NC State’s Win Against Boston College: BY THE NUMBERS

NC State started their 2023-24 ACC slate with a 84-78 win over Boston College. Her’s a look at the victory BY THE NUMBERS.

Let’s start with team numbers.

NC State won in 3 of the 4 Factors, which is a good recipe for a victory. All 4 factors matter, but they are ranked in level of importance from left to right. Obviously, shooting the ball better than your team is of the utmost importance, which NC State did. In a category the Wolfpack normally excels in, they lost the turnover battle in Chestnut Hill. Turnover Percentage was the only Factor that NC State wasn’t superior in. They also grabbed a higher percentage of possible offensive rebounds, and clearly won at the charity stripe in Free Throw Rate.

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Now lets look at some individual numbers.

• NC State had 4 players score in double-figures.
  • D.J. Horne had a season high of 21 points, and he also led the team with 5 assists, turning the ball over only once. Horne also had 5 rebounds.
    • NC State was +13 when Horne was on the court, which was a team high.
  • Jayden Taylor had 18 points, shooting a clean 5 of 8 from the field, and was 2 of 3 from three. Taylor also had 7 rebounds and a team high 4 steals.
    • On the year, Taylor is blistering the net from beyond the arc, shooting 48.1%
  • D.J. Burns had 17 points, but shot under 50% from the field for the second straight game, making only 8 of his 19 shots. He also led the team with 5 turnovers. Despite that, the Wolfpack were +10 when Burns was on the court, which was the 2nd highest on the squad.
    • Burns did foul out of the game.
  • Casey Morsell had 12 points.
    • He shot poorly from the field (3-9), but great from three (3-6).
• Mohamed Diarra had freaking 18 rebounds.
  • That’s the most since Dereon Seabron had 19 back on December 1, 2021.
• Boston College shot 53.8% from the free throw line.
  • They also shot 28.6% from three.
    • Both of those numbers are the worst an opponent has shot against NC State so far.
• NC State shot 44% from beyond the arc, which is a season high for the Pack.
  • They also shot 85.7% from the free throw line, which was also a season high.