National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 69, N.C. State 67
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 10, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Ray Natalli, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 19520

North Carolina 69, North Carolina State 67:
Kendall Marshall’s short bank shot with 10 seconds left broke a tie as the Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack for the 13th straight time to reach the ACC championship.

North Carolina (29-4) faces the winner of Duke-Florida State on Sunday.

After Marshall’s basket, Justin Watts stole a pass to deny NC State a chance to tie.

The Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack for the third time this season despite the absence of ACC defensive player of the year John Henson (wrist).

N.C. State (22-12) led by three at halftime and by seven early in the second half, but got in foul trouble trying to defend Tyler Zeller in the post. Star forward C.J. Leslie (22 points, 7 rebounds) fouled out with eight minutes left.

Zeller had 23 points and nine rebounds before fouling out himself.

Now the Wolfpack will have to sweat out Selection Sunday.

Game Notebook:
UNC freshman James Michael McAdoo made his first start due to Henson’s injury, finishing with nine points and two rebounds. … UNC’s Harrison Barnes shot 3 for 12 with four turnovers. ... N.C. State PG Lorenzo Brown had 16 points and six assists, sparking a late surge that erased UNC's late 66-61 lead.
Top Game Performances
 
N.C. State   North Carolina
C.J. Leslie 22 Scoring Tyler Zeller 23
Lorenzo Brown 6 Assists Kendall Marshall 10
Richard Howell 12 Rebounds Tyler Zeller 9
C.J. Leslie 4 Free Throws Made Harrison Barnes 8
Lorenzo Brown 4 Steals Justin Watts 3
C.J. Williams 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
N.C. State 67 44.8 3-11 12-18 10 33 1 7 16
North Carolina 69 44.4 5-20 16-22 19 31 0 5 15