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
Team
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
Team
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
