NCAAB

Presbyterian Blue Hose at NC State Wolfpack

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
72 - 81
2-0, 2-0 Home

Jayden Taylor, Ben Middlebrooks lead NC State in 81-72 victory over Presbyterian

Presbyterian Blue Hose vs. NC State Wolfpack: Game Highlights

Michael O’Connell had 11 points and eight assists and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield contributed 11 points and six rebounds for the Wolfpack (2-0).

NC State outscored Presbyterian 10-4 in a key stretch midway through the second half, extending an eight-point lead to 65-51 with 9 1/2 minutes remaining.

The Blue Hose closed to within 67-58 with 6 1/2 minutes to go before back-to-back fast-break dunks by Middlebrooks helped the Wolfpack extend the lead to 73-58. They led by double digits until Presbyterian's Kory Mincy made two free throws for the final margin with 15 seconds left.

Taylor led NC State with 13 points in the first half. Although NC State never trailed the Wolfpack led only 38-30 at the break after going scoreless over the final 2:15 of the half.

Mincy scored a game-high 28 points that included 4-of-5 3-pointers and Koby Steward added 20 points for the Blue Hose (1-1).

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Matchup Prediction

NC State: 96.8%
Presbyterian: 3.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 81
2nd 0:15 Kory Mincy made Free Throw. 72 - 81
2nd 0:15 Kory Mincy made Free Throw. 71 - 81
2nd 0:15 Foul on Paul McNeil. 70 - 81

Statistics

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28-57 FG 31-56
49.1 Field Goal % 55.4
5-16 3PT 7-19
31.3 Three Point % 36.8
11-16 FT 12-19
68.8 Free Throw % 63.2
30 Rebounds 29
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
18 Defensive Rebounds 19
10 Assists 18
7 Steals 12
1 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 19
11 Fast Break Points 27
42 Points in Paint 48
19 Fouls 16
0 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 12,949 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big South Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
High Point 0-0 - 12-2
Longwood 0-0 - 11-3
Winthrop 0-0 - 10-4
Radford 0-0 - 10-5
UNC Asheville 0-0 - 8-5
Presbyterian 0-0 - 7-7
Gardner-Webb 0-0 - 5-8
South Carolina Upstate 0-0 - 4-11
Charleston Southern 0-0 - 3-11

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7
Full Standings