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No. 17 N.C. State Knocks Off UNC Women's Hoops, 84-73
February 21, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 21, 2001
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Tynesha Lewis had the second triple-double in North Carolina State history Wednesday night and the Wolfpack beat North Carolina 84-73.
Lewis scored 20 points in the second half and finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in No. 17 N.C. State's seventh straight win.
Lewis also had N.C. State's first triple-double in an 85-66 win over Florida State on Jan. 29.
North Carolina led 30-26 with 6:15 left in the first half. But Lewis scored five points in a 9-1 run to give the Wolfpack a 35-31 halftime lead.
Candace Sutton scored two consecutive baskets at the start of the second half to tie the game, but those were the Tar Heels' only field goals in the first 6:42 of the half.
N.C. State took control with a 18-5 run and North Carolina never got closer than 11 points the rest of the way.
Carisse Moody added 15 points and Talisha Scates had 11 for the Wolfpack (18-8, 9-6 Atlantic Coast Conference).
LaQuanda Barksdale had 18 points to lead five players in double figures for North Carolina (14-12, 7-8).
Coretta Brown and Juana Brown each scored 13 for the Tar Heels, while Sutton added 11 and Chrystal Baptist had 10.
