NC State 82 Georgia Tech 76: BY THE NUMBERS

After trailing by 1 at the half, NC State’s guards turned it up a notch to make sure the Wolfpack defended their home court against Georgia Tech this evening, defeating the Yellow Jackets 82-76. Here’s a look at the victory BY THE NUMBERS.

• NC State managed to win a game in which their opponent shot better than them.
  • Georgia Tech shot 41.4% from the field, and NC State shot 37.7%.
• How do you win a game when the other team shoots better than you?
  • You score 18 points off of turnovers (12 TO’s).
    • The Wolfpack didn’t shoot well, but they took care of the ball, turning the ball over only 4 times.
    • Georgia Tech only scored 4 points off of turnovers.
  • The Wolfpack also had more 2nd chance points (NCSU 18/GT 13).
• Let’s not get it twisted, NC State might have been losing at the half, but they held the lead for all but 4 minutes of the game.
  • 34:14/4:05
• NC State did shoot the ball better than Georgia Tech in the 2nd half, when it mattered most.
  • 44.4%/38.7%
• DJ Horne continues to be a scoring machine for NC State, leading the Pack with 26 points.
  • He knocked down 4 threes (4-8) for the first time since January 13th, when he made 6 against Louisville.
• Jayden Taylor had his best game in quite some time, scoring 21 points, making 3 three’s of his own.
  • This marks the 3rd time this season Taylor has scored 20+ points, with the last time being on December 6th against Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Horne and Taylor really turned things up in the 2nd half.
  • Horne scored 16 of his 26 in the 2nd, and Taylor scored 13 of his 21 in the 2nd.
• Casey Morsell had 15 points of his own, but almost all of those points came from 2-point field goals.
  • Morsell was 1-7 from three, but shot 6 of 13 from the field.
• DJ Burns led the Wolfpack with 10 boards.
  • He shot 3 of 7 from the field and had 8 points.
• Michael O’Connell started for the 3rd time this season, and led the Pack with 6 assists (1 TO).
  • NC State is 3-0 when O’Connell is in the starting lineup.
• The Wolfpack had 14 assists on 26 field goals.
• Georgia Tech lit up the nets from beyond the arc, making 11 of 27 (40.7%).
• The Wolfpack failed to cover the spread.
  • They were 8.5-point favorites.
• The Total went Over.
  • It was 146.5, and the two teams combined to score 158.

NC State will host Pitt next Wednesday at 7pm on ESNU.