Sunday, December 22
Raleigh, NC
6 PM
NC State
9-3,1-1ACC
83
vs
63
The Citadel
6-6,0-1SoCon
1
2
F
The Citadel
22
41
63
NC State
40
43
83
Johnson’s Triple-Double Propels Pack to win over The Citadel
12/22/2019 7:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NC State jumped out to early double-digit lead and cruised to victory
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State senior guard Markell Johnson posted his first career triple-double to lead the Pack to an 83-63 win over The Citadel Sunday evening inside PNC Arena.
With the win, the Pack improved to 9-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs dropped to 6-6.
Johnson scored 11 points, grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and passed out to 10 assists to register the first triple-double of his career. He is third player and the fourth triple-double in NC State history, joining Julius Hodge and former teammate Dennis Smith, Jr. (two times) in recording a triple-double. Johnson's triple-double is the 33rd in ACC history and he becomes the 27th player in conference history to post a triple-double.
Johnson is the only ACC player to post a triple-double this season.
Five NC State players finished in double figures scoring, led by Devon Daniels with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Daniels also led the Pack with three steals.
D.J. Funderburk added 14 points, while C.J. Bryce and Jericole Hellems both scored 13.
NC State jumped out to a 7-0 lead and after The Citadel cut the lead to 9-5, the Pack responded with a 13-0 run to take a 22-5 lead with 10:37 left in the first half.
The Citadel never got within single digits the rest of the game.
The Pack finished with a season-high 50 rebounds as seven different players grabbed at least five rebounds.
The Citadel attempted an NC State opponent record and PNC Arena 45 three-point attempts. The Bulldogs hit 14 of them.
NC State returns to action Sunday, Dec. 29 when it closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a visit from Appalachian State. The game will be televised on the ACC Network with tipoff scheduled for 4 p.m.
With the win, the Pack improved to 9-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs dropped to 6-6.
Johnson scored 11 points, grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and passed out to 10 assists to register the first triple-double of his career. He is third player and the fourth triple-double in NC State history, joining Julius Hodge and former teammate Dennis Smith, Jr. (two times) in recording a triple-double. Johnson's triple-double is the 33rd in ACC history and he becomes the 27th player in conference history to post a triple-double.
Johnson is the only ACC player to post a triple-double this season.
Five NC State players finished in double figures scoring, led by Devon Daniels with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Daniels also led the Pack with three steals.
D.J. Funderburk added 14 points, while C.J. Bryce and Jericole Hellems both scored 13.
NC State jumped out to a 7-0 lead and after The Citadel cut the lead to 9-5, the Pack responded with a 13-0 run to take a 22-5 lead with 10:37 left in the first half.
The Citadel never got within single digits the rest of the game.
The Pack finished with a season-high 50 rebounds as seven different players grabbed at least five rebounds.
The Citadel attempted an NC State opponent record and PNC Arena 45 three-point attempts. The Bulldogs hit 14 of them.
NC State returns to action Sunday, Dec. 29 when it closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a visit from Appalachian State. The game will be televised on the ACC Network with tipoff scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Cit
NCSU
FG%
.338
.470
3FG%
.311
.308
FT%
.375
.684
RB
38
50
TO
13
10
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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