NCST

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NC State beats Butler for 5th place at Battle 4 Atlantis

AP
Nov 26, 2022

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Jarkel Joiner scored 15 points to help North Carolina State beat Butler Bulldogs 76-61 in Friday night's fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

DJ Burns added 14 points for the Wolfpack (6-1), who shot 44.6% while converting 14 turnovers by Butler into 21 points. N.C. State had five double-figure scorers.

That fits the style coach Kevin Keatts has targeted for the Wolfpack, with the first part of his tenure hampered by an NCAA investigation into the program tied to before his arrival. N.C. State retooled with transfers, notably by pairing Joiner from Mississippi with Terquavion Smith in a backcourt capable of pushing pace and picking up defensively beyond midcourt.

The result here was a loss to third-ranked and reigning national champion Kansas that went to the final minute, followed by wins against preseason Atlantic 10 favorite Dayton and Butler.

N.C. State led 35-22 at halftime and pushed that margin to 20 points midway through the second half.

Chuck Harris scored 20 points while Jayden Taylor had 18 for Butler (4-3), which lost to No. 22 Tennessee in Wednesday's first round but beat BYU on Thursday.

The game offered a reunion for Butler big man Manny Bates with his former program. Bates spent four seasons with the Wolfpack and was one of the nation's top shot blockers during the 2020-21 season. But he went down to a season-ending shoulder injury in the first minute of last year's opener and transferred to Butler.

Bates had eight points, nine rebounds and three blocks. He shared a quick hug with Keatts in the postgame handshake line.

This marked the 12th and final game of this year's tournament at the Atlantis resort, with Tennessee beating Kansas to claim the title earlier Friday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
35
BUT
Bulldogs
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dusan Mahorcic vs. Manny Bates (Eric Hunter Jr. gains possession)
19:39	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	0-2
19:13		Jack Clark turnover (lost ball)
18:43		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
18:41		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup	2-2
18:22		Eric Hunter Jr. shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
18:22	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-2
18:10		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jack Clark steals)
18:09		Jack Clark turnover (out of bounds)
17:56		Simas Lukosius misses two point stepback jump shot
17:54		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
17:39		Manny Bates blocks Dusan Mahorcic's two point layup
17:37		Manny Bates defensive rebound
17:24		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:22		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:21		Dusan Mahorcic personal foul
17:20		Eric Hunter Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:18		Jack Clark defensive rebound
17:11		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
17:09		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
17:01		Manny Bates misses two point jump shot
16:59		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
16:55	+2	Jack Clark makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)	5-2
16:27	+2	Eric Hunter Jr. makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	5-4
16:02		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
16:00		Eric Hunter Jr. defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)	5-6
15:47		Jack Clark shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:47	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-7
15:35		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot
15:33		Bulldogs defensive rebound
15:13		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
15:11		Eric Hunter Jr. offensive rebound
14:55		Manny Bates misses two point jump shot
14:53		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
14:35		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:33		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Manny Bates makes two point layup (Chuck Harris assists)	5-9
14:09	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot	7-9
13:48		Manny Bates misses two point jump shot
13:46		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
13:32		Manny Bates blocks Terquavion Smith's two point layup
13:30		Eric Hunter Jr. defensive rebound
13:27		Ernest Ross blocks Eric Hunter Jr.'s two point layup
13:25		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:23	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists)	7-12
12:59	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	9-12
12:36	+2	Eric Hunter Jr. makes two point jump shot	9-14
12:19	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	12-14
11:56		Chuck Harris turnover (lost ball) (Ernest Ross steals)
11:51	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup	14-14
11:51		Eric Hunter Jr. shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-14
11:21		Manny Bates misses three point jump shot
11:19		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
11:12		Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball)
10:53	+2	Manny Bates makes two point hook shot	15-16
10:28		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
10:26		Manny Bates defensive rebound
10:22		Casey Morsell blocks Jayden Taylor's three point jump shot
10:20		Manny Bates offensive rebound
10:14		Manny Bates turnover (bad pass)
9:53		Dusan Mahorcic misses two point hook shot
9:51		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
9:48	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point putback layup	17-16
9:32		Simas Lukosius turnover (lost ball) (Jarkel Joiner steals)
9:28		Jarkel Joiner misses three point stepback jump shot
9:26		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
9:18	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup	19-16
8:50		Manny Bates misses two point jump shot
8:48		Manny Bates offensive rebound
8:44	+2	Manny Bates makes two point layup	19-18
8:18		Chuck Harris personal foul
8:05		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
8:03		Myles Tate defensive rebound
7:59		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
7:57		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
7:51		Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51		Jarkel Joiner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:51	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
7:23		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:21		Wolfpack defensive rebound
7:06		Connor Turnbull blocks Terquavion Smith's two point layup
7:04		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
6:59	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup (Pierce Thomas assists)	20-20
6:31	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	22-20
6:12		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:10		Wolfpack defensive rebound
6:10		Pierce Thomas personal foul
5:48	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (LJ Thomas assists)	24-20
5:31		Chuck Harris misses two point stepback jump shot
5:29		Jack Clark defensive rebound
5:15		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:13		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
5:03		Myles Tate turnover (traveling)
4:40		Manny Bates shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
4:40		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:40	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-20
4:39		Bulldogs turnover
4:34	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot (Dusan Mahorcic assists)	27-20
4:34		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dusan Mahorcic steals)
4:29		Jarkel Joiner misses two point stepback jump shot
4:27		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
4:22		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
4:20		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
4:13		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
4:11		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
4:06		Pierce Thomas misses two point hook shot
4:04		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
3:19		Casey Morsell personal foul
3:19		TV timeout
3:02		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
3:00		Chuck Harris offensive rebound
2:51		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Breon Pass steals)
2:47	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup	29-20
2:31		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (bad pass)
2:15	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	31-20
1:49		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
1:47		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
1:43		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
1:41		Eric Hunter Jr. defensive rebound
1:32		Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Casey Morsell steals)
1:27	+2	Jack Clark makes two point layup (Casey Morsell assists)	33-20
1:19		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:09		Dusan Mahorcic personal foul
0:57	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)	33-22
0:24	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot	35-22
0:06		Simas Lukosius misses two point jump shot
0:04		Wolfpack defensive rebound
0:01		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Manny Bates defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
41
BUT
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jarkel Joiner assists)	37-22
19:25		Manny Bates misses two point hook shot
19:23		Jack Clark defensive rebound
19:14		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
19:12		Manny Bates defensive rebound
19:01		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
18:59		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
18:37		Dusan Mahorcic misses two point layup
18:35		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
18:30		Simas Lukosius turnover (lost ball) (Jack Clark steals)
18:23		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
18:21		Jack Clark offensive rebound
18:19		Jack Clark misses two point layup
18:17		Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
18:16	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup	39-22
17:54	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	39-24
17:31	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	41-24
17:31		Manny Bates shooting foul (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Dusan Mahorcic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-24
17:06	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point turnaround jump shot	42-26
16:55		Chuck Harris personal foul
16:45		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
16:41	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	42-28
16:27		Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
16:25		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
16:04		Chuck Harris misses two point layup
16:02		Wolfpack defensive rebound
15:47		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
15:45		Eric Hunter Jr. defensive rebound
15:36	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	42-31
15:12	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point stepback jump shot	44-31
14:54		Eric Hunter Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:52		Jack Clark defensive rebound
14:47	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	47-31
14:24	+3	Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	47-34
13:55	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	49-34
13:42	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	49-36
13:25		Jayden Taylor personal foul
13:25		TV timeout
13:07	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	51-36
12:47		Bulldogs turnover (back court violation)
12:31	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	54-36
12:03	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point jump shot	54-38
11:41	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	56-38
11:29		Jarkel Joiner personal foul
11:29		TV timeout
11:24		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
11:22		Eric Hunter Jr. offensive rebound
11:19		Eric Hunter Jr. misses two point layup
11:17		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
10:57	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot	58-38
10:44	+2	Eric Hunter Jr. makes two point jump shot	58-40
10:22	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup	60-40
9:57		Eric Hunter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jack Clark steals)
9:53		Breon Pass misses two point jump shot
9:51		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
9:44	+3	Eric Hunter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists)	60-43
9:20		Jack Clark misses two point layup
9:18		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
9:18		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
9:18		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
9:20		Manny Bates shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
9:18		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:18	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-43
8:59		Ernest Ross blocks Simas Lukosius's two point layup
8:57		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:52	+3	Eric Hunter Jr. makes three point jump shot	61-46
8:32		Manny Bates blocks Terquavion Smith's two point layup
8:30		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
8:26		Terquavion Smith personal foul
8:16		Jarkel Joiner personal foul
8:15		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:13		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
8:07		Jayden Taylor misses three point stepback jump shot
8:05		Simas Lukosius offensive rebound
7:58		Manny Bates misses two point hook shot
7:56		Wolfpack defensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:43		Chuck Harris shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
7:43	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	62-46
7:43	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	63-46
7:43	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	64-46
7:30		Dusan Mahorcic personal foul
7:29		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
7:27		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
7:15		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
7:13		Eric Hunter Jr. defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	64-48
7:03		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-49
6:46		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
6:44		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
6:38	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	64-52
6:13		Ernest Ross turnover (traveling)
5:55	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point stepback jump shot	64-54
5:33		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
5:31		Manny Bates defensive rebound
5:13		Terquavion Smith personal foul
4:58		Manny Bates offensive foul
4:58		Manny Bates turnover (offensive foul)
4:45		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
4:43		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
4:36		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
4:36		TV timeout
4:28		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
4:26		Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
4:23		Dusan Mahorcic misses two point layup
4:21		Jack Clark offensive rebound
4:21		Jack Clark misses two point layup
4:21		Manny Bates defensive rebound
4:21		Terquavion Smith personal foul (Manny Bates draws the foul)
4:21		Manny Bates misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:21		Jack Clark defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	67-54
3:39	+2	Manny Bates makes two point layup (Chuck Harris assists)	67-56
3:20		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
3:18		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
3:16		TV timeout
2:59		Simas Lukosius misses two point layup
2:57		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:44		Eric Hunter Jr. personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-56
2:44	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-56
2:27		Jayden Taylor misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:25		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
2:08		Eric Hunter Jr. blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point layup
2:06		Wolfpack offensive rebound
2:05	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point stepback jump shot	72-56
1:43		Chuck Harris misses three point stepback jump shot
1:41		Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
1:21		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
1:19		Manny Bates defensive rebound
1:14	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point jump shot	72-58
1:14		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-59
0:58		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-59
0:58	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-59
0:45	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	74-61
0:20	+2	Dusan Mahorcic makes two point dunk (LJ Thomas assists)	76-61
0:13		Chuck Harris misses three point pullup jump shot
0:11		Jack Clark defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jack Clark defensive rebound