NC State Overwhelms Charleston Southern 87-53

Game Summary:

The game was tense early when the Buccaneers took the lead at 3-2, then things calmed down as the more talented Wolfpack took control. The Pack had a 19-point lead at the half and won by 34. We did struggle with the 3PT shot in the first half (11%) but shot 50% from the arc in the second. As expected, we dominated the game, time for a road trip.

Overall Takeaways:

The story of this game was defense. This team may be one of Keatts’ best defensive teams.

• 11 steals
• 22 total turnovers
• 29 points off turnovers
• The Bucs made only 9 shots in the first half, 19 for the game.
• We forced 4 10-second violations

Keatts Comments

• Very pleased with defensive effort.
• They worked on full court defense, and it showed.
• DJ Horne was our leading rebounder, Keatts says he needs to have a conversation with our bigs.
• Happy to see the ball starting to fall for DJ Horne. He’s a scorer, they expect it of him.
• Dennis Parker had a great game and brought a lot of energy, happy to see the 3PT shot fall for him

Starters:

We seem to have found our starting lineup, Horne, Taylor, Morsell, Diarra, and Burns.

Individual Highlights

• DJ Horne had an outstanding game leading the team in points and rebounds.
• Jayden Taylor led the team in assists
• DJ Burns continues his unbelievable shooting streak shooting 75% for the game
• Dennis Parker Jr – for the third game in a row, he increased his minutes and delivered a solid stat line, leading the team in steals.
• The guards accounted for 19 of our 36 rebounds

Box Score