NCST

GATECH

Smith scores 26, leads N.C. State over Georgia Tech 77-61

AP
Feb 15, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) Terquavion Smith scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half and North Carolina State cruised to a 76-61 victory over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Tuesday night.

Jericole Hellems added 15 points for N.C. State (11-16, 4-12 Atlantic Coast Conference), which ended a six-game losing streak. Cam Hayes had 14 points and Dereon Seabron 11 with 10 rebounds. Smith had six of the Wolfpack's 11 3-pointers.

Michael Devoe had 18 points to lead Georgia Tech (10-15, 3-11). Rodney Howard added 14 points and Kyle Sturdivant 10.

Smith shot 6 of 8 from the floor and made four 3-pointers in the first half as N.C. State built a 51-25 lead at the break. The Wolfpack shot 59% on 19-of-32 shooting and 8 of 14 from long range.

Smith hit a pair of 3s and Casey Morsell added a layup to open the second half to stretch the led to 30. The Wolfpack finished 42% (26 of 62) shooting overall.

Georgia Tech pulled within 14 points with 1:22 remaining but didn't get closer.

Georgia Tech hits the road for games at Pittsburgh on Saturday and Syracuse on Monday. N.C. State has a week off before it plays host to Boston College on Feb. 23.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
51
GT
Yellow Jackets
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ebenezer Dowuona vs. Rodney Howard (Casey Morsell gains possession)
19:32	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	2-0
19:04		Jordan Usher misses two point fadeaway jump shot
19:02		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
18:51		Jericole Hellems misses two point layup
18:49		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
18:45		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
18:43		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:33		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point jump shot
18:31		Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
18:27	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	5-0
17:59		Khalid Moore turnover (lost ball) (Jericole Hellems steals)
17:52	+3	Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	8-0
17:52		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
17:31		Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass)
17:13		Dereon Seabron misses two point jump shot
17:11		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
17:07		Jordan Usher misses two point layup
17:05		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
16:58	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point pullup jump shot	10-0
16:38	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	10-2
16:38		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
16:38		Rodney Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:38		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point driving layup	12-2
16:08		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:06		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
16:01		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
15:59		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
15:53		Jordan Usher turnover (lost ball) (Terquavion Smith steals)
15:48		Jericole Hellems turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
15:41		Deivon Smith misses two point floating jump shot
15:41		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
15:41		TV timeout
15:40		Dabbo Coleman misses two point jump shot
15:38		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
15:24		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
15:22		Thomas Allen offensive rebound
15:21		Thomas Allen turnover (bad pass)
15:11		Miles Kelly turnover (out of bounds)
14:48	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point driving layup	14-2
14:32	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point driving layup	14-4
14:24		Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
14:02		Deivon Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
14:00		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
13:51	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot	17-4
13:28		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
13:26		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point dunk (Cam Hayes assists)	19-4
12:54	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	22-6
13:16	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	19-6
12:54	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	22-6
12:27		Jordan Usher misses two point layup
12:25		Thomas Allen defensive rebound
12:09		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
12:07		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
12:00		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
11:58		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
11:53		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
11:51		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
11:44		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
11:42		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
11:42		TV timeout
11:25	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point reverse layup (Michael Devoe assists)	22-8
10:55	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	25-8
10:25		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
10:23		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
10:17	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point step back jump shot	28-8
10:06		Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-9
10:06	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-10
9:50		Rodney Howard blocks Jericole Hellems's two point layup
9:48		Wolfpack offensive rebound
9:42	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)	30-10
9:27		Khalid Moore turnover (bad pass)
9:15		Deivon Smith personal foul (Ebenezer Dowuona draws the foul)
9:02		Jericole Hellems turnover (lost ball) (Michael Devoe steals)
8:56		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-11
8:56	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-12
8:36		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
8:34		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup	30-14
8:07		Terquavion Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
8:05		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
7:58		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
7:56		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
7:40		Rodney Howard personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:33		Jaylon Gibson turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
7:28		Jaylon Gibson personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
7:16	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point driving layup	30-16
6:56		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
6:54		Jaylon Gibson offensive rebound
6:44	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point pullup jump shot	33-16
6:17		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
6:15		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
6:05		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-16
6:05	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-16
5:46	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	35-18
5:33	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point driving layup	37-18
5:14		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point pullup jump shot
5:12		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
5:05	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point dunk	39-18
4:15	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)	41-18
4:34		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
4:15	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)	41-18
3:59	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point jump shot	41-20
3:27		Jaylon Gibson turnover (lost ball) (Khalid Moore steals)
3:23		Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass) (Cam Hayes steals)
3:18	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point layup	43-20
3:03		Deivon Smith misses two point floating jump shot
3:01		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
2:54		Khalid Moore shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
2:54		TV timeout
2:54	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-20
2:54	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-20
2:41		Terquavion Smith personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
2:31	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point driving layup	45-22
2:00		Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
1:58		Wolfpack offensive rebound
1:57		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
1:57		Khalid Moore turnover (bad pass)
1:41	+3	Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot (Thomas Allen assists)	48-22
1:23	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot	48-25
1:09		Jericole Hellems turnover (bad pass) (Jalon Moore steals)
1:04		Michael Devoe turnover (out of bounds)
0:48	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point driving layup	50-25
0:48		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-25
0:34		Jordan Usher misses three point step back jump shot
0:32		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
0:02		Wolfpack offensive rebound
0:03		Rodney Howard blocks Cam Hayes's two point layup
0:02		Wolfpack offensive rebound
0:02		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
0:00		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
25
GT
Yellow Jackets
36

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Casey Morsell personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
19:37		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
19:35		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
19:27		Rodney Howard misses two point layup
19:25		Wolfpack defensive rebound
19:16	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jericole Hellems assists)	54-25
18:49		Jordan Usher misses two point layup
18:47		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
18:43		Jericole Hellems offensive foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
18:43		Jericole Hellems turnover
18:24	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point dunk (Jordan Usher assists)	54-27
18:12		Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
18:10		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
18:02	+2	Khalid Moore makes two point layup (Michael Devoe assists)	54-29
18:02		Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
18:02		Khalid Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:02		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
17:49	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	57-29
17:35		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
17:33		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point driving layup	59-29
17:01	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	59-32
16:42		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
16:40		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	59-34
16:16	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point driving layup	61-34
15:46		Jordan Usher misses two point turnaround jump shot
15:44		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
15:39		Michael Devoe personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
15:39		TV timeout
15:31		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
15:31		Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:31		Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:31		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
15:15		Michael Devoe misses three point step back jump shot
15:13		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
15:05		Cam Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot
15:03		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
14:44		Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
14:44	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-35
14:44	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-36
14:24		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
14:22		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	61-38
13:54		Dabbo Coleman personal foul
13:47		Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
13:45		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
13:32	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	61-41
13:04		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-41
13:04	+1	Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-41
12:44		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Michael Devoe's two point layup
12:42		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
12:39	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point tip shot	63-43
12:20	+3	Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	66-43
12:19		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
12:19		TV timeout
11:59		Michael Devoe misses two point layup
11:57		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point tip shot	66-45
11:34		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
11:32		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
11:33		TV timeout
11:14		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
11:12		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
10:52		Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
10:50		Jaylon Gibson offensive rebound
10:45		Jaylon Gibson misses two point jump shot
10:43		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
10:31		Khalid Moore turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Allen steals)
10:27		Thomas Allen misses two point layup
10:25		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
10:25		Jericole Hellems shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
10:25	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-46
10:25	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-47
10:08		Dereon Seabron turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
10:03	+2	Khalid Moore makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	66-49
9:41	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point layup	68-49
9:19		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
9:17		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
9:09		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
9:07		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
9:00		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
8:58		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point putback layup	68-51
8:38		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
8:36		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
8:12		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
8:10		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
8:03		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
8:01		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
7:56		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56		Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:56	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-51
7:33		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Khalid Moore's two point layup
7:31		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
7:19		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
7:17		Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
7:15		Dabbo Coleman personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
7:08	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point driving layup	71-51
6:50		Michael Devoe misses two point layup
6:48		Michael Devoe offensive rebound
6:48		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Michael Devoe's two point layup
6:46		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
6:45	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	71-54
6:17		Michael Devoe blocks Ebenezer Dowuona's two point layup
6:15		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
6:07		Jordan Usher misses two point layup
6:05		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
5:46		Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
5:44		Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
5:40		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
5:38		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
5:31		Jordan Usher misses two point layup
5:29		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
5:08		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
5:06		Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
4:47		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
4:45		Wolfpack offensive rebound
4:45		Dabbo Coleman personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-54
4:44	+1	Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-54
4:27		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point pullup jump shot
4:25		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
4:17		Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
4:15		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
4:09		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
4:07		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
3:44		Dereon Seabron misses three point jump shot
3:42		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
3:32		Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass) (Ebenezer Dowuona steals)
3:13		Rodney Howard personal foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
3:13		TV timeout
3:13		Cam Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:13		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
2:50		Dabbo Coleman misses two point jump shot
2:48		Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
2:42	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point pullup jump shot	73-57
2:21		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
2:19		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
2:06		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
2:04		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
1:38		Jalon Moore blocks Cam Hayes's two point layup
1:36		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
1:29		Jericole Hellems personal foul (Dabbo Coleman draws the foul)
1:24	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point floating jump shot	73-59
1:15		Jericole Hellems turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
1:09		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
1:07		Thomas Allen defensive rebound
1:03		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
1:01		Thomas Allen offensive rebound
0:48		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-59
0:48		Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		Jericole Hellems offensive rebound
0:41		Khalid Moore personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-59
0:41	+1	Jericole Hellems makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-59
0:36	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	76-61
0:29		Chase Graham turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
0:27		Chase Graham personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
0:27		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:27		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound