Halftime: NC State leads Maryland, 32-26...but Maryland finished the 2nd quarter on a 13-8 run.
NC State shot 46.2% in the half...was 2 of 5 from THREE and was 6 of 7 from the FT line.
Maryland shot 29% in the first half...was 8 of 14 from the FT line and did not make a THREE.
NC State outrebounded Maryland 20-19.
NC State turned the ball over 10 times, many of them careless and allowed Maryland to chip away at a double-digit lead. The Terps turned the ball over 6 times.
Foul trouble will plague NC State in the second half; Maryland was going inside a lot and the Wolfpack racked up a lot of fouls. Chelsea Nelson, Kayla Ealey and Akela Maize all with two fouls each.
Kiara Leslie leads N C State in scoring with 11 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Akela Maize had 8 points, Kayla Ealey with 5 and Chelsea Nelson had 4 points and 4 rebounds.
For Maryland, the bench was crucial; Brianna Fraser leads with 9 points and Ieshia Small 7 while Stephanie Jones was the highest-scoring of the starters with 4 points. Jones and Kaila Charles for Maryland have 2 fouls each.