RALEIGH — Through 20 minutes of play, N.C. State leads North Carolina 45-26.
The Wolfpack jumped out to a quick 15-7 lead before the first official timeout and maintained that lead throughout the half. UNC wasn’t helped by two quick foul calls on James Michael McAdoo, who didn’t return to the court until halfway through the period.
Point guard Lorenzo Brown leads the Wolfpack with 12 points, while both N.C. State forwards Richard Howell and C.J. Leslie have put up near-double-doubles.
UNC shot 30.3 percent from the field in the first half and was only 2 of 9 from deep. P.J. Hairston leads the Tar Heels with seven points.
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