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N.C. State makes 10 3-pointers to beat Louisville 76-64

AP
Dec 22, 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Casey Morsell scored 15 points from five 3-pointers and North Carolina State pulled away early in the second half to beat Louisville Cardinals 76-64 on Thursday night for its third straight win.

Terquavion Smith made three 3-pointers, Morsell added two more and Jack Clark converted a three-point play during a 20-2 run that gave N.C. State a 53-35 lead with 13:05 remaining. Louisville pulled within 10 points twice inside the final two minutes but didn't get closer.

D.J. Burns Jr. scored 17 points to lead N.C. State (11-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 10 of 26 from 3-point range and had 11 points from 17 turnovers.

Smith and Clark finished with 14 points apiece and combined for 11 of the Wolfpack's 17 assists. Smith also made three 3-pointers. Jarkel Joiner added 13 points.

Sydney Curry had 16 points for Louisville (2-11, 0-3). El Ellis scored 10 of his 15 points from the free-throw line. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

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Louisville plays at No. 19 Kentucky on New Year's Eve.

N.C. State plays at Clemson on Dec. 30.

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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
28
NCST
Wolfpack
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wolfpack gains possession)
19:37	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:08		Sydney Curry misses two point layup
19:06		Jack Clark defensive rebound
18:55	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	0-5
18:18		Mike James misses three point jump shot
18:16		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
18:10	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup	2-5
17:55		Jae'Lyn Withers blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
17:53		El Ellis defensive rebound
17:41	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	4-5
17:25		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
17:23		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
17:17		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Sydney Curry draws the foul)
17:17		Sydney Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:17	+1	Sydney Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
17:04		Mike James blocks Terquavion Smith's two point layup
17:02		Wolfpack offensive rebound
17:01		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
16:59		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
16:41		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover
16:13		Jack Clark misses two point layup
16:11		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
16:08		Mike James blocks D.J. Burns Jr.'s two point layup
16:06		Mike James defensive rebound
15:50	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot	8-5
15:28		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
15:26		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
15:19		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
15:19		TV timeout
15:19		El Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:19	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-5
15:04		Terquavion Smith turnover (Kamari Lands steals)
15:04		Kamari Lands turnover
14:58		Terquavion Smith turnover (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals)
14:52		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup
14:50		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
14:35	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	9-7
14:30		JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
14:28		Jack Clark defensive rebound
14:19		El Ellis blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point layup
14:17		Wolfpack offensive rebound
14:08		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
14:06		El Ellis defensive rebound
14:02		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (Terquavion Smith steals)
13:48		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
13:46		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
13:42		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
13:40		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
13:19		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Jae'Lyn Withers's two point layup
13:17		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
13:16		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup
13:14		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
12:55		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point jump shot
12:53		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
12:45		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul
12:45		Jae'Lyn Withers technical foul
12:45		Terquavion Smith personal foul
12:45		Terquavion Smith turnover
12:45		Terquavion Smith misses technical free throw 1 of 2
12:45		Cardinals defensive rebound
12:45	+1	Terquavion Smith makes technical free throw 1 of 1	9-8
12:45	+2	Kamari Lands makes two point layup	11-8
12:45	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point layup	11-10
11:59		Kamari Lands turnover (Jarkel Joiner steals)
11:59		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
11:57		El Ellis defensive rebound
11:41		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
11:39		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
11:31		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
11:29		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
11:26		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point layup
11:24		Kamari Lands defensive rebound
11:14		TV timeout
10:56	+3	Hercy Miller makes three point jump shot (Sydney Curry assists)	14-10
10:39	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	14-12
10:27		Jarkel Joiner personal foul
10:15		Kamari Lands turnover (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
10:10	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup (LJ Thomas assists)	14-14
9:39	+3	Kamari Lands makes three point jump shot	17-14
9:20		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
9:18		Mike James defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup	19-14
8:48	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-16
8:15		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
8:13		Cardinals offensive rebound
8:07	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup (Kamari Lands assists)	21-16
7:48		TV timeout
7:48		Sydney Curry personal foul
7:21		Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:21	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-17
7:21		Kamari Lands misses two point layup
7:19		Sydney Curry offensive rebound
7:04		Sydney Curry personal foul
6:55	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	21-19
6:33		El Ellis misses two point layup
6:31		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
6:25	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	21-22
5:54		Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot
5:52		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
5:43	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	21-25
5:38		Cardinals 30 second timeout
5:09		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
5:07		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
4:51		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
4:49		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
4:38		Mike James turnover
4:17		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
4:15		Jarkel Joiner offensive rebound
4:00		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (Roosevelt Wheeler steals)
3:57		Terquavion Smith personal foul
3:57	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-25
3:57	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-25
3:28	+2	Mike James makes two point dunk (El Ellis assists)	25-25
3:05		Jarkel Joiner turnover (El Ellis steals)
3:05		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (Mike James steals)
2:57		El Ellis turnover
2:38		LJ Thomas misses two point jump shot
2:36		Roosevelt Wheeler defensive rebound
2:27		El Ellis turnover
2:04	+2	Jack Clark makes two point jump shot (LJ Thomas assists)	25-27
2:04		Kamari Lands personal foul
1:32		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
1:30		Roosevelt Wheeler defensive rebound
1:18		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (Jack Clark steals)
1:12		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
1:10		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
1:03		Casey Morsell blocks El Ellis's two point jump shot
1:01		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
0:57		Mike James personal foul
0:57		LJ Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:57	+1	LJ Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-28
0:34	+3	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes three point jump shot (Mike James assists)	28-28
0:12	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot (LJ Thomas assists)	28-31
0:01		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks El Ellis's two point layup
0:00		Roosevelt Wheeler offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LOU
Cardinals
36
NCST
Wolfpack
45

Time		Play	Score
19:36	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	30-31
19:21	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup	30-33
19:03		Casey Morsell personal foul
19:03		Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:03	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-33
18:49		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
18:47		Mike James defensive rebound
18:19		Mike James turnover
18:06		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
18:04		Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
18:01		Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
17:59		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
17:59		Jarkel Joiner personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
17:59	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
17:59	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
17:41	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	33-36
17:18		Sydney Curry misses two point layup
17:16		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
17:12		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
17:10		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
17:06	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	33-39
16:32		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover
16:17	+2	Jack Clark makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)	33-41
16:17		Sydney Curry shooting foul (Jack Clark draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Jack Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-42
15:55		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover
15:55		TV timeout
15:33		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (Hercy Miller steals)
15:29		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
15:29		Hercy Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:29		Hercy Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:29		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
15:15		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
15:13		Jack Clark offensive rebound
15:10	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	33-45
15:00		Jarkel Joiner personal foul
14:45		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover
14:26	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Jack Clark assists)	33-47
13:54		Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot
13:52		Jack Clark defensive rebound
13:47	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	33-50
13:37		Cardinals 30 second timeout
13:14		Terquavion Smith personal foul
13:14	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-50
13:14	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-50
13:05	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	35-53
12:47		Casey Morsell personal foul
12:31		El Ellis turnover (LJ Thomas steals)
12:31		Mike James personal foul
12:27		JJ Traynor personal foul
12:20		LJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:18		LJ Thomas offensive rebound
12:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks LJ Thomas's two point layup
12:12		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
12:01	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	37-53
12:01		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Sydney Curry draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Sydney Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-53
11:51	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	38-56
11:30		Mike James turnover (Casey Morsell steals)
11:21		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
11:19		El Ellis defensive rebound
10:59		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
10:57		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup	40-56
10:59		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
10:59		TV timeout
10:59		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:59		Jack Clark defensive rebound
10:36		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
10:34		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Mike James makes two point layup	42-56
9:45		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
9:43		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
9:40		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
9:38		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	44-56
8:55		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
8:53		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Mike James makes two point layup	46-56
8:22		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
8:00	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	46-58
7:40		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
7:38		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
7:25		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul
7:25	+1	Jack Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-59
7:25	+1	Jack Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-60
7:05		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
7:05	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-60
7:05	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-60
6:43	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	48-62
6:43		Sydney Curry shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
6:43	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-63
6:34		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point dunk
6:32		Wolfpack defensive rebound
6:34		Cardinals technical foul
6:34	+1	Terquavion Smith makes technical free throw 1 of 2	48-64
6:34		Terquavion Smith misses technical free throw 2 of 2
6:27		Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
6:25		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
6:14		El Ellis turnover
6:04	+2	Jack Clark makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)	48-66
5:45	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	50-66
5:26		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
5:24		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
5:19	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	52-66
5:19		LJ Thomas shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
5:19	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-66
5:09		LJ Thomas turnover (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals)
5:05	+2	Mike James makes two point layup	55-66
5:05		LJ Thomas shooting foul (Mike James draws the foul)
5:05		Mike James misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:05		Jack Clark defensive rebound
4:51	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Jack Clark assists)	55-68
4:51		Mike James shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
4:51		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:51		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
4:40		Cardinals turnover
4:31		Jarkel Joiner turnover (Mike James steals)
4:14		LJ Thomas personal foul
4:14		Sydney Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14		Sydney Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14		El Ellis offensive rebound
4:02		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
4:00		Wolfpack defensive rebound
3:58		TV timeout
3:34		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
3:32		Fabio Basili defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Mike James makes two point layup	57-68
2:45		Fabio Basili personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
2:45		Jarkel Joiner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:45		Mike James defensive rebound
2:35		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
2:33		Jack Clark defensive rebound
2:07	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup	57-70
1:50		Casey Morsell personal foul
1:50	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-70
1:50		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:50		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
1:48		Fabio Basili personal foul
1:48		Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:48		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point jump shot	60-70
1:20		Sydney Curry personal foul
1:20	+1	Jack Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
1:20	+1	Jack Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-72
1:02	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup	62-72
0:42		Mike James personal foul
0:42	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-73
0:42	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-74
0:27	+2	Hercy Miller makes two point layup	64-74
0:26		Mike James personal foul
0:26	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
0:26	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-76
0:15		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
0:13		Jack Clark defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jack Clark defensive rebound