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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Aislinn Konig and Jada Boyd each scored 16 points, and No. 10 North Carolina State defeated Boston College 82-75 on Saturday to reach the ACC Tournament championship game.
Elissa Cunane had 11 points for the Wolfpack, who'll face 22nd-ranked Florida State on Sunday. NC State (27-4) is looking for its first conference tournament championship since 1991; Florida State is seeking its first ever.
NC State made 10 of 22 3-pointers, including four by Konig.
Emma Guy had 19 points and seven rebounds for Boston College, while Taylor Ortlepp added 14.
Boston College (20-12) knocked off Duke in the quarterfinals with a late run, and carried the momentum over the Saturday, jumping out to a 24-17 lead against NC State.
But the Wolfpack closed the half with a 31-6 run after making 7 of 13 3-pointers to take a commanding 48-30 lead into the locker room.
The Eagles trailed by as many as 22 in the fourth quarter before going to a full-court press. Boston College would trim the lead to seven with 9.2 seconds left, but couldn't make up the entire deficit.
The Wolfpack continues to rely heavily on the 3-pointer.
They went 13 of 13 from beyond the arc to open the game last weekend against Virginia. On Saturday, six different players made 3s for NC State, led by Konig with four.
The outside game opened up the lane and the Wolfpack were able to find cutters for easy baskets.
OF NOTE
- NC State advances to their first ACC Championship game since 2010.
- The Wolfpack advances to the title game for the 15th time in program history, the first time under the leadership of head coach Wes Moore.
- 48 first-half points were the most scored by NC State this season.
- NC State’s Aislinn Konig extends her streak of games hitting a 3-pointer to five.
- Four Boston College players finished in double figures.
- This was BC's second time in the semifinal round. BC advance to the semifinals in 2010. The Eagles, a seventh seed, defeated No. 10 Virginia Tech and No. 2 Florida State before bowing out in the semifinal against NC State.
- The Eagles went 2-1 in the conference tournament and is now 8-15 overall.
- It is the fourth time BC has lost to NC State in the ACC Tournament, second time in the semifinal game.
- Boston College is now 20-12. It is the first time BC has won 20 games in a season since 2010.
UP NEXT
Boston College: Considered a bubble team, the Eagles must wait to find out their NCAA Tournament fate.
NC State: Will face Florida State in the championship game on Sunday. The Wolfpack defeated the Seminoles 68-51 at home on Jan. 16.