Notre Dame blows big lead, recovers to beat NC State 69-57
AP
Feb 05, 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Paul Atkinson and Dane Goodwin posted double-doubles and Notre Dame Fighting Irish recovered after blowing a 17-point first-half lead to beat North Carolina State 69-57 on Saturday.
Atkinson had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Goodwin 12 points and 10 boards. Blake Wesley added 14 points, Prentiss Hubb 13 and Trey Wertz 12.
Nate Laszewski, who had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Fighting Irish over the Wolfpack 73-65 on Jan. 26, was scoreless after suffering a lower-leg contusion early and didn't return. Notre Dame shot 53%.
Terquavion Smith scored 19 points to lead the Wolfpack. Dereon Sebbron added 14 points and nine rebounds. Casey Morsell and Cam Hayes scored 11 points each. Jericole Hellems, who averages 14.4 points per game, suffered a cut left hand early in the second half and returned to play but did not score in 17 minutes. NC State Wolfpack shot 30%.
Six-foot-11 Ebenezer Dowuona, who had started 21 of 22 games this season before missing NC State's loss against Syracuse on Wednesday, returned to play 16 minutes, scoring two points.
Notre Dame (16-7, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won six of its last seven games. NC State (10-14, 3-10) has lost six of seven and four in a row.
NC State took its only lead after a 10-0 run about five minutes into the second half. Notre Dame responded with a 21-4 burst over the next 10 minutes to lead by 14. NC State didn't get closer than eight thereafter.
NC State staggered at the start, making only two of its first 22 shots, and Notre Dame led by as many as 17 before the Wolfpack closed the gap to 33-28 by halftime behind 15 points from Smith.
Notre Dame is at Louisville and NC State is home against Wake Forest in Wednesday games.
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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
33
NCST
Wolfpack
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wolfpack gains possession)
19:35
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
19:33
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
19:30
Paul Atkinson turnover (lost ball) (Terquavion Smith steals)
19:21
Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball) (Prentiss Hubb steals)
19:10
+3
Prentiss Hubb makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)
3-0
18:46
Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
18:29
Dereon Seabron personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
18:16
+2
Blake Wesley makes two point layup
5-0
17:57
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
17:55
Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
17:48
Blake Wesley turnover (bad pass)
17:31
Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
17:29
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
17:09
Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
17:07
Casey Morsell defensive rebound
16:58
Dereon Seabron misses three point jump shot
16:56
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
16:29
Jaylon Gibson blocks Paul Atkinson's two point layup
16:27
Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
16:12
Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
16:10
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
15:59
+2
Dane Goodwin makes two point layup
7-0
15:39
Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
15:37
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
15:32
+2
Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup
9-0
15:31
Wolfpack 30 second timeout
15:31
TV timeout
15:18
Jericole Hellems personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
15:03
Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
15:01
Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
15:00
Casey Morsell shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
15:00
+1
Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-0
15:00
+1
Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-0
14:34
Jericole Hellems misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:32
Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
14:21
Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
14:19
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
14:08
Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Prentiss Hubb steals)
13:44
Paul Atkinson misses two point jump shot
13:42
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
13:38
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
13:36
Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
13:32
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
11-3
13:04
Trey Wertz personal foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
13:00
Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
12:58
Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
12:42
+2
Paul Atkinson makes two point jump shot
13-3
12:19
Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
12:17
Trey Wertz defensive rebound
12:09
+2
Blake Wesley makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)
15-3
12:09
Wolfpack 30 second timeout
12:09
TV timeout
11:54
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
11:52
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
11:33
+2
Dane Goodwin makes two point layup
17-3
11:09
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
11:07
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
11:02
+2
Trey Wertz makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)
19-3
10:39
Cam Hayes offensive foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)
10:39
Cam Hayes turnover
10:23
Paul Atkinson turnover (traveling)
10:11
Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
10:11
Dereon Seabron misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:48
+2
Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists)
21-4
10:11
+1
Dereon Seabron makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-4
9:48
+2
Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists)
21-4
9:30
Blake Wesley shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
9:30
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-5
9:30
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-6
9:02
Trey Wertz misses two point layup
9:00
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
8:55
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
8:53
Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
8:49
Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
8:47
Dane Goodwin offensive rebound
8:45
+2
Dane Goodwin makes two point putback layup
23-6
8:26
+3
Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Thomas Allen assists)
23-9
8:12
Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Blake Wesley's two point layup
8:10
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
8:04
Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
8:02
Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
8:01
Dane Goodwin personal foul (Ebenezer Dowuona draws the foul)
7:54
Thomas Allen misses two point jump shot
7:52
Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
7:48
Thomas Allen misses two point jump shot
7:46
Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
7:38
TV timeout
7:32
Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
7:30
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
7:22
Thomas Allen misses two point layup
7:20
Wolfpack offensive rebound
7:16
Cormac Ryan shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
7:16
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-10
7:16
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-11
6:53
+2
Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot
25-11
6:41
Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball) (Blake Wesley steals)
6:32
+2
Blake Wesley makes two point layup
27-11
6:10
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
6:08
Casey Morsell offensive rebound
6:05
Paul Atkinson personal foul (Ebenezer Dowuona draws the foul)
6:05
Ebenezer Dowuona misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:14
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
6:05
+1
Ebenezer Dowuona makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-12
5:36
Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
5:36
Wolfpack defensive rebound
5:36
Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
5:14
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
5:12
Fighting Irish defensive rebound
5:07
Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
5:05
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
4:47
Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
4:45
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
4:39
+2
Casey Morsell makes two point layup
27-14
4:23
Blake Wesley turnover (traveling)
4:07
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
27-17
3:42
Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
3:40
Thomas Allen defensive rebound
3:32
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot
27-20
3:06
TV timeout
2:59
Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
2:46
Blake Wesley shooting foul (Ebenezer Dowuona draws the foul)
2:46
Ebenezer Dowuona misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:51
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
2:46
+1
Ebenezer Dowuona makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-21
2:38
Paul Atkinson turnover (lost ball) (Dereon Seabron steals)
2:32
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point dunk (Dereon Seabron assists)
27-23
2:11
Jericole Hellems blocks Paul Atkinson's two point layup
2:09
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
1:51
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
1:49
Wolfpack offensive rebound
1:40
Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
1:38
Trey Wertz defensive rebound
1:23
+3
Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)
30-23
1:13
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point layup
30-25
0:54
+3
Prentiss Hubb makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)
33-25
0:31
+3
Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)
33-28
0:07
Paul Atkinson misses two point layup
0:05
Casey Morsell defensive rebound
0:00
Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
0:00
Fighting Irish defensive rebound
2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
36
NCST
Wolfpack
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
Cormac Ryan turnover (lost ball) (Jericole Hellems steals)
19:31
Prentiss Hubb personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
19:29
Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
19:27
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
19:27
Jericole Hellems personal foul (Dane Goodwin draws the foul)
19:08
+2
Paul Atkinson makes two point layup
35-28
18:51
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point layup
35-30
18:32
Terquavion Smith blocks Dane Goodwin's two point layup
18:30
Dane Goodwin offensive rebound
18:30
Dane Goodwin offensive foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
18:30
Dane Goodwin turnover
18:09
Cam Hayes misses two point layup
18:07
Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
18:00
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
17:58
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
17:51
Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
17:34
Jaylon Gibson misses two point jump shot
17:32
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
17:15
+2
Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot
37-30
17:01
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
16:59
Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
16:51
Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
16:49
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
16:43
+3
Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)
37-33
16:28
Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
16:26
Jaylon Gibson defensive rebound
15:56
+3
Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot
37-36
15:43
Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
15:41
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
15:34
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
15:32
Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
15:19
Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
15:17
Jaylon Gibson defensive rebound
15:03
+2
Cam Hayes makes two point layup
37-38
14:43
Paul Atkinson misses two point hook shot
14:49
TV timeout
14:43
Paul Atkinson misses two point hook shot
14:41
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
14:26
Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
