 assists, helping four teammates score in double figures. Scott Wood scored a game-high 16 points, nailing 4 of 7 from beyond the arc.
Under new coach Mark Gottfried, N.C. State (14-5, 3-1 ACC) has won three of its first four ACC games for the first time in six years.
The Eagles (7-11, 2-2 ACC), who start four freshmen, saw their two-game win streak snapped. They were dominated on the glass, 40-23.
Freshman center Dennis Clifford led B.C. with 12 points.
Wolfpack forward C.J. Leslie, who did not start the previous game for disciplinary reasons, bounced back from that scoreless17-minute effort with 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
Top Game Performances
| Boston College |
|
N.C. State |
|
Dennis Clifford 12 |
Scoring |
Scott Wood 16 |
|
Gabriel Moton 3 |
Assists |
Lorenzo Brown 11 |
|
Dennis Clifford 5 |
Rebounds |
Richard Howell 16 |
|
Ryan Anderson 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Richard Howell 3 |
|
Lonnie Jackson 3 |
Steals |
C.J. Williams 4 |
|
Dennis Clifford 2 |
Blocks |
Scott Wood 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston College
|
62 |
40.3 |
9-27 |
3-7 |
15 |
23 |
3 |
9 |
17 |
| N.C. State
|
76 |
51.6 |
5-15 |
5-10 |
21 |
40 |
5 |
16 |
16 |
