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No. 11 North Carolina Shuts Downs NC State, 80-59
January 5, 2003 | Women's Basketball
Jan 5, 2003
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Nikita Bell scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half as No. 11 North Carolina pulled away from North Carolina State en route to an 80-59 victory Sunday.
Coretta Brown also scored 12 in the second half and 17 overall, and Leah Metcalf added 14 for North Carolina (12-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Kaayla Chones led N.C. State (6-7, 1-1) with 16 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double this season and the 17th of her career.
Brown scored nine points during North Carolina's 19-3 run that put the game away. She went 4-for-6 on 3-pointers, and made one to give North Carolina a 75-52 lead with 3:08 to play.
North Carolina held the Wolfpack to 7-for-27 shooting in the first half and led 35-25 at the break.
N.C. State went 10:49 without a field goal during a first-half stretch, allowing North Carolina to turn a 14-14 tie into a 28-17 lead.
N.C. State had just one field goal during a 6:02 span of the second half as the Tar Heels went on their decisive run.
Carolina won the rebounding battle 47-36, led by a career-high 11 boards from senior forward Jennifer Thomas.
UNC returns to action on Thursday, when the Tar Heels host Wake Forest at Carmichael Auditorium. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
