Saturday, December 4
Raleigh, NC
2 PM
NC State
6-2,0-1ACC
68
vs
73
Louisville
6-2,1-0ACC
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2
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Louisville
43
30
73
NC State
29
39
68
Louisville Gets Past the Pack
12/4/2021 5:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Cardinals hit two three-pointers late in the game at end of shot clock
RALEIGH, N.C. - For the second straight game, NC State battled back from a 14 points deficit, but Louisville made two clutch three-pointers in the final 90 seconds to win, 73-68, Saturday afternoon inside PNC Arena.
The Pack found itself down 43-29 at halftime, but cut the deficit to just one possession six minutes into the second half on a Cam Hayes three-point play.
An Ebenezer Dowuona hook shot with 10:11 to play gave NC State a 53-52 lead. It was the Pack's first lead since it was 17-16.
Terquavion Smith scored on the Pack's next possession and Dereon Seabron nearly blew the roof off the building with a dunk in traffic to give NC State a 57-52 lead with 8:28 to go.
After the Pack took the lead on the Dowuona hook shot, it stayed in front until a desperation Noah Locke three-pointer at the end of the shot clock tied the game at 68 with 90 seconds to go. NC State's shot on its next possession was blocked and Louisville took possession with 55 seconds to play, looking for the lead.
NC State played great defense and forced a Louisville timeout with two seconds left on the shot clock. After the timeout, the Cardinals threw a cross-court pass to Matt Cross who hit a fadeaway three while falling out-of-bounds to give Louisville a 71-68 lead with 26 seconds to go.
Hayes three-point attempt to tie was off the mark and Louisville's Jarrod West made both ends of a one-on-one to clinch the game for Louisville.
Jericole Hellems led NC State with 18 points. Sith added 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Hayes was also in double figures with 15 points.
Seabron was one rebound shy of his sixth double-double of the season with 11 points and nine rebounds.
NC State playing without the ACC's two-time reigning shot block champion Manny Bates and Casey Morsell (12.3 ppg.) was stretched thin and saw its bench outscored 28-0 by Louisville's.
NC State (6-2, 0-1) returns to action Thursday when it hosts Bethune-Cookman inside Reynolds Coliseum in the program's annual Heritage Game. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on RSN.
The Pack found itself down 43-29 at halftime, but cut the deficit to just one possession six minutes into the second half on a Cam Hayes three-point play.
An Ebenezer Dowuona hook shot with 10:11 to play gave NC State a 53-52 lead. It was the Pack's first lead since it was 17-16.
Terquavion Smith scored on the Pack's next possession and Dereon Seabron nearly blew the roof off the building with a dunk in traffic to give NC State a 57-52 lead with 8:28 to go.
After the Pack took the lead on the Dowuona hook shot, it stayed in front until a desperation Noah Locke three-pointer at the end of the shot clock tied the game at 68 with 90 seconds to go. NC State's shot on its next possession was blocked and Louisville took possession with 55 seconds to play, looking for the lead.
NC State played great defense and forced a Louisville timeout with two seconds left on the shot clock. After the timeout, the Cardinals threw a cross-court pass to Matt Cross who hit a fadeaway three while falling out-of-bounds to give Louisville a 71-68 lead with 26 seconds to go.
Hayes three-point attempt to tie was off the mark and Louisville's Jarrod West made both ends of a one-on-one to clinch the game for Louisville.
Jericole Hellems led NC State with 18 points. Sith added 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Hayes was also in double figures with 15 points.
Seabron was one rebound shy of his sixth double-double of the season with 11 points and nine rebounds.
NC State playing without the ACC's two-time reigning shot block champion Manny Bates and Casey Morsell (12.3 ppg.) was stretched thin and saw its bench outscored 28-0 by Louisville's.
NC State (6-2, 0-1) returns to action Thursday when it hosts Bethune-Cookman inside Reynolds Coliseum in the program's annual Heritage Game. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on RSN.
Team Stats
LOU
NCSU
FG%
.417
.400
3FG%
.393
.286
FT%
.800
.667
RB
46
30
TO
13
6
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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