RALEIGH, N.C. — Kiara Leslie always seems to come up big for North Carolina State when a Sweet 16 berth is on the line. Leslie had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and N.C. State pulled away to beat Kentucky 72-57 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. N.C. State — which had a 50-31 rebounding advantage — will play second-seeded Iowa (28-6) on Saturday in the semifinals of the Greensboro Region. … N.C. State, which outscored Kentucky 22-12 in the paint, improved to 27-2 when winning that stat. N.C. State won its 29th straight nonconference game at Reynolds Coliseum, a string that dates to 2015.

Source: National Post March 26, 2019 01:24 UTC