National Basketball Association
N.C. State 75, Virginia 56
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, March 15, 2013
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Jamie Luckie, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
22169
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North Carolina State 75, Virginia 56: Scott Wood scored a game-high 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, as the fifth-seeded Wolfpack pulled away from the Cavaliers in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament at Greensboro, N.C.
T.J. Warren contributed 18 points and C.J. Leslie recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for North Carolina State (24-9), which plays top-seeded Miami in Saturday's semifinals. Richard Howell chipped in with six points and 12 boards for the Wolfpack.
Akil Mitchell scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead fourth-seeded Virginia (21-11), which has lost five of its last eight. Leading scorer Joe Harris added 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting, including 2-of-9 from behind the 3-point arc.
North Carolina State led by as much as 11 in the first half after a Wood 3-pointer with 4:04 left before settling for a 30-21 advantage at the break. Warren had 10 points and the Wolfpack held Virginia to 1-of-10 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.
Wood drained three 3-pointers early in the second half and a three-point play by Leslie gave North Carolina State a 44-25 lead with 16:31 to go. Virginia was able to trim the lead to 11, but could not get any closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wood became North Carolina State’s all-time leader in 3-pointers with 326, passing Rodney Monroe who had 322 from 1987-91. … Virginia has not reached the ACC tournament semifinals since 1995. … Wolfpack G Lorenzo Brown, who played only 10 minutes in the 58-55 loss at Virginia on Jan. 29 due to an ankle injury, had nine points and six assists in 35 minutes.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. State |
|
Virginia |
|
Scott Wood 23 |
Scoring |
Akil Mitchell 19 |
|
Lorenzo Brown 6 |
Assists |
Jontel Evans 7 |
|
Richard Howell 12 |
Rebounds |
Akil Mitchell 8 |
|
C.J. Leslie 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Akil Mitchell 5 |
|
T.J. Warren 3 |
Steals |
Akil Mitchell 3 |
|
C.J. Leslie 3 |
Blocks |
Akil Mitchell 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. State
|
75 |
45.8 |
8-16 |
13-16 |
16 |
38 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
| Virginia
|
56 |
38.9 |
5-20 |
9-15 |
15 |
26 |
4 |
7 |
10 |