NC State Continues Their Homestand With Saint Peter's
On Tuesday NC State who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference will continue their homestand with Saint Peter’s who is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
NC State comes into the game with a record of 4-0 while Saint Peter’s comes into the game with a record of 1-2.
As for NC State’s previous game, they defeated Maine.
The Wolfpack men's basketball team improved to 4-0 for the second year in a row and the 29th time in program history with a 82-63 victory over Maine on Saturday inside PNC Arena. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
NC State's balanced offensive attack was on full display as three players recorded doubles figures and eight of the 10 players scored at least five points. Every player that entered the game for the Wolfpack also entered the scoring column. Torin Dorn led the team with 15 points, while C.J. Bryce and Markell Johnson followed close behind with 14 points and 13 points respectively. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
Sharing the ball throughout the game, the team assisted on 21 of its 30 field goals. Johnson recorded a team-leading five assists as six players had at least two assists. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
NC State snagged 11 steals on the day, including a career-high four steals for Dorn. It's the third time in four games this season NC State has had double-digit steals. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
The Black Bears finished with 18 turnovers and 17 assists as the Pack has now forced all four opponents this season into more turnovers than assists.
The Wolfpack got off to a quick start in the opening minutes, posting the first 15 points of the game to put Maine in a hole it could never climb out of. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
Johnson and Bryce rattled off back-to-back three-pointers on NC State's first two possessions and Wyatt Walker added a lay-up on the Pack's third possession and started the fourth with a steal as NC State raced out to a 10-0 lead barely two minutes into the game and forced a Maine timeout. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
Jericole Hellems provided a spark off the bench for the Pack, connecting on three consecutive field goals to stretch the Pack's lead to 20 in the first half, 37-17. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
Johnson went 3-for-3 from long range in the first half, including a four-point play, to lead the Pack with 10 points in the first half. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
NC State shot 52.9 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes, including 53.3 percent (8-for-15) from long range, to take a 48-24 lead into halftime. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
The Black Bears would never get closer than 19 points in the second half as the Pack cruised to victory. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-basketball-nc-state-improves-to-4-0-with-xx-xx-win-over-maine.aspx?path=mbball
As for Saint Peter’s previous game, Unlike NC State who won their previous game Saint Peter’s lost their previous game as they lost to Bryant.
Senior forward Samuel Idowu led all-scorers with a career-high 25 points against Bryant University on Wednesday night in Smithfield, RI. Despite Idowu's efforts, the Peacocks were defeated by the Bulldogs, 71-63. “according to https://saintpeterspeacocks.com/news/2018/11/14/career-night-for-samuel-idowu-not-enough-as-mens-basketball-stumbles-at-bryant.aspx
Game Notes
The Peacocks jumped out to their first lead following a steal by Manny Dixon which resulted in a fast break layup for Davauhnte Turner, giving the Peacocks a 10-8 lead.
Bryant would respond by scoring seven straight points to go up 15-10.
Coming out of the under 12-minute media timeout, it became the Idowu show as he scored nine straight Peacock points behind three layups in the paint and a three pointer from the top of the key, but Saint Peter's still trailed Bryant by six points (25-19). “according to https://saintpeterspeacocks.com/news/2018/11/14/career-night-for-samuel-idowu-not-enough-as-mens-basketball-stumbles-at-bryant.aspx
Saint Peter's scored 13 of the halves final 19 points powered by points from four different Peacocks (KC Ndefo, Cameron Jones, Quinn Taylor, and Dallas Watson) putting the Peacocks ahead 32-31 at the half.
The first five minutes of the second half was back and forth action between both squads as the teams combined for five lead changes and two ties to start the frame.
Bryant would eventually go up 50-41 before Idowu got back to business, this time scoring 11 straight points for Saint Peter's and 13 out of 15 points, pulling the Peacocks to within five points during his run.
That would be the closest the Peacocks got for the remainder of the night as Bryant pulled away in the game, extending its lead to double-digits before taking the game, 71-63. “according to https://saintpeterspeacocks.com/news/2018/11/14/career-night-for-samuel-idowu-not-enough-as-mens-basketball-stumbles-at-bryant.aspx
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from PNC Arena. The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network. “according to https://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball