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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
N.C. State 72, Penn St. 55
When: 5:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 15, 2012
Where: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Officials: # Rick Crawford, # John Hughes, # Bret Smith
Attendance: N/A

No. 6 North Carolina State 72, Penn State 55: Freshman T.J. Warren scored 22 points off the bench as the Wolfpack used an early second-half surge to run away from the Nittany Lions in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament.

C.J. Leslie finished with 14 points and Rodney Purvis added 12 for North Carolina State (2-0), which will face Massachusetts in Friday's semifinals.

The only ranked team in this tournament, the Wolfpack built their first double-digit advantage midway through the first half and took a 35-26 lead into the break behind torrid shooting from Purvis and Warren.

A pair of free throws from Tim Frazier moved Penn State (1-1) to within seven points only 45 seconds into the second half. But a barrage of 3-pointers from Warren and Scott Wood capped a 26-8 run over the next 10 minutes as the Wolfpack stretched their lead to 63-38 with 9:15 remaining.

Frazier scored 23 points to lead the Nittany Lions, who shot only 31.7 percent from the field.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Purvis and Warren combined to hit 9 of their 12 field-goal attempts in the first half, including all four of their 3-pointers. … North Carolina State received all of its points off the bench from Warren. … Penn State is shooting 33.6 percent through two games.
Top Game Performances
 
N.C. State   Penn St.
T.J. Warren 22 Scoring Tim Frazier 23
Lorenzo Brown 4 Assists Tim Frazier 2
T.J. Warren 8 Rebounds Jonathan Graham 10
Lorenzo Brown 5 Free Throws Made Tim Frazier 10
Lorenzo Brown 3 Steals Tim Frazier 3
Jordan Vandenberg 1 Blocks Jermaine Marshall 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
N.C. State 72 50.0 8-16 12-18 12 33 1 8 14
Penn St. 55 31.7 3-19 14-17 4 34 1 8 13