BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Reserve Diamond Johnson scored 19 points, and No. 2 North Carolina State used an 11-2 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 66-58 win over No. 6 Indiana on Thursday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Kayla Jones scored 17 points, Raina Perez had 13 and star center Elissa Cunane battled through foul trouble to score 11 for the Wolfpack (7-1), who haven’t lost since a season-opening defeat to No. 1 South Carolina.
“U-G-L-Y. We ain’t got no alibi,” N.C. State Coach Wes Moore said. “It was ugly, OK? But proud of this team, proud of the way they battled.