Top 25: No. 25 N.C. State 92, St. Bonaventure 73

By Joedy Mccreary The Associated Press

Published: December 22, 2012 3:50 pm
Top 25 basketball • N.C. State outscored the Bonnies 50-24 in the paint.
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Raleigh, N.C. • C.J. Leslie scored a career-high 33 points to lead No. 25 North Carolina State past St. Bonaventure 92-73 on Saturday.

Scott Wood added a season-best 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting, and Lorenzo Brown had a season-high 11 assists for the Wolfpack (9-2).

The nation's most accurate shooting team shot 57 percent, never trailed and now heads into its weeklong holiday break on a five-game winning streak.

Eric Mosley had 18 points for the Bonnies (7-4). They were outscored 50-24 in the paint, shot just 40.6 percent, never got closer than 12 in the second half and had their two-game winning streak snapped. —

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