No. 4 N.C. State gets share of ACC title in rout of Syracuse

Published February 20, 2022 3:05 PM

By MITCHELL NORTHAM
Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kayla Jones scored a season-high 18 points and No. 5 North Carolina State clinched a share of the ACC regular season conference title for the first time since 1990 with a 95-53 win over Syracuse. Jakia Brown-Turner added 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Wolfpack (25-3, 16-1 ACC). Elissa Cunane had 14 points and nine rebounds. N.C. State ran away from Syracuse early by jumping out to a 28-6 lead in the first quarter. Jones had eight points in that span. Chrislyn Carr finished with 14 points and Naje Murray and Teisha Hyman each had 12 for Syracuse (11-15, 4-12).