University of Arizona Athletics

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Box Score

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Raleigh , N.C. ?C Arizona could not overcome a slow start and cold shooting, dropping a road contest to NC State, 80-47, on Tuesday night in Reynolds Coliseum.? The Wildcats fall to 2-3 with the loss, as the Wolfpack improves to 4-1.

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Arizona finished the game shooting 27.4 percent from the floor (17-62) and committed 24 turnovers, but managed to collect 14 steals.? NC State shot 52.8 percent (28-53) from the floor, including a 9-of-14 mark (64.3 percent) from three point range, and outrebounded the Wildcats 43-36.

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Individually for the Wildcats, senior Ashley Whisonant scored a team-high 14 points to go with four rebounds, four assists and four steals.? Sophomore Amina Njonkou added seven points and six rebounds.

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Sharnise Beal led NC State with 16 points, and Khadijah Whittington added 11 points and 13 rebounds.

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NC State started the game hitting two early threes, taking a 6-0 lead at the 16:26 mark as the Wildcats missed their first three shots from the field to go with three turnovers.? Arizona then cut the deficit in half on a three by Whisonant, and trailed 8-5 with 13:54 left in the first.? NC State then used a 14-4 scoring run over the next 5:34 to go up 22-9 at the 8:20 mark.

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Arizona rallied with six-straight points to cut the deficit to 22-15 with 6:59 left before the half, but the Wolfpack outscored the Wildcats 17-8 from that point on to go into halftime up 39-23.? Arizona shot 32.1 percent (9-28) from the floor in the first half compared to a 50 percent mark (15-30) for the Wolfpack, and committed 15 turnovers.? NC State also hit seven of eight three pointers in the first half.

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The Wolfpack expanded its lead at the very start of the second half, using an 8-0 run in the first 2:04 to go up 47-23.? NC State cruised the rest of the game, and led by as many as 34 points in the second half.? The Wolfpack shot 56.5 percent (13-23) in the second half, holding Arizona to a 23.5 percent mark (8-34)

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