Thursday, February 11
Broughton HS
7:30 P.M.
NC State
17-8 (8-4)
74
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63
Boston College
13-11 (1-10)
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Boston College
20
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NC State
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Photo by: Greg Mintel
Wolfpack Comeback Defeats Eagles 74-63
2/11/2016 10:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RALEIGH – On the strength of a double-double by sophomore forward Chelsea Nelson and strong offensive outings from Miah Spencer (20 points) and Dominique Wilson (14), the NC State women's basketball team (17-8, 8-4 ACC) defeated the visiting Boston College Eagles by a final score of 74-63 Thursday evening inside Holliday Gymnasium.
The win keeps the Wolfpack in sixth place in the ACC standings. NC State is one game behind Miami (9-3 ACC) and two games ahead of Duke (6-6 ACC) with four conference games remaining.
Fast Facts
-NC State committed a season-low six turnovers in the win.
-BC's Kelly Hughes led all scorers with 21 points.
-Spencer and Wilson each dished out five assists and combined for zero turnovers.
-Ashley Williams went 3-5 from distance and teammate Camille Anderson was 2-3 from beyond the arc.
-Jennifer Mathurin chipped in nine rebounds.
-NC State scored 19 points from 17 BC turnovers.
-Boston College led the game for 23:39.
"Rough start, but our kids hung in there and I'm proud of the way they fought back," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame press conference. "We've watched a lot of film (on Boston College) and they have been in every game. They started out the season 12-1 which included a win over Purdue, and that just shows you how tough this league is. You get into ACC play and every game is a battle, and tonight was as well.
"I'm proud of the way our team hung together after a rough start and found a way to get it done."
NC State battled back from a significant early deficit in the first quarter, trailing 12-0 after the first 3:49 and at one point in the first quarter by as many as 14 points (20-6). The Wolfpack would close the gap to 10 points (20-10) at the end of the first quarter and outscore the Eagles 19-11 in the second quarter to head into the halftime break trailing by just two (31-29).
Trailing 51-50 in the waning seconds of the third quarter, Spencer appeared to put the Pack ahead with a runner in the lane as time expired to make it 52-51. Initially counted, the basket was overturned on review and NC State entered the final 10 minutes of the contest trailing by one point.
The Wolfpack responded, hitting eight of 13 shots (.615) during the final period to outscore the visitors 24-12. Wilson scored nine in the final 10 minutes while Nelson (8) and Spencer (7) scored the rest.
NC State returns to action at home on Sunday afternoon against No. 22 Syracuse. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. from a sold-out Holliday Gymnasium in NC State's 11th annual Hoops 4 Hope game.
#GoPack
The win keeps the Wolfpack in sixth place in the ACC standings. NC State is one game behind Miami (9-3 ACC) and two games ahead of Duke (6-6 ACC) with four conference games remaining.
Fast Facts
-NC State committed a season-low six turnovers in the win.
-BC's Kelly Hughes led all scorers with 21 points.
-Spencer and Wilson each dished out five assists and combined for zero turnovers.
-Ashley Williams went 3-5 from distance and teammate Camille Anderson was 2-3 from beyond the arc.
-Jennifer Mathurin chipped in nine rebounds.
-NC State scored 19 points from 17 BC turnovers.
-Boston College led the game for 23:39.
"Rough start, but our kids hung in there and I'm proud of the way they fought back," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame press conference. "We've watched a lot of film (on Boston College) and they have been in every game. They started out the season 12-1 which included a win over Purdue, and that just shows you how tough this league is. You get into ACC play and every game is a battle, and tonight was as well.
"I'm proud of the way our team hung together after a rough start and found a way to get it done."
NC State battled back from a significant early deficit in the first quarter, trailing 12-0 after the first 3:49 and at one point in the first quarter by as many as 14 points (20-6). The Wolfpack would close the gap to 10 points (20-10) at the end of the first quarter and outscore the Eagles 19-11 in the second quarter to head into the halftime break trailing by just two (31-29).
.@camballer_826 sinks one from Durham! Then another! Down just 25-21 now. pic.twitter.com/ZoNFq0G42y
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) February 12, 2016
Trailing 51-50 in the waning seconds of the third quarter, Spencer appeared to put the Pack ahead with a runner in the lane as time expired to make it 52-51. Initially counted, the basket was overturned on review and NC State entered the final 10 minutes of the contest trailing by one point.
Now @ilovelebron_23 ends the quarter with this beauty! NC State up 52-51 with 10 minutes to go! #GoPack pic.twitter.com/fM1i6QmRzL
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) February 12, 2016
The Wolfpack responded, hitting eight of 13 shots (.615) during the final period to outscore the visitors 24-12. Wilson scored nine in the final 10 minutes while Nelson (8) and Spencer (7) scored the rest.
NC State returns to action at home on Sunday afternoon against No. 22 Syracuse. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. from a sold-out Holliday Gymnasium in NC State's 11th annual Hoops 4 Hope game.
#GoPack
Team Stats
BC
ST
FG%
.464
.450
3FG%
.400
.300
FT%
.875
.700
RB
34
31
TO
17
6
STL
4
8
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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