NC State Topped Louisiana Tech On Saturday In Raleigh 90-81 Because Jericole Hellems Scored A Career High 31 Points

NC State topped Louisiana Tech on Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital 90-81 because Jericole Hellems scored a career high 31 points.

In NC State’s 90-81 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital Jericole Hellems finished the game 10-of-19 from the field, including 6-of-8 from long range. The six three-pointers were also a career-high and tied for the most by an ACC player this season. Hellems' 31 points are the most by an NC State player since Torin Dorn scored 34 points on March 27, 2019 in the Pack's NIT game against Lipscomb.

The Saint Louis native scored 21 of his 31 points in the first half as he helped NC State jump out to a lead as large as 15 points in the opening half.

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Jericole Hellems wasn’t the only player contributing to the scoring for NC State because Sophomore forward Ebenezer Dowuona had career-highs in points (10) on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting and blocks (6) to help NC State.

Junior guard Casey Morsell added 14 points, including 12 clutch points in the second half when the Pack was without Hellems who was on the bench with four fouls.

Like Morsell, Cam Hayes scored 14 points and had 12 of his 14 in the second half. The sophomore from Greensboro was a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Sophomore guard Dereon Seabron had his lowest scoring output of the season in points (10) and rebounds (7), but had career-highs in assists (5) and steals (5).

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NC State is now going to prepare to host Nebraska for the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge in Raleigh on Wednesday!