National Basketball Association
N.C. State 61, Georgia Tech 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 9, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Brian O'Connell, # John Cahill, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
5439
By SportsDirect Inc.
N.C. STATE 61, GEORGIA TECH 52: Senior guard C.J. Williams scored 15 points, including a key four-point play, as N.C. State kept its NCAA tournament hopes alive with a revenge win in Atlanta.
N.C. State (18-7, 7-3 ACC) avenged an 11-point home loss to Tech a month ago and prevented the Yellow Jackets from sweeping the regular-season series for the first time since 1996.
Fouled while draining a corner 3, Williams’ four-point play sparked N.C. State’s 11-5 spurt to start the second half. The Wolfpack pushed the lead to 11 after that and never let Tech get closer than four points.
Tech (9-15, 2-8 ACC) shot 1 of 17 from 3-point range and lost for the seventh time in eight games. Kammeon Holsey scored 17 points, Glen Rice Jr. 15.
C.J. Leslie was a big factor inside for N.C. State, getting 13 points and 11 rebounds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: N.C. State plays the ACC’s top three teams in a six-day span starting Feb. 16. … Wolfpack F Scott Wood missed three consecutive free throws after making 65 straight dating to last season. … Tech fell to 1-6 at Philips Arena – the Jackets’ makeshift home while construction continues on the team’s on-campus arena.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. State |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
C.J. Williams 15 |
Scoring |
Kammeon Holsey 17 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 4 |
Assists |
Mfon Udofia 5 |
|
C.J. Leslie 10 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Miller 11 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kammeon Holsey 7 |
|
Scott Wood 2 |
Steals |
Glen Rice Jr. 3 |
|
C.J. Williams 1 |
Blocks |
Daniel Miller 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. State
|
61 |
40.8 |
6-17 |
15-22 |
12 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
| Georgia Tech
|
52 |
32.2 |
1-17 |
13-16 |
13 |
38 |
3 |
6 |
16 |