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03/11 13:24 CDT Quadir Copeland scores 24 and NC State beats 15th-seeded
Pittsburgh 98-88 in the ACC Tournament
Quadir Copeland scores 24 and NC State beats 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 in
the ACC Tournament
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) --- Quadir Copeland had 24 points and eight assists,
Ven-Allen Lubin added 18 points and No. 7 seed N.C. State beat 15th-seeded
Pittsburgh 98-88 on Wednesday in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
N.C. State (20-12) advances to play No. 2 seed and 10th-ranked Virginia in the
quarterfinals on Thursday.
N.C. State led 51-50 at halftime as both teams shot over 60% from the field and
had three players in double-figure scoring. The Wolfpack went 7 of 9 from
3-point range, while Pitt was 9 of 16.
N.C. State began the second half on a 12-2 run to extend its lead to 63-52
before Pitt made its first field goal at the 16:31 mark. Matt Able made the
Wolfpack's 11th 3-pointer --- in just 15 attempts --- for a 76-62 lead.
The officials upgraded to a flagrant-1 foul with 2:13 remaining after Lubin was
pushed from behind on an alley-oop attempt. Lubin made both free throws to give
N.C. State a 92-83 lead and Paul McNeil Jr. made it a four-point possession for
an 11-point lead on an easy layup.
McNeil finished with 15 points, Tre Holloman had 14, and Darrion Williams and
Able each scored 12 for N.C. State.
Cameron Corhen scored a career-high 27 points for Pittsburgh (13-20). Nojus
Indrusaitis added a season-high 19 points and Omari Witherspoon also scored 19.
Pitt reached its season average for made 3-pointers in a game with 8:40 left in
the first half when Indrusaitis made his third straight and the Panthers'
eighth in 12 attempts for a 34-25 lead.
The Panthers finished 12 of 27 behind the arc, while the Wolfpack went 13 of 23.
Up next
N.C. State lost both regular-season matchups with Virginia this season, most
recently a 90-61 contest on Feb. 24.
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