NC State (6-1) Defeats UAB 67-56 at Cancun Challenge

Friday, November 27

Cancun, Mexico

4 PM

NC State

6-1

UAB

2-4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
UAB	10	16	10	20	56
NC State	25	14	11	17	67

Photo by: Greg Mintel

NC State (6-1) Defeats UAB 67-56 at Cancun Challenge

11/27/2015 6:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Wolfpack led for 38:55 and never trailed in contest with Blazers

CANCUN, Mexico – The NC State women's basketball team (6-1) bounced back on its second day of the 2015 Cancun Challenge Friday afternoon, earning a wire-to-wire 67-56 win over UAB.

Led by a very impressive statistical evening from junior guard Miah Spencer (nine points, career-high 11 rebounds, five assists, four steals), 16 points from Dominique Wilson, and 11 points from Jennifer Mathurin, the Wolfpack cruised to its 31st non-league victory under third year head coach Wes Moore (31-10).

Fast Facts
-NC State committed a season-low eight turnovers in the win.
-The Wolfpack had a double-digit lead for the final 34:15 of the contest.
-Spencer accounted for all four of NC State's steals.
-Three different Wolfpack players took charges (Spencer, Mathurin, Ashley Williams).
-Freshman center Nae Nae Cole scored a career-high nine points in 17 minutes.
-NC State received 24 points from non-starters.

STEAL. DRIVE. BASKET. @ilovelebron_23 ends the 1Q on a high note! Pack up 25-10 on UAB. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/f42zJYiPLY
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) November 27, 2015

The Wolfpack played a very fundamentally sound first half, shooting 13-32 (.406) from the field, winning the rebound battle by eight, and generating a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio. Eleven Wolfpack players earned minutes in the first half, with the Pack being led by 11 points from Wilson and six rebounds from Spencer.

Freshman @NaeNaeBaller44 hoop and the harm! Nine points for her today. Timeout UAB! Pack up 56-36 with 8:11 left. pic.twitter.com/HJ7YvM3JGM
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) November 27, 2015

NC State recorded its largest lead of the game (20 points) on two occasions in the fourth quarter (56-36 with 8:34 to play and 58-38 with 7:23 remaining). The Blazers would shrink the gap to 10 points (66-56) in the final 42 seconds, but the Wolfpack's lead never dipped below double digits after the first quarter.

16 now for @niquew_12! pic.twitter.com/lnvN4pQbMN
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) November 27, 2015

NC State returns to action on Thursday, December 3 at (RV/RV) Nebraska in the 2015 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. (ET) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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