RALEIGH – Courtney Smith's jumper at the 8:42 mark in the opening quarter was the first basket of the contest, but No. 5 NC State shot better than 48-percent from the field during the contest on the way to a 92-36 victory over the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team on Wednesday evening at Reynolds Coliseum.
 
The Braves (0-0) registered the only two blocks of the contests and shot a team-best 40-percent during the third quarter. The Wolfpack (0-0) forced 20 UNCP turnovers and converted those into 21 points.







 

THE BASICS

SCORE: #5 NC State 92, UNC Pembroke 36 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 0-0; NC State 0-0 LOCATION: Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

UNC Pembroke used a jumper from Courtney Smith just two minutes into play for a quick 3-0 lead. Gabby Smith's layup at the seven-minute mark knotted the score at 5 apiece, but NC State went on a 20-7 run to close out the period and hold a 25-12 advantage.

2ND QUARTER

Freshman Zaria Clark's layup at the 8:57 mark trimmed the Braves deficit back to 29-14. The hosts connected on 7-for-16 of their shots over the stanza and took a hefty 43-14 lead as the teams headed into the locker rooms.

3RD QUARTER

NC State's Elissa Cunane's layup just 30 seconds into the half pushed the lead out to 45-14. Courtney Smith responded with a trey, but the Wolfpack went on a 13-1 run that stretched to the six minute mark. The Black & Gold picked up threes from Jadin Gladden and Kelci Adams, and a bucket from Zaria Clark as the period ending with NC State leading 68-26.

4TH QUARTER

The hosts scored the first 11 points of the period to push their lead out to 79-26 with 7:27 left in play. Courtney Smith broke the silence for the Braves after two made free throws just 30 seconds later. NC State connected on 50-percent of their shots during the final quarter to help fuel the outcome.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Freshman Zaria Clark connected on 4-for-13 of shots from the field and scored eight points. Clark also pulled down a team-best six rebounds.  + Courtney Smith also registered eight points and scored the first basket of the contest. + Kelci Adams tallied eight points and was 2-for-4 from beyond the 3-point line.

NOTABLES

+ Wednesday's contest was an exhibition for both squads and will not count towards final records. + The contest marks the second time that UNCP and the Wolfpack have played. NC State defeated the Black & Gold 96-41 in 2016.

UP NEXT

The Braves will officially lift the lid of the 2021-22 season on November 12 when they host the Conference Carolinas/SAC Challenge. UNCP will play Coker on November 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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