Commanding Offensive Display Leads Pack Past Lenoir-Rhyne in Exhibition Finale

Saturday, October 24

Raleigh, NC

12 PM

NC State

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130

Lenoir-Rhyne

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Team	1	2	F
Lenoir-Rhyne	30	36	66
NC State	69	61	130

Ven-Allen lubin shootingvs. Lenoir-Rhyne in exhibition game 10/24/26

10/24/2026 4:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

RALEIGH, N.C. — The NC State men's basketball team put on a dominant offensive display Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 130-66 exhibition victory over Lenoir-Rhyne inside the Lenovo Center

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Lenoir-Rhyne opened the contest with a driving layup by Chris Crudup to take an early 2-0 lead, but NC State responded immediately and never trailed again

. Paul McNeil, Jr., knocked down a pair of early three-pointers to spark an 8-2 spurt and give the Pack an 8-4 advantage

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The Wolfpack used high-efficiency shooting and active defense to blow the game open midway through the first half

. A three-pointer from Christian Hammond and buckets from Robert Jurkovic stretched the lead to 17-6

. NC State continued to push the pace, shooting a blistering 75.0 percent (21-of-28) from the field and 90.9 percent (20-of-22) at the free-throw line in the opening half to take a commanding 69-30 advantage into the break

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The Pack picked up right where it left off in the second half, with McNeil, Jr., sinking a long ball on NC State's opening possession

. The Wolfpack pushed the lead past 50 points after a fast-break triple from Darius Adams made it 91-43

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A 14-0 run midway through the half blew the game wide open, capped by a free throw from Kingston Whitty with 6:13 remaining that gave NC State its largest lead of the afternoon at 67 points (119-52)

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Five Wolfpack players reached double figures in scoring, led by McNeil, Jr., who posted a game-high 23 points while hitting 7-of-13 attempts from beyond the arc

. Ven-Allen Lubin delivered a perfect shooting performance inside, scoring 22 points on 5-of-5 from the floor and 12-of-13 from the charity stripe while pulling down nine rebounds and recording four blocks

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Zymicah Wilkins, Whitty, and Jurkovic each posted 14 points and provided significant production off the bench

. Adams directed the floor with a game-high 10 assists to go along with nine points, while Preston Edmead dished out eight assists

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The Pack held a 54-44 edge in points in the paint, outscored Lenoir-Rhyne 65-32 in bench points, and generated a 31-8 advantage in fast-break points

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Jaylen Subject led Lenoir-Rhyne with 14 points, while Chae Haynes added 12 points and eight rebounds

NC State will officially open the season on Monday, Nov. 2 against Campbell. Tipoff is slated for 7:30pm and the game will be streamed on ACCNX.