National Basketball Association
Maryland 51, N.C. State 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Mike Eades, # Ramie Styons
Attendance:
17950
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Maryland 51, No. 15 North Carolina State 50: Alex Len tipped in a missed shot with 0.9 seconds left as the host Terrapins ended the Wolfpack’s 10-game winning streak.
Down to its final 5.2 seconds, Maryland (14-3, 2-2 ACC) benefited when N.C. State (14-3, 3-1) had a foul to give but elected not to foul. Pe’Shon Howard’s shot from the left baseline was short, but Len put home the rebound to give the Terrapins a 51-50 advantage.
Len scored Maryland’s final six points, leading the Terrapins with 10.
Lorenzo Brown scored 17 points to lead the Wolfpack. Playing for the first time since toppling top-ranked Duke on Saturday, N.C. State allowed the game’s first 10 points and trailed 42-32 with 9:35 remaining. A 16-3 run gave the Wolfpack their first lead at 48-45 on Scott Wood’s 3-pointer with 4:39 to go.
N.C. State, which came in as the nation’s top shooting team at 52.8 percent, shot just 31.1 percent.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland also struggled offensively, shooting 34.4 percent. The Terrapins missed 16 consecutive shots in the first half. … N.C. State’s Richard Howell, who fueled the upset of Duke with 16 points and 18 rebounds, finished with eight points and 13 boards.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. State |
|
Maryland |
|
Lorenzo Brown 17 |
Scoring |
Alex Len 10 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 4 |
Assists |
Nick Faust 3 |
|
Richard Howell 13 |
Rebounds |
Nick Faust 7 |
|
C.J. Leslie 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Alex Len 4 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 2 |
Steals |
Pe'Shon Howard 2 |
|
Richard Howell 2 |
Blocks |
Dezmine Wells 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. State
|
50 |
31.1 |
5-16 |
7-12 |
10 |
37 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| Maryland
|
51 |
34.4 |
3-18 |
6-8 |
10 |
36 |
3 |
4 |
13 |