Leslie, Wood help No. 23 NC State hold off pesky UNC Greensboro, 89-68

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North Carolina State's Lorenzo Brown (2) drives to the basket between UNC-Greensboro's Kelvin McNeil, right, and Jordan Potts, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson) (The Associated Press)

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UNC-Greensboro's Derrell Armstrong, center, keeps the ball from North Carolina State's T.J. Warren (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson) (The Associated Press)

RALEIGH, N.C. – C.J. Leslie scored 21 points and No. 23 North Carolina State pulled away to beat UNC Greensboro 89-68 on Monday.

Scott Wood and Lorenzo Brown added 15 points apiece, and the Wolfpack (11-2) kept UNC Greensboro off the boards after halftime while using a timely run to break open a surprisingly tight game.

Richard Howell had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and the nation's most accurate shooting team shot 53 percent in matching its longest winning streak since 2008.

Freshman Kayel Locke had 21 points for the Spartans (2-9). The Southern Conference's top 3-point shooting team was just 2 of 17 from beyond the arc, and leading scorer Trevis Simpson — who averages 20 points — was out with an ankle injury.