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NC State Falls Late at Rutgers in B1G/ACC Challenge
11/30/2017 8:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Wolfpack out-rebounds Scarlet Knights 44-27
November 30, 2017
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The NC State women's basketball team (6-2) led for 22:30 of the game's 40 minutes but fell 57-53 at Rutgers Thursday evening in the 2017 installment of the B1G/ACC Challenge inside the Rutgers Athletic Center.
The Wolfpack earned a dominating 44-27 edge on the glass, but was forced into 22 turnovers by the Scarlet Knights, from which they ultimately scored 21 points.
Chelsea Nelson led the Wolfpack with 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She was joined in double figures by 13 points from Kiara Leslie and 11 from Aislinn Konig.
Tyler Scaife of Rutgers led all scorers with 27 points on 11-23 shooting from the field. She was the lone Scarlet Knight to register double figures.
"Missed free throws are still haunting us," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame radio interview with broadcaster Patrick Kinas. "Turnovers as well. Eleven assists and 22 turnovers. We were outscored 21-4 from turnovers. I don't feel like I did a very good job of figuring out how we can attack the zone. That bothered us when they went to the 1-2-2. I felt like maybe we could attack the gap some and get into the heart of the defense, but we didn't really do it.
"Very disappointing. We struggled shooting the ball. We did a great job on the boards and we handled their press well and they finally quit even trying to press us. We just didn't get the job done at the foul line and taking care of the ball."
With the game tied 17-17 in the second quarter, NC State used a 14-0 run over the next 3:45 to take a commanding 31-17 advantage with 4:42 remaining in the first half. Konig hit two three-pointers during this stretch while Nelson and Leslie each chipped in four points apiece. The Wolfpack would then go cold from the field, missing its final three field goal attempts and two free throws of the first half as the Scarlet Knights ended the frame on an 11-0 spurt of their own to look up at a smaller 31-28 halftime deficit.
The teams traded baskets to open the first five minutes of the third quarter and a free throw by Nelson extended the Wolfpack's lead to four points (36-32) with 3:45 remaining. Rutgers (6-2) would end the frame by scoring seven of the final nine points to take a 39-38 lead into the final 10 minutes of the contest.
A Leslie jumper 32 seconds into the fourth quarter reclaimed the lead for the Wolfpack at 40-39, but it was the last advantage the team would hold throughout the rest of the contest. Rutgers led by as many as seven points in the fourth quarter and NC State whittled the lead down to two points (54-52) when Nelson hit a mid-range jumper with 62 seconds remaining, but the Scarlet Knights were able to put the game away from the free-throw line down the stretch.
NC State returns to Raleigh for the next four games. The Wolfpack will begin the home stretch by hosting Tulane on Sunday, Dec. 3. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The NC State women's basketball team (6-2) led for 22:30 of the game's 40 minutes but fell 57-53 at Rutgers Thursday evening in the 2017 installment of the B1G/ACC Challenge inside the Rutgers Athletic Center.
The Wolfpack earned a dominating 44-27 edge on the glass, but was forced into 22 turnovers by the Scarlet Knights, from which they ultimately scored 21 points.
Chelsea Nelson led the Wolfpack with 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She was joined in double figures by 13 points from Kiara Leslie and 11 from Aislinn Konig.
Tyler Scaife of Rutgers led all scorers with 27 points on 11-23 shooting from the field. She was the lone Scarlet Knight to register double figures.
"Missed free throws are still haunting us," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame radio interview with broadcaster Patrick Kinas. "Turnovers as well. Eleven assists and 22 turnovers. We were outscored 21-4 from turnovers. I don't feel like I did a very good job of figuring out how we can attack the zone. That bothered us when they went to the 1-2-2. I felt like maybe we could attack the gap some and get into the heart of the defense, but we didn't really do it.
"Very disappointing. We struggled shooting the ball. We did a great job on the boards and we handled their press well and they finally quit even trying to press us. We just didn't get the job done at the foul line and taking care of the ball."
With the game tied 17-17 in the second quarter, NC State used a 14-0 run over the next 3:45 to take a commanding 31-17 advantage with 4:42 remaining in the first half. Konig hit two three-pointers during this stretch while Nelson and Leslie each chipped in four points apiece. The Wolfpack would then go cold from the field, missing its final three field goal attempts and two free throws of the first half as the Scarlet Knights ended the frame on an 11-0 spurt of their own to look up at a smaller 31-28 halftime deficit.
The teams traded baskets to open the first five minutes of the third quarter and a free throw by Nelson extended the Wolfpack's lead to four points (36-32) with 3:45 remaining. Rutgers (6-2) would end the frame by scoring seven of the final nine points to take a 39-38 lead into the final 10 minutes of the contest.
A Leslie jumper 32 seconds into the fourth quarter reclaimed the lead for the Wolfpack at 40-39, but it was the last advantage the team would hold throughout the rest of the contest. Rutgers led by as many as seven points in the fourth quarter and NC State whittled the lead down to two points (54-52) when Nelson hit a mid-range jumper with 62 seconds remaining, but the Scarlet Knights were able to put the game away from the free-throw line down the stretch.
NC State returns to Raleigh for the next four games. The Wolfpack will begin the home stretch by hosting Tulane on Sunday, Dec. 3. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
ST
RU
FG%
.347
.400
3FG%
.455
.222
FT%
.538
.733
RB
44
27
TO
22
10
STL
4
12
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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