North Carolina State University Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Chestnut Hill, MA
2 pm
NC State
21-10, 9-9ACC
73
at
47
Boston College
14-16, 5-13ACC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 41 | 32 | 73 |
| Boston College | 24 | 23 | 47 |
3/9/2019 4:57:00β―PM | Men's Basketball
NC State completes season sweep of Eagles
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. β The NC State men's basketball team broke open the game with a 19-2 run in the first half and never looked back in defeating Boston College, 73-47, Saturday afternoon at the Conte Forum.
With the win, NC State improves to 21-10, 9-9 in the ACC, and will be the No. 8 seed in next week's ACC Tournament. The Pack will face No. 9 seed Clemson Wednesday at noon.
Boston College led 13-12, 8 minutes into the game, but the Pack responded with a 19-2 run to effectively put the game away. Boston College would never get closer than 14 points the rest of the game.
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Jericole Hellems started the run with a three-pointer. Wyatt Walker extended the run with a short jumper off a feed from C.J. Bryce and Bryce made a jump shot on the next possession to forced Boston College into calling a timeout with the score 19-13 in favor of NC State.
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Out of the timeout, Walker scored on a putback and Braxton Beverly nailed a three-pointer to push the run to 12-0 and give the Pack a 24-13 advantage. The Eagles slowed the run with a basket, but Bryce scored the next five points of the game and Torin Dorn added another second chance bucket to push the lead to 31-15 with 5:16 to go.
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The Pack pushed the lead out to 20 in the opening half and eventually went into the locker room with a 41-24 advantage.
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Boston College could never get closer than 15 points in the second half as the Pack extended its lead to as large as 28 points.
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NC State finished the game holding BC to just 26.7 percent shooting. It's the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Kevin Keatts era.
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The 26-point win is also the largest victory margin for NC State in an ACC road game since beating Wake Forest, 76-40, on Jan. 14, 2012.
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All nine NC State players scored. Bryce finished with a team-high 14 points, while Dorn added 12 points and eight rebounds. Devon Daniels chipped in 10 points. DJ Funderburk finished with a team-best nine rebounds.
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Johnson finished with six points and six assists. He now has 377 for his career and has moved into 10th place on the NC State career assist list.
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NC State dominated the boards as the Pack finished the game with a 56-36 advantage in rebounding.
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With the win, NC State improves to 21-10, 9-9 in the ACC, and will be the No. 8 seed in next week's ACC Tournament. The Pack will face No. 9 seed Clemson Wednesday at noon.
Boston College led 13-12, 8 minutes into the game, but the Pack responded with a 19-2 run to effectively put the game away. Boston College would never get closer than 14 points the rest of the game.
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Jericole Hellems started the run with a three-pointer. Wyatt Walker extended the run with a short jumper off a feed from C.J. Bryce and Bryce made a jump shot on the next possession to forced Boston College into calling a timeout with the score 19-13 in favor of NC State.
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Out of the timeout, Walker scored on a putback and Braxton Beverly nailed a three-pointer to push the run to 12-0 and give the Pack a 24-13 advantage. The Eagles slowed the run with a basket, but Bryce scored the next five points of the game and Torin Dorn added another second chance bucket to push the lead to 31-15 with 5:16 to go.
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The Pack pushed the lead out to 20 in the opening half and eventually went into the locker room with a 41-24 advantage.
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Boston College could never get closer than 15 points in the second half as the Pack extended its lead to as large as 28 points.
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NC State finished the game holding BC to just 26.7 percent shooting. It's the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Kevin Keatts era.
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The 26-point win is also the largest victory margin for NC State in an ACC road game since beating Wake Forest, 76-40, on Jan. 14, 2012.
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All nine NC State players scored. Bryce finished with a team-high 14 points, while Dorn added 12 points and eight rebounds. Devon Daniels chipped in 10 points. DJ Funderburk finished with a team-best nine rebounds.
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Johnson finished with six points and six assists. He now has 377 for his career and has moved into 10th place on the NC State career assist list.
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NC State dominated the boards as the Pack finished the game with a 56-36 advantage in rebounding.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballTeam Stats
ST
BC
FG%
.397
.267
3FG%
.346
.158
FT%
1.000
.750
RB
56
36
TO
12
12
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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