Burns helps NC State rally for 70-66 victory over Vanderbilt
AP
Dec 18, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) D.J. Burns Jr. finished with 18 points and nine rebounds to help North Carolina State hold off Vanderbilt Commodores 70-66 at the Legends of Basketball Showcase on Saturday night.
Burns sank 6 of 9 shots and all six of his free throws for the Wolfpack (10-3). Terquavion Smith added 16 points, five assists and three steals. Casey Morsell had 15 points and Jarkel Joiner scored 12.
Myles Stute had 11 points by halftime to help the Commodores (5-6) take a 38-34 lead. Smith had 14 points for the Wolfpack, making six of the Wolfpack's 13 first-half baskets.
Tyrin Lawrence hit a jumper to give Vanderbilt a 46-38 lead in the second half, but Morsell answered with two 3-pointers and a basket in a 13-0 spurt to put the Wolfpack on top 51-46 with 12:40 left to play.
The Commodores pushed back, using Quentin Millora-Brown's rebound bucket to grab a 56-55 lead with 8:12 remaining. NC State Wolfpack answered with Jack Clark's 3-pointer and maintained a lead until Ezra Manjon followed his three-point play with a bucket to give Vanderbilt a 64-63 lead with 1:59 left.
The Wolfpack regained the lead 67-64 on two free throws by Burns and a layup by Morsell with 48 seconds to go. Joiner hit both ends of a one-and-one with 17 seconds left to give NC State a two-possession lead.
Stute led Vanderbilt with 16 points. Manjon and Lawrence both scored 12. Liam Robbins had 10 points.
Kevin Keatts, in his sixth season as NC State coach, picked up his 100th win with the Wolfpack.
NC State's victory knots the all-time series at 3-3.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
38
NCST
Wolfpack
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Liam Robbins vs. D.J. Burns Jr. (Commodores gains possession)
19:47
Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
19:45
Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
19:33
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:21
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
19:19
Myles Stute defensive rebound
19:07
Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
19:05
Jack Clark defensive rebound
18:51
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)
2-3
18:18
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot
5-3
17:49
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup
5-5
17:23
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
7-5
17:08
Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass)
16:43
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)
10-5
16:22
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point layup
10-7
16:01
Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
15:59
Jack Clark defensive rebound
15:50
Myles Stute shooting foul
15:50
TV timeout
15:50
Jack Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:50
+1
Jack Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-8
15:34
Jarkel Joiner personal foul
15:22
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup (Liam Robbins assists)
12-8
15:04
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
15:02
Jack Clark offensive rebound
14:49
Liam Robbins blocks Casey Morsell's three point jump shot
14:47
Jack Clark offensive rebound
14:35
Jack Clark misses two point layup
14:33
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
14:24
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
14:22
Jack Clark defensive rebound
14:13
D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
14:11
D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
14:11
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup
12-10
14:07
D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
14:07
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-10
14:07
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-10
13:51
Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
13:49
LJ Thomas offensive rebound
13:38
Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
13:36
Colin Smith defensive rebound
13:07
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Colin Smith assists)
17-10
13:07
Wolfpack 30 second timeout
13:04
Casey Morsell turnover (Myles Stute steals)
12:55
Jack Clark blocks Tyrin Lawrence's two point layup
12:53
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
12:44
+3
Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)
17-13
12:29
Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
12:27
Jack Clark defensive rebound
12:15
Paul Lewis personal foul
12:09
Myles Stute blocks Ernest Ross's two point layup
12:07
Paul Lewis defensive rebound
11:50
Paul Lewis misses two point layup
11:48
Casey Morsell defensive rebound
11:40
Jump ball. Casey Morsell vs. Paul Lewis (Wolfpack gains possession)
11:40
TV timeout
11:35
Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul
11:29
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
11:27
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
11:05
Terquavion Smith personal foul
10:53
Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
10:51
Paul Lewis offensive rebound
10:38
Quentin Millora-Brown turnover (Terquavion Smith steals)
10:27
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
10:25
Ernest Ross offensive rebound
10:17
+2
Ernest Ross makes two point layup
17-15
10:10
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup
19-15
9:53
Colin Smith personal foul
9:41
+2
Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot
19-17
9:10
Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
9:08
Ernest Ross defensive rebound
9:00
+2
Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup
19-19
8:35
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
8:33
Wolfpack defensive rebound
8:07
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)
19-22
7:38
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
7:36
Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
7:28
D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:26
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
7:17
D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
7:17
TV timeout
7:17
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-22
7:17
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-22
6:58
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point layup
21-24
6:46
Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul
6:33
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Liam Robbins assists)
24-24
6:12
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
6:10
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
5:59
Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Ezra Manjon's two point layup
5:57
Commodores offensive rebound
5:44
Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul
5:36
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point dunk (Tyrin Lawrence assists)
26-24
5:19
Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
5:17
Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
5:08
Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point layup
5:06
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
4:54
Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
4:52
Jack Clark defensive rebound
4:43
Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
4:41
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
4:31
Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Liam Robbins's two point layup
4:29
Casey Morsell defensive rebound
4:22
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
4:20
Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul
4:20
Liam Robbins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:20
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
4:15
Trey Thomas personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
4:15
+1
Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-25
4:15
+1
Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-26
4:10
Ezra Manjon turnover (out of bounds)
4:01
Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
3:56
Ernest Ross personal foul
3:56
TV timeout
3:56
Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:56
Ernest Ross defensive rebound
3:39
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot
26-28
3:08
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot
28-28
2:41
+3
Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)
28-31
2:14
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
30-31
2:14
Ernest Ross shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
2:14
+1
Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 1
31-31
1:55
Trey Thomas personal foul
1:44
Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
1:44
Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:44
+1
Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-32
1:26
Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
1:24
Liam Robbins offensive rebound
1:12
Liam Robbins misses two point layup
1:10
Colin Smith offensive rebound
1:02
+2
Colin Smith makes two point layup
33-32
0:55
Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
0:53
Myles Stute defensive rebound
0:41
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
0:39
Commodores offensive rebound
0:30
+2
Myles Stute makes two point layup
35-32
0:12
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot
35-34
0:01
Jarkel Joiner blocks Ezra Manjon's two point layup
0:00
Commodores offensive rebound
0:01
Commodores 30 second timeout
0:01
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)
38-34
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VANDY
Commodores
28
NCST
Wolfpack
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
+2
Myles Stute makes two point jump shot
40-34
19:22
Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
19:20
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
19:08
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot
42-34
19:08
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot
42-34
18:37
+2
Casey Morsell makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)
42-36
18:25
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (Terquavion Smith steals)
18:17
Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
18:15
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
18:01
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup
44-36
17:39
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup
44-38
17:14
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (out of bounds)
17:10
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
17:08
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
16:56
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point jump shot
46-38
16:26
+3
Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)
46-41
16:11
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (Jack Clark steals)
16:06
Jordan Wright shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
16:06
Jarkel Joiner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:06
+1
Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-42
15:45
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:43
Wolfpack defensive rebound
15:42
TV timeout
15:23
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot
46-44
15:06
Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
15:04
D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
14:57
+3
Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)
46-47
14:32
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
14:30
Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
14:18
Jarkel Joiner turnover (Ezra Manjon steals)
14:07
Trey Thomas turnover
13:50
D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot
13:48
D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
13:37
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
13:35
Colin Smith defensive rebound
13:25
Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
13:23
D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
13:14
+2
Casey Morsell makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)
46-49
12:53
Liam Robbins turnover (Terquavion Smith steals)
12:42
Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
12:40
D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
12:40
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup
46-51
12:40
Commodores 30 second timeout
12:19
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point jump shot
48-51
11:45
+2
Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot
48-53
11:15
Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
11:15
TV timeout
11:15
Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 3
11:15
+1
Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 3
49-53
11:15
+1
Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 3 of 3
50-53
10:49
Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
10:49
+1
D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-54
10:49
+1
D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-55
10:31
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:29
Jordan Wright offensive rebound
10:19
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot
52-55
9:59
Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
9:54
D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
9:34
Ernest Ross shooting foul (Colin Smith draws the foul)
9:34
+1
Colin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-55
9:34
+1
Colin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
54-55
9:17
Ernest Ross offensive foul
9:17
Ernest Ross turnover (offensive foul)
8:54
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (traveling)
8:34
D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:16
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
8:14
Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
8:05
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup
56-55
7:57
Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
7:55
D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
7:48
D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
7:46
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:44
D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
7:45
Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
7:45
Commodores defensive rebound
7:43
TV timeout
7:35
Commodores turnover (10-second violation)
7:26
Colin Smith personal foul
7:21
Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
7:21
Terquavion Smith personal foul
7:01
Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
6:59
LJ Thomas defensive rebound
6:41
+3
Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)
56-58
6:17
D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
6:15
LJ Thomas defensive rebound
6:04
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
6:02
Commodores defensive rebound
5:53
Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
5:51
Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
5:45
Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
5:43
D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
5:42
Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
5:42
+1
D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-59
5:42
+1
D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-60
5:28
Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
5:26
Liam Robbins offensive rebound
5:26
Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
5:24
Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
5:19
LJ Thomas personal foul
5:12
Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
5:10
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
4:52
Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
4:50
Jarkel Joiner offensive rebound
4:46
Ezra Manjon personal foul
4:37
Trey Thomas shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
4:37
Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:37
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-61
4:22
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)
59-61
3:51
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)
59-63
3:27
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
61-63
3:27
Jarkel Joiner shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
3:27
TV timeout
3:27
+1
Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 1
62-63
3:14
Terquavion Smith misses two point hook shot
3:12
Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
3:05
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
3:03
D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
2:51
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
2:46
Jack Clark personal foul
2:46
Myles Stute misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:46
Jack Clark defensive rebound
2:22
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
2:20
Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
1:59
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
64-63
1:37
Liam Robbins personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
1:37
+1
D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
64-64
1:37
+1
D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
64-65
1:17
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:15
Casey Morsell defensive rebound
0:49
+2
Casey Morsell makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)
