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NC State
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| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
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| HOFSTRA | 29 | 35 | 64 |
| NC State | 45 | 31 | 76 |
NC State Improves to 2-0 After Pulling Away From Hofstra 76-64
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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RALEIGH - Ralston Turner scored a career-high 24 points and the NC State men's basketball team outlasted Hofstra 76-64 on Monday night at PNC Arena.
Trevor Lacey notched a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, his first career double-double. Anthony `Cat' Barber added 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Lennard Freeman was just one point shy of a double-double. He scored nine points and gathered 13 boards.
Inside The Numbers: Lacey's 10 rebounds ties his career high in rebounds. The last time Lacey had 10 boards in a game was for Alabama vs. LSU on Jan 11 of 2012.
Freeman tied his career high of 13 rebounds. He gained 13 rebounds against Long Beach State on Dec 7 of last season.
MORE: Turner Shines, Freeman Brings Intensity
Turner's 24 points is a new career high. He previously scored 23 two other occasions, the latest being against Maryland on Jan 20.
Barber's seven rebounds was also a new career high. He reached his previous career high of six three times. The latest was against Jackson State this season.
Turning Point: NC State scored seven straight points after Hofstra cut the lead to 57-49. The Wolfpack got lay-ups from Desmond Lee and Turner and then Turner buried a 3-pointer to give the Pack a comfortable 67-51 lead.
Gott Said It: "I think the first thing that stands out to me is, we didn't necessarily play great but I thought they had a lot to do with that. I think we beat a team tonight that is going to win a lot of games. I think they are well-coached, they have veteran players and they attacked some of our weaknesses. Their zone was effective and slowed us down. Again, this is one of those teams we will just have to wait and see. Hopefully it's going to be a good win for us down the road because they are going to win some games.
"I thought we played really well early. I thought we had a lot of energy. I thought that we struggled there as the game progressed to guard the ball. They did a great job with their dribble penetration. They have a smaller lineup and really almost play four guards and went at our four guards. We struggled to guard and struggled to rotate. I thought they took advantage of that. The zone was pretty effective for a lot of reasons especially when we have our big guys in foul trouble. We didn't really have an inside presence against the zone. We became a really perimeter-oriented zone attacking team and that's not what we want to do. Ralston stepped up and made big shots for us. We need to make more foul shots. At the end of the day, it is a win against a team that's going to win some games."
Up Next: NC State will host Jacksonville Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on regional sports networks. CLICK HERE for a list of TV affiliates.
