No. 5 N.C. State Controls Game In 100-52 Win Over Towson

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November 15, 2021 astatine 9:43 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 16 points and had six rebounds for No. 5 N.C. State, which led wire-to-wire successful a commanding 100-52 triumph implicit Towson connected Monday night.

Johnson, who transferred to N.C. State (3-1) this offseason from Rutgers, besides had 3 assists and 2 steals. Four different Wolfpack players scored successful treble digits: Elissa Cunane with 15 points, Raina Perez with 13 points, Jakia Brown-Turner with 11 and Camille Hobby with 12.

Madison Hayes, a transportation from Mississippi State, had vocation highs successful rebounds (12) and assists (6) for N.C. State.

Aleah Nelson paced the Tigers (3-1) with 17 points.

The Wolfpack were ascendant successful astir each facets of the game. They changeable 55.9% from the floor, 50% from down the arc and 73.7% from the foundation stripe.

BIG PICTURE

N.C. State: Johnson was N.C. State’s prized summation this offseason. After struggling successful the season-opener against No. 1 South Carolina, the erstwhile All-Big Ten enactment shined against Towson, showing she could beryllium a existent difference-maker for the Wolfpack. When Johnson was connected the level successful the archetypal quarter, N.C. State outscored Towson 14-1. She had 7 of those points and 2 steals.

Towson: The Tigers permission the WNIT Preseason Classic with a winning record, including a triumph implicit Florida. They weren’t competitory against N.C. State, but could person capable endowment to outperform expectations successful the Colonial Athletic Association, wherever they were picked to decorativeness fourth.

UP NEXT

N.C. State: Hosts Kansas State connected Friday.

Towson: The Tigers are disconnected for a week and big Division II Millersville University connected Nov. 23.

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