NC State 81 UT Martin 67: BY THE NUMBERS

NC State defeated UT Martin tonight 81-67, improving to 7-2 on the season. Let’s break down the victory: BY THE NUMBERS.

• NC State made 13 three-pointers, which is the most on the season. The previous high was 10 against The Citadel in the season opener.
  • The Wolfpack shot 38.2% from beyond the arc.
• Senior D.J. Horne led NC State in scoring for the 3rd time this season, tying Jayden Taylor for the team lead.
  • He finished with 22 points, shooting 7 of 12 from the field, and 6 of 10 from three.
  • NC State was +26 when he was on the court, which led the team.
• For the 2nd time this year, Freshman Dennis Parker Jr. got the starting nod.
  • The Wolfpack lost the first game Parker started in, which was against Ole Miss.
  • Parker finished with 14 points, shooting 6 of 12 from the field, and 2 of 5 from deep.
    • This is the 3rd game this season that Parker scored in double figures.
  • With 10 rebounds, Parker recorded the first double-double of his career, and set a new career high in rebounds.
• Junior Jayden Taylor scored 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting, and had 3 steals, which was a team high.
  • He continued to rain from deep, making 3 of his 8 three-point field goal attempts.
• Senior D.J. Burns recorded his 3rd double-double of the season, with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
  • Burns, like Taylor, didn’t shoot well tonight, making only 5 of 13 from the field.
  • D.J.’s 12 boards was a career high, and his 5 blocks were also a career high.
  • Burns had 4 assists, which lead the team.
    • He has led NC State in assists on 4 occasions this year, which is a team high.
• Sophomore M.J. Rice scored 7 points, on 3 of 5 shooting.
  • Unfortunately, the Wolfpack was -9 when he was on the court, which was the worst on the team.
• NC State was unselfish tonight, with 16 assists on 31 made field goals.
• The Wolfpack forced UT Martin to commit 13 turnovers, and scored 20 points off of those turnovers.
  • UT Martin only scored 6 points off of turnovers.
• NC State held UT Martin to 39.7% shooting from the field.
  • The Wolfpack shot 44.3% from the field.
• The Wolfpack won the turnover margin:+4

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