Thursday, December 3
Uncasville, CT
4:30 PM
NC State
3-0,0-0ACC
90
vs
59
UMass Lowell
1-3,0-0America East
1
2
F
UMass Lowell
19
40
59
NC State
43
47
90
Fast Start for Pack Leads to Dominating Win over UMass Lowell
12/3/2020 7:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NC State jumped out to a 43-19 lead
Uncasville, Ct. – The NC State men's basketball team made quick work of UMass Lowell on Thursday, jumping out to an early lead and never looking back in dispatching the River Hawks, 90-59, inside the Mohegan Sun.
Leading 8-7, NC State went on a 12-2 run to take a 20-9 lead on a Cam Hayes basket eight minutes into the game. After UMass Lowell cut the deficit to 20-11, the Pack went on a 19-4 run over the next eight minutes.
The River Hawks never got closer than 21 points the rest of the game and NC State led by as many as 34 points in the second half.
Devon Daniels led the Pack with 18 points while Jericole Hellems and Cam Hayes both added 17 points. For the second consecutive game, Hayes led the Pack with six assists.
NC State shot 52.3 percent from the field, including 55.9 percent in the second half. The Pack has shot over 50 percent from the field in the first three games this season.
For the first time this season, NC State won the rebounding battle as the Pack outrebounded UMass Lowell, 38-35. Manny Bates had a game-high six rebounds.
The Pack's bench finished with 36 points and has now scored 104 bench points in the first three games of the season.
The Pack returns to action in the Mohegan Sun on Saturday when it faces Connecticut. The game will tip at noon and be televised on ESPNU.
Leading 8-7, NC State went on a 12-2 run to take a 20-9 lead on a Cam Hayes basket eight minutes into the game. After UMass Lowell cut the deficit to 20-11, the Pack went on a 19-4 run over the next eight minutes.
The River Hawks never got closer than 21 points the rest of the game and NC State led by as many as 34 points in the second half.
Devon Daniels led the Pack with 18 points while Jericole Hellems and Cam Hayes both added 17 points. For the second consecutive game, Hayes led the Pack with six assists.
NC State shot 52.3 percent from the field, including 55.9 percent in the second half. The Pack has shot over 50 percent from the field in the first three games this season.
For the first time this season, NC State won the rebounding battle as the Pack outrebounded UMass Lowell, 38-35. Manny Bates had a game-high six rebounds.
The Pack's bench finished with 36 points and has now scored 104 bench points in the first three games of the season.
The Pack returns to action in the Mohegan Sun on Saturday when it faces Connecticut. The game will tip at noon and be televised on ESPNU.
Team Stats
Lowell
NCSU
FG%
.396
.523
3FG%
.200
.429
FT%
.609
.556
RB
35
38
TO
19
10
STL
5
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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