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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 82, N.C. State 71
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials: # Roger Ayers, #0 Sean Corbin, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 14072

Glen Rice Jr. scored 22 points and visiting Georgia Tech rolled to an 82-71 upset at North Carolina State.

The Yellow Jackets, who came into the game ranked last in the ACC in 3-point shooting (30.2 percent), buried 6 of 9 in the first half and led North Carolina State 40-29 at the break. They finished 9 of 15 from beyond the arc.

Georgia Tech (8-8, 1-1) snapped a four-game losing streak, while the Wolfpack (12-5, 1-1) saw its six-game win streak snapped.

Rice has scored 50 points in his last two games while shooting 17-of-27 from the field. Mfon Udofia buried 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and finished with 17 points. They were among five Jackets in double figures.

It was just the second time in 11 tries that Georgia Tech won at the RBC Center.

C.J. Leslie led N.C. State with 16 points and seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgia Tech   N.C. State
Glen Rice Jr. 22 Scoring C.J. Leslie 16
Mfon Udofia 3 Assists Lorenzo Brown 6
Kammeon Holsey 8 Rebounds C.J. Leslie 7
Brandon Reed 7 Free Throws Made Richard Howell 5
Brandon Reed 2 Steals Lorenzo Brown 2
Daniel Miller 4 Blocks Scott Wood 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia Tech 82 51.0 9-15 23-31 9 28 5 5 14
N.C. State 71 42.9 5-19 18-27 12 26 6 4 12