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N.C. State beats Georgia Tech 78-66 for fourth straight win

AP
Jan 17, 2023

ATLANTA (AP) Terquavion Smith scored 25 points, Jarkel Joiner added 19 and North Carolina State beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 78-66 on Tuesday night for its fourth straight win.

Georgia Tech trailed 59-47 but cut the deficit to 63-57 with 6:16 to play. N.C. State answered with a 12-2 run for a 75-59 lead with 2:42 remaining. Smith hit a pair of 3-pointers and Joiner made four free throws during the stretch.

Smith was 9 of 17 from the floor and made four 3-pointers to go with five assists and two blocks. Joiner was 5-of-11 shooting and made all nine of his free throws.

Casey Morsell added 12 points and D.J. Burns Jr. had 10 for N.C. State (15-4, 5-3 ACC). Morsell also blocked three shots, including one that lead to a Joiner dunk.

Jalon Moore had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Georgia Tech (8-10, 1-7). Four others added nine points apiece for the Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Tech built a 10-point lead five minutes into the game before an 8-2 surge gave N.C. State the lead for good with 1:29 remaining in the first half.

N.C. State is on the road against North Carolina on Saturday. Georgia Tech hosts Syracuse on Saturday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
42
GT
Yellow Jackets
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		D.J. Burns Jr. vs. Rodney Howard (Wolfpack gains possession)
19:42		Jarkel Joiner turnover (traveling)
19:26	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	0-3
19:13		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:11		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
19:00	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	0-5
18:49	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	3-5
18:19	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup (Deebo Coleman assists)	3-7
17:56		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
17:54		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
17:46		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
17:44		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
17:41		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
17:39		Wolfpack offensive rebound
17:38		Jarkel Joiner turnover (bad pass)
17:23		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
17:21		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
17:14		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul
17:00		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:58		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
16:49		Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot
16:47		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
16:33	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point layup (Rodney Howard assists)	3-9
16:33		Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
16:33		Deebo Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:33		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
16:22	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	6-9
15:52	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point hook shot (Rodney Howard assists)	6-11
15:52		Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
15:52	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	6-13
15:52		Greg Gantt shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-14
15:41		Greg Gantt turnover (bad pass) (Jalon Moore steals)
15:28	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Jalon Moore assists)	6-16
15:19	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point dunk (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	8-16
15:04	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point jump shot	8-18
14:54	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	10-18
14:45		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (lost ball) (Jarkel Joiner steals)
14:42	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup	12-18
14:42		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
14:42	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-18
14:27		Rodney Howard turnover (bad pass)
14:20		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
14:03		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
14:01		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
13:55	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point tip dunk	13-20
13:43	+3	Ernest Ross makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	16-20
13:18		Terquavion Smith blocks Deebo Coleman's three point jump shot
13:16		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
12:34		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
12:32		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
12:24		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
12:22		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
12:15		Miles Kelly turnover (Ernest Ross steals)
12:06	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup (Ernest Ross assists)	18-20
11:59		Casey Morsell blocks Jalon Moore's two point layup
11:57		Wolfpack defensive rebound
12:05		Deivon Smith shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
12:05		Ernest Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:05	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-20
11:41		Terquavion Smith blocks Kyle Sturdivant's two point layup
11:39		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
11:41		TV timeout
11:40		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
11:40		Rodney Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:40	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-21
11:20		LJ Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
11:07		Greg Gantt blocks Lance Terry's two point layup
11:05		Lance Terry offensive rebound
10:58		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
10:56		Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound
10:56		Ernest Ross personal foul (Ja'von Franklin draws the foul)
10:46		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
10:44		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point tip layup	19-23
10:25	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot	21-23
10:07	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	21-25
9:43		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
9:20		Ja'von Franklin misses two point layup
9:18		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
9:06		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
9:04		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
8:57		Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot
8:55		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
8:49		Lance Terry personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
8:33	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point pullup jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	24-25
8:00		Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot
7:58		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
7:48		Deivon Smith blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point layup
7:46		Lance Terry defensive rebound
7:48		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
7:48	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
7:29	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point driving hook shot	26-27
7:01	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point dunk (Rodney Howard assists)	26-29
6:39		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:37		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
6:34		Breon Pass shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
6:34		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:34		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:34		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point floating jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	28-29
5:56	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point hook shot (Lance Terry assists)	28-31
5:44		Terquavion Smith turnover (traveling)
5:25		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Casey Morsell steals)
5:15		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
5:13		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
5:09		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
5:07		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point driving layup	30-31
5:01		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
4:49	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	30-33
4:29		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:27		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point driving dunk (Rodney Howard assists)	30-35
3:52		Rodney Howard blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
3:50		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
3:39	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	32-35
3:31		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
3:29		Wolfpack defensive rebound
3:31		Jalon Moore personal foul
3:31		TV timeout
3:12	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot	34-35
2:44	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point turnaround hook shot	34-37
2:32		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
2:30		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
2:11		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
2:09		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
1:59	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot	36-37
1:39		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:37		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
1:35		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
1:35		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:35		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:35		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
1:27	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point driving layup	38-37
1:06		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
1:04		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
1:03		Rodney Howard personal foul (LJ Thomas draws the foul)
0:46	+2	LJ Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot	40-37
0:28		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
0:26		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
0:22		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:07		Deivon Smith personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-37
0:07	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
0:00		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
36
GT
Yellow Jackets
29

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Greg Gantt steals)
19:16	+2	Greg Gantt makes two point reverse layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	44-37
18:46		Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot
18:44		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
18:33		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
18:31		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
18:25		Jarkel Joiner turnover (lost ball) (Jalon Moore steals)
18:08	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point stepback jump shot	44-39
17:51		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
17:41		Greg Gantt personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
17:17	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point pullup jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	44-41
16:49		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
16:49	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-41
16:49	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-41
16:27		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:25		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
16:22		Official timeout
16:22		TV timeout
16:08		Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot
16:06		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
16:06		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
15:54	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point turnaround hook shot	46-43
15:34		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
15:32		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
15:26		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
15:24		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
15:18		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
15:16		Wolfpack offensive rebound
15:16		Deebo Coleman personal foul (Greg Gantt draws the foul)
15:11		Jalon Moore blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point layup
15:09		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
15:02		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
15:00		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
14:58		Miles Kelly personal foul
14:46	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	49-43
14:15		Casey Morsell blocks Deebo Coleman's two point jump shot
14:13		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point dunk (Terquavion Smith assists)	51-43
14:07		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
14:07		TV timeout
13:48		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
13:46		Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound
13:36		Tristan Maxwell turnover (bad pass) (Ernest Ross steals)
13:25		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
13:23		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
13:19		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-44
13:19		Lance Terry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:19		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
13:04		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
13:02		Lance Terry defensive rebound
12:59		Lance Terry turnover (bad pass)
12:53	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	53-44
12:32		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
12:30		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
12:25		Tristan Maxwell shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
12:25	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-44
12:25	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-44
12:13		Tristan Maxwell misses two point jump shot
12:11		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
12:02		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
12:00		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	55-46
11:55		Greg Gantt shooting foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-47
11:36		LJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:34		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
11:25		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
11:23		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
11:04		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
11:02		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
10:57		LJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:55		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
10:56		Casey Morsell personal foul
11:03		Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot
11:01		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
10:58		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
10:58	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-47
10:58	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-47
10:31		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
10:29		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
10:10		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
10:08		Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound
9:58		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
9:56		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
9:56		Miles Kelly personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
9:47		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
9:47	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-47
9:47	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-47
9:27		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
9:25		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
9:06		Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball) (Ja'von Franklin steals)
8:54	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point dunk (Lance Terry assists)	59-49
8:44		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
8:42		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
8:42	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	59-52
8:42		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
8:19	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup (Ernest Ross assists)	61-52
7:56		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:54		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
7:42		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Lance Terry steals)
7:32	+2	Ja'von Franklin makes two point layup (Miles Kelly assists)	61-54
7:32		TV timeout
7:23		Rodney Howard personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
7:23		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:23		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
7:12		Ernest Ross personal foul (Ja'von Franklin draws the foul)
7:12		Yellow Jackets turnover (5-second violation)
6:55		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
6:53		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
6:33	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup	63-54
6:21		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Lance Terry's two point layup
6:19		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
6:11		Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot
6:09		Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound
6:01	+2	Ja'von Franklin makes two point dunk	63-56
6:16		Greg Gantt shooting foul (Ja'von Franklin draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Ja'von Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-57
5:46		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
5:15		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
5:13		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
5:13		Rodney Howard personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-57
5:13	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-57
5:01		Terquavion Smith personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
5:01		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:01		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
4:57		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:55		Wolfpack defensive rebound
4:37	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	68-57
4:17		Casey Morsell blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
4:15		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
4:07	+2	Lance Terry makes two point driving layup	68-59
3:46	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	70-59
3:26		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball)
3:26		TV timeout
3:08	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Ernest Ross assists)	73-59
2:44		Rodney Howard turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
2:44		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-59
2:44	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-59
2:19	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	75-61
2:19		Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
2:19		Kyle Sturdivant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:19		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
2:04		Miles Kelly personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-61
2:04		Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:04		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
1:54		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
1:52		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
1:52		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
1:52		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:52	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-62
1:37		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive foul
1:37		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
1:34		Ja'von Franklin misses two point layup
1:32		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
1:10	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point pullup jump shot	78-62
0:57		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
0:55		Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup	78-64
0:44		Greg Gantt shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
0:45		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:45		Breon Pass defensive rebound
0:28		Jarkel Joiner turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
0:15	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot	78-66
0:00		End of period

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Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot