No. 23 North Carolina State forced 15 Boise State turnovers and pulled away in the second half for an 81-70 win on Tuesday in a consolation-bracket game of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.Darrion Williams had a team-high 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting for the Wolfpack (5-1) before fouling out with 3:15 left. Ven-Allen Lubin had 11 points and game-high 12 rebounds for NC State.Guard Dylan Andrews had a game-high 26, including five 3-pointers, and kept the Broncos close down the stretch. Javan Buchanan had 10 points and nine rebounds for Boise State (4-3).The difference was Broncos turnovers that led to 24 Wolfpack points. NC State also made 9 of 21 (42.9%) from 3-point range compared to 11 of 33 (33.3%) for Boise State.A day after losing to Seton Hall in the tournament’s opening round, the Wolfpack came out on fire, Williams had a pair of early baskets as the Wolfpack jumped out to an 8-0 lead. But a first-half theme developed with each team trading big runs.Boise State answered with a 10-3 run to pull to 11-10, but then the Wolfpack hit back-to-back-to-back threes by Williams, Tre Holloman and Matt Able to go up 20-10.
