NC State Crushes Western Carolina 100-67, Improves to 8-1

NC State crushed Western Carolina tonight 100-67 in the Heritage Game at Reynolds Coliseum, improving to 8-1.

Ironically, the Wolfpack won by 33 points, and created 33 turnovers.

Redshirt Sophomore Devon Daniels had struggled to find a rhythm through the first 8 games, but he was clicking on all cylinders tonight, leading the Wolfpack in scoring with 21 points (8-12 FG/3-5 3PT). The 21 points were a career high, with his previous high being 20 against UNC-Asheville.

Freshman Jericole Hellems continues to not play like a Freshman, scoring 16 points (Career High. Previous High – 13) against the Catamounts, lighting up the nets, shooting 5 of 7 from the field, and 2 of 4 from deep.

Redshirt Sophomore Blake Harris also had his best night in the Red and White, scoring a career high 15 points (5-7 FG/2-2 3 PT) (Previous High – 8), and dishing a team high 5 assists, which was also a career high.

The Wolfpack as a team shot the ball extremely well, shooting 53.6% from the field and 47.8% from beyond the arch.

After leading by 12 at the half, NC State’s constant pressure, and relentless attack wore Western Carolina down.

Also, Wolfpack head coach Kevin Keatts swag was on point tonight, rocking an all-RED suit with these shoes.

.@PackMensBball Coach Kevin Keatts is sporting all red threads!! Some dudes can pull this off. @CoachKeattsNCSU can. pic.twitter.com/KmoHc7x9WZ

— Jeff Gravley (@jgravleyWRAL) December 6, 2018

The Wolfpack’s next game is against Penn State in the Boardwalk Classic in Atlantic City on Saturday, December 15th at 2pm.