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Seabron rallies NC State past Virginia Tech 68-63

AP
Jan 04, 2022

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Sophomore Dereon Seabron scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and North Carolina State rallied to beat Virginia Tech Hokies 68-63 in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Tuesday night.

Seabron sank 8 of 14 shots from the floor and added 10 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season for the Wolfpack (8-7, 1-3), who snapped a five-game skid.

Terquavion Smith hit four 3-points and scored 17 with seven boards for the Wolfpack. Smith hit seven 3s his last time out, second best in N.C. State history for a freshman, and entered the game second in the ACC with 36 makes from beyond the arc. Jericole Hellems sank three 3s and scored 15.

Virginia Tech (8-6, 0-3) led 33-29 at halftime and 41-34 on a Keve Aluma three-point play with 17:15 left in the game. Seabron sandwiched two layups around a 3-pointer by Hellems to spark a 13-0 run that gave the Wolfpack a 47-41 lead with 13:57 remaining. Smith and Seabron buried back-to-back 3s to cap the spurt. A basket by Aluma ended the run, but Hellems answered with a 3-pointer and a layup to push the lead to nine with 12:28 left.

The Hokies battled back to grab a 59-58 lead on a rebound basket by Justyn Mutts at 4:54, but Ebenezer Dowuona hit a go-ahead turn-around jumper in the paint for his only points of the game. Sebron hit a bucket and two free throws to wrap up the win.

Aluma finished with 18 points and six rebounds for the Hokies. Storm Murphy added 14 points and five assists.

Virginia Tech was coming off a COVID-19 pause and hadn't played since losing to No. 2 Duke on Dec. 22. The Hokies' last home game was Dec. 8. Virginia Tech is 0-3 in ACC play for the first time since the 2014-15 season.

N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts picked up his first win in four tries against the Hokies since taking over the Wolfpack program in 2017-18. Georgia Tech is the only ACC opponent Keatts hasn't beaten. The Wolfpack snapped a three-game skid to Virginia Tech and lead the all-time series 41-18.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
29
VT
Hokies
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jericole Hellems vs. Ben Varga (Wolfpack gains possession)
19:47	+2	Jericole Hellems makes two point layup (Dereon Seabron assists)	2-0
19:14		Storm Murphy misses two point jump shot
19:12		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:57	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point layup	4-0
18:44		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
18:42		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
18:28		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
18:26		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
18:13		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
18:11		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
18:02	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jericole Hellems assists)	7-0
17:47	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)	7-3
17:27		Dereon Seabron offensive foul (Hokies draws the foul)
17:27		Dereon Seabron turnover
17:05		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
17:03		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
16:52		Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
16:50		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
16:38	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)	7-6
16:11		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
16:09		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
16:00		Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
16:00	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
16:00	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
15:50		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover (bad pass)
15:50		TV timeout
15:31		Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
15:29		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
15:10		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
15:10		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover
14:52		Cam Hayes personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
14:52		Darius Maddox misses three point pullup jump shot
14:50		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Jericole Hellems makes two point jump shot	9-8
13:56		Justyn Mutts turnover (traveling)
13:35		Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
13:33		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
13:16		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
13:14		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
13:01	+3	Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	12-8
12:38		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Darius Maddox's two point dunk
12:36		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
12:27		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
12:25		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
12:17	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	12-11
11:52		Keve Aluma shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-11
11:53	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
11:29		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
11:27		Hokies offensive rebound
11:19	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup	14-13
10:52		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
10:50		Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
10:45	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot	16-13
10:20		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
10:18		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
10:08		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
10:06		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
10:03	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	19-13
10:03		David N'Guessan personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
10:03	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-13
9:46	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	20-15
9:27		Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass)
9:00	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	20-17
8:34		Cam Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
8:32		Cam Hayes personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
8:18		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Justyn Mutts's two point layup
8:16		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
8:07	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	23-17
8:02		TV timeout
7:53		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Jericole Hellems steals)
7:45	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point dunk (Thomas Allen assists)	25-17
7:21		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
7:19		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
7:05		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
7:03		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Storm Murphy makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	25-19
6:34	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point layup	27-19
6:05		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
6:03		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
5:53		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
5:51		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
5:40		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
5:38		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
5:12		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
5:10	+2	Thomas Allen makes two point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)	29-19
5:06		Hokies 30 second timeout
4:48		Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
4:46		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
4:38	+3	Keve Aluma makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	29-22
4:18		Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
4:16		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
4:06	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	29-25
4:07		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
4:07		TV timeout
3:46		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point jump shot
3:43		Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul (Hokies draws the foul)
3:15		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
3:13		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
2:59		Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
2:57		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	29-27
2:26		Thomas Allen misses two point jump shot
2:24		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
2:09		Keve Aluma turnover (lost ball) (Jericole Hellems steals)
1:57		Darius Maddox blocks Terquavion Smith's two point jump shot
1:55		Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
1:52		Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball) (Darius Maddox steals)
1:50	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)	29-29
1:30		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
1:28		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
1:15		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
1:13		Hokies offensive rebound
1:02		Casey Morsell personal foul (Storm Murphy draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Storm Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-30
1:02	+1	Storm Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
0:42		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
0:40		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
0:18	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point dunk (Storm Murphy assists)	29-33
0:02		Nahiem Alleyne personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
0:02		David N'Guessan personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
0:01		Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
39
VT
Hokies
30

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot	29-36
19:25		Justyn Mutts blocks Jericole Hellems's two point jump shot
19:23		Jericole Hellems offensive rebound
19:14	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point layup (Thomas Allen assists)	31-36
18:55	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	31-38
18:26	+3	Thomas Allen makes three point jump shot	34-38
17:54		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
17:52		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
17:44		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
17:42		Wolfpack offensive rebound
17:38		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
17:38		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover
17:15	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot	34-40
17:15		Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-41
16:53	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point layup	36-41
16:31		David N'Guessan turnover (traveling)
16:12	+3	Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot (Thomas Allen assists)	39-41
15:44		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
15:42		Wolfpack defensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:27	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point layup	41-41
14:58		Keve Aluma offensive foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
14:58		Keve Aluma turnover
14:47	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)	44-41
14:25		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
14:23		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Dereon Seabron makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	47-41
13:47		Dereon Seabron personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
13:45		Terquavion Smith personal foul (Hokies draws the foul)
13:34	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup	47-43
13:12	+3	Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot	50-43
12:49		Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
12:47		Wolfpack defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Jericole Hellems makes two point layup	52-43
12:17		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
12:15		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
12:01		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
11:58		Ernest Ross personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
11:40		Jericole Hellems shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
11:40		Jericole Hellems shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
11:40	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-44
11:40	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-45
11:29		Dereon Seabron turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
11:22	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	52-48
10:49		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
10:47		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
10:38		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Terquavion Smith steals)
10:28	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point dunk (Cam Hayes assists)	54-48
10:08	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	54-50
9:50		Dereon Seabron misses two point jump shot
9:48		Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
9:48		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
9:48	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-50
9:48		TV timeout
9:48	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-50
9:48	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-50
9:35		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Terquavion Smith steals)
9:09		Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
9:07		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
8:43		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
8:41		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
8:23		Justyn Mutts blocks Dereon Seabron's two point layup
8:21		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
8:15		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Nahiem Alleyne's two point layup
8:13		Wolfpack defensive rebound
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
7:46	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot	58-50
7:10		Storm Murphy misses two point jump shot
7:10		Terquavion Smith personal foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-51
7:10	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-52
6:57		Dereon Seabron offensive foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
6:57		Dereon Seabron turnover
6:34	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup	58-54
6:12		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
6:10		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
5:53	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)	58-57
4:55		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
5:21		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
5:19		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
4:57		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
4:55		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
4:45	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	58-59
4:37		Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
4:35		Cam Hayes offensive rebound
4:20		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
4:18		Jericole Hellems offensive rebound
4:06		Jericole Hellems misses two point layup
4:04		Jericole Hellems offensive rebound
4:04		Jericole Hellems misses two point layup
4:02		Cam Hayes offensive rebound
4:02		Keve Aluma personal foul (Wolfpack draws the foul)
4:00		Dereon Seabron misses three point jump shot
3:58		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
3:55	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point jump shot	60-59
3:39		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass)
3:39		TV timeout
3:18		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
3:16		Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
2:57		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
2:55		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
2:37		Storm Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Cam Hayes steals)
2:16		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
2:16	+1	Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
1:59		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
1:57		Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point layup	64-59
1:12		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
1:12		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
1:12		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:12		Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
1:09		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
0:44		Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
0:42		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point layup	66-59
0:34	+2	Storm Murphy makes two point layup	66-61
0:20		Cam Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:24		Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
0:22		Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
0:22	+2	Dereon Seabron makes two point layup	68-61
0:20		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Cam Hayes steals)
0:20		Storm Murphy personal foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
0:20		Cam Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:20		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:18		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
0:16		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
0:11		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
0:10		Ernest Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Storm Murphy makes two point layup	68-63
0:00		End of period

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Storm Murphy makes two point layup