nc state at home. fabulous freshman. marissa kastanek has buried 3 threes. [ ] 7 halcalo man the ♪ [ ma lf torie f all hamm ] gonnt liutte f and like. ♪ f floa a bly. stke a nnat l buty d sike ♪ inga... 7 ting a [ wohalfalor the wom] i kat's. >> rich: the defense right now for nc state is good as well. >> robin: forcing 14 turnovers on boston college. right there, carolyn swords. putting the ball on the floor in traffic. >> rich: picco off the inbounds. nifty shoft for a lefty. had to extend and flip it over the defense. >> robin: possessions. making the most of the possessions. wants more possessions for her squad. >> rich: ayla brown. a charge. we talked to kelly harper about defending the big for boston college. she said something curious. she said it is not us defending we do a better job when we choke the guard and prevent the ball from getting to the base. >> robin: wants to put as much pressure as she can on the ball handler and passer and make it possible to make the passes to the inside. give the defense time to

thumb that he injured in practice yesterday and that really hurt nc state. >> dan: it sure does. nother good defensive stop by state. here is jordan vandenberg. pass into the paint to smith. he fouled. tell you what, making things happen in this part of the game for nc state. >> dan: mike, he is really quick with the basketball. his ability to move the ball quickly down the court and keep in mind this is the maryland team that has played. here. on saturday. playing again on wednesday. so you want to push them and see how they hold up. >> mike: that monday game was actually a makeup game of a game that was snowed out and dan, i think you know as well as anybody up in that part of the country there has been a lot of snow. >> dan: we think where we lived we accidentally got shipped to buffalo with all the snow we have had. >> mike: smith in the corner now. vasquez getting a break. vast questions averages 33 minutes a game. he will not be on the bench for the terps. will yams. >> dan: that's what i'm talking about with williams, mike. he gets the ball within two feet inside the basket

nc state. good play by murphy. good hustle by brown. a seven-point game. >> robin: when they put the press on they rattle. nc state and ayla brown. amber white. quiet night for her. good shot. >> robin: that is her first field goal of the game. leading scorer for nc state. very quiet but just one field goal made. >> rich: couldn't hold it. and it is a nine-point nc state lead. that's 26 turnovers. there is a look at holston. sophomore out of newport news, virginia. if nc state can take care of the basketball they will win this game. >> robin: patience. boston college helping them out a little bit. look at the turnovers today. 26 turnovers. normally right around 17, 18 a game. >> rich: nikitta gartrell. >> robin: going a long way for kelly harper's ability. really a game that they will be able to control working their defense which is the area she said she has emphasized. pretty much has all her defensive game plan in. still working. offensive game plan. but her defense has definitely turned it up a lot in the second part of the season.

that is two. >> rich: nc state has a real bounce in their step. >> rich: scramble awards going to nc that was one of the factors in their loss against wake forest. wake forest is diving head first to the ball and we were diving deeper. >> rich: north carolina state. first six points in the game. that's where boston college makes its living. >> robin: that time isolating court down low. on the reverse pass. ellison up high. not able to get down quickly enough. good hands. tight finish. >> rich: thoman. little over 4 minutes has escaped from this one. nc state and boston college. kelly harper in her first year. three-time national champ at tennessee. she had a really nice run at western carolina. in five years she went to two ncaa tournaments and two nits. boston college. in her second season. you are looking at a tournament resume which would be boston colleges. >> rich: looking to make a case for themselves. rpi 2. top 50 rpis. >> rich: what you didn't see on that was the fact they played their first three games of the year without thoman their point guard. she was suspended for thos

uva up by seven off the nc state miss. scramble for the loose ball. what a dunk that was. that was sweet. cavaliers get the win 59-47. they are in a first-place tie with duke in the acc. >>> almost exactly two weeks away from the nba trade deadline, that is when you can sure that wizards' president ernie grunfeld will make serious changes to the roster. wizards have the second worst record in the eastern conference. thank goodness for the nets. losing at madison square garden tonight are the wizards. spike lee in the house. second quarter, wilson chandler turns it over. earl boykins gets it ahead to nick young. he has 15 points. that led the wizards. four quarter, another collapse. nate robinson makes his way through there. he led the knicks 23. flip saunders puzzled. they loseagain. >> not pretty. thanks. >>> a couple celebrat >>> washington's favorite panda is spending his last night in the united states. tai shan will be sent to china tomorrow. today was the last day to catch a glimpse of the 5-year-old. tai shan seems to be oblivious to the admirers. his mother and fat

>> >>deb: get that lady going who we know has 28 in the second half against nc state, north carolina has to ramp up the defense and transition game shooting 25% from the floor is not good enough and you have to believe they will turn it around in the second half. >>mike: out rebounded 27 to 16. >>deb: this is a great opportunity for florida state to look back door the first few possessions because north carolina won't have a hand in the passing lane,. >>mike: monroe defensive monroe first point but she has 12 rebounds. >>deb: and the first possession for florida state, they handled the pressure by north carolina and they got the open three and offensive rebound. >>mike: largest lead of the game. monroe got a hand on it. cetera degraffenreid around the chay shegog screen and clayton will be whistled for the foul. >>deb: we talked about hustle plays look at the first half with duke. in the first half tonight a significant difference in energy. >>mike: brookfield fouled on the way up. >>deb: that's a great job sue semrau has done getting her team to bounce back from the way they played,

. >> virginia hosting nc state. sylven landesberg gets the hoop. doesn't 99 double figures for the first time-out season. but the play of the game is here. -- for the first time this season. >> goodness gracious, mustapha farrakhan, he finished with 11 points. virginia wins. tied with duke atop the acc standings. >>> 9:00, tarps have lost 4 of the last 5 games. we'll have highlights at 11:00 on geico sportsnite. how to get the team to college park for a 2:00 game against the terpos sunday. i understand the holiday inn is lovely this time of year. north carolina not on the board. anybody's race. >>> the national weather service saying there's a 100% chance of a major snow storm hitting the dc area tomorrow and four games scheduled at the verizon center. the wizards say the only way the game on saturday night is canceled is if either team can't get to the arenas and the caps say both games are a go. >>> the lost to the knick, you can kind of testimony flip saunders is getting tired of the same old act. >> tonight what happened, we have guy who is sho

beat nc state and south carolina on the heroics then, lost to tennessee and beat alabama. so very, very tight games in sec for florida and would expect the same in this game there. is mr. parseons. make a 75 foot shot to beat sc state. he had a heroic game this year. >> same starting five on the floor from florida. and there they need to get going. walker, florida taking a mississippi state basketball. and there is is a teerjs making it in a row. hits, ouch. >> that is the way you alpine them. and this is to get 24 down. and there is a block just inside. gets the role. over tyus. good answer from the sophomore from north carolina. >> he has that nature, no doubt about it. fox demonstrate that had numerous times this season. almost got them to win at vandy the other night. free throw jumper may have been lost. it's going to be misstate basketball. great basketball. the ball went out of bounds. it's mississippi state basketball. >> there is another ball loose along the base line. >> what ago on this base line? >> the shot is taken. it's hit. stop vernon macklin who has been

. >> and in case you missed it -- [overlapping speakers] >> up and over nc state. that was something special. the cavs would go on to defeat the wolfpack 59-47. they are tied for first in the acc standings. >>> super bowl 44 is less than three days away. the favored colts and sentimental saints getting ready to meet in miami. peyton manning has been here before literally, his colts beat the bears in super bowl xli held in this same stadium in miami, he was also the most valuable player in this game. it is all new for drew brees and the sairnghts both discussed their mental approach. >> rest is a huge part of it and also just to kind of recharge the battery and refresh your mind, that way you know my mind is rested, my body is ready to go and you are ready to get ready to play on sunday. >> for me i learned not to watch knee pregame coverage before the game, that can certainly cloud your mind a little bit so i did a good job of avoiding that last year and it is a little bit of hurry-up and waiting but you are exciting when you finally board the buses and head toward

they have got to go to nc state next. >> jackets in their final home game of the season.their home floor. 20 points, 15 rebounds for alex montgomery as she and the yellow jackets get the win over north carolina. our final score 57 north carolina, 64 georgia tech. right now we are going to head off to durham where you can catch virginia and duke. rich walsh and robin muller, take it away. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com - @!@%@$ cameron indoor stadium. it is alive and jumping, but virginia a young team, number 21 in the country, the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; defense and duke will keep the possession. the blue devils have a chance tonight to nail down the acc regular season championship. but, virginia, monica wright, one of nation's top defensive players with a steal and a layen and virginia is up 6-3. >> robyn: one of the things that monica wright does so well, reading the ball, reading the offense, reading the defense. that one she picked off in mid air and she is be

the very next game he went post to post to drop it in and then made sure nc state didn't win it at thehis fans. a share of the pac-10 lead. the wise man. and sean miller needs him again. >> marques: does ever. you have to go through him. you know washington knows. mo mo jones on the floor, which i think is a great substitution. >> steve: mo mo jones in the game, two guys that with break down the defense. >> marques: if you can break down the defense in the paint area, get a pick and pop, we're in great shape. >> steve: 73-71. >> marques: the clock is a nonfactor. you just stretch this game out and hope if you are arizona that you go to the line and doesn't make them both. even if he makes them both you have time to come down and take a shot. >> steve: third foul on nic wise sends venoy overton to the line. >> marques: he has been extremely good under pressure. >> steve: sean miller bringing in his three-point shooters, lavender and hill. >> marques: that spreads out the defense. you don't necessarily have to take a three-point shot. even better if you don't have to. you just have to ge

they do have to go play at nc state. north carolina fell below 500 in conference play with a loss to wake forest last night. >> four on the shot clock. has to force it up. montgomery pulls down another board. >> if you can contain dribble penetration keep north carolina in front. they don't play off the pass. forced to take a tough shot. >> passes. back out to montgomery. left open. >> nice outlet. >> decides to take it herself. >> montgomery will pull this one back out to find foster. >> posting up strong. that was the wrong island to try to throw it to her. >> alex montgomery has all of georgia tech's points so far in this game as they trail north carolina by one. f ♪ who ♪ ♪ ♪ one, y' ne ty'al♪ ♪one y'a ♪ wone f ♪ catesia ♪ catesia ♪get l ofevil♪ le aer ] whyou bout intrg psi h pr e giving away millions idea e worwar 7 peps frese wo idea e worwar hou morar co insuu hostthe s ta o losay ght? moightboy. g'mary. erin. elizabeth: g'night john boy. jim bob: g'night grandpa. elizabeth: g'night ben bob grandpa: g'night every

. >> and the play in raleigh against nc state, in that game, freshman ra tea ward had 7 blocked shotshe is a 6'6" freshman, she changes the way north carolina can defend, whether they are running the traps in the front or rather it is a matchup zone at the back, she can change the game with her shot block ability and because she does that at such a high right, best in the acc, it allows north carolina to get in the up tempo and transition game because when she blocks shots, mike, she keeps them in play. >>mike: she has been a different maker, they are ranked in the nation's top 25 and want to climb toward the top of the acc standings and they want to start tonight. our starting lineups and opening our starting lineups and opening tithe in florida and north carolina. >>mike: back in chapel hill we are ready to go, florida state 4 and two, harriers the lineup, courtny ward, the only player double figures in that long division and angel gray and harvin leads in scoring and cassidy blayton that had two doubles doubles in a row and the tar heels four and one you will know tis lucas not in

tony bennett and the cavaliers looking for a regular season sweep of the nc state wolf pack.disburg with the off balance jumper, 17-14, uva. 7 points for landisburg. the first he didn't finish in double figures this season. >>> more cavaliers. the long distance 334 and the icing on the cake. virginia on the break. fair kahn with the foul. virginia wins 5-47. the cavs regain a first place tooil tie with duke atop the acc at 5-2 sgrfrnlths acteristically sloppy the last time they hit the floor. shooting just 35% from the field. what was worse were the 26 turnovers committed in a loss to clemson this past weekend. tomorrow night here in tallahassee to take on the resurgent squad. joe sorensen with the head interpret. >> reporter: the gary williams report brought to you by subway. eat fresh. >> reporter: so first of all, coming off that clemson game, kind of an anomaly for you. 26 turnovers but yet you hold them to 32% shooting. how do you approach a game like that with your team. do you approach it like yes, it is an anomaly, let's forget about it and move on? >> yes. that's wha