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N.C. State keeps pace atop ACC beating feisty Georgia Tech

AP
Feb 04, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) D.J. Burns Jr. scored 24 points, Terquavion Smith distributed 10 assists and North Carolina State beat Georgia Tech 72-64 in a back-and-forth contest on Saturday.

Casey Morsell scored 17 points for the Wolfpack (19-5, 9-5 ACC) shooting 6 for 9 and backup Ernest Ross scored 16 and had seven rebounds. Ross was the only player for either team who scored off the bench.

N.C. State held the lead for 19:49 to 17:15 for Georgia Tech.

The Wolfpack improved to 13-1 at home this season and now have won eight of its last nine. The Wolfpack are off to their best start since the final season of the Herb Sendek era 17 years ago.

Burns made two foul shots, Morsell made a 3-pointer 28 seconds later with 2:06 to go for a 65-61 lead and N.C. State led for the remainder. Georgia Tech (8-16, 1-13) shot 1 for 8 down the stretch in the midst of N.C. State 14-3 run over the final 3:51.

Miles Kelly scored 17 for the Yellow Jackets, Javon Franklin 16, Kyle Sturdivant 13 and Lance Terry 10.

N.C. State sped to a quick 5-0 lead before the Yellow Jackets went on a 19-6 run. N.C. State regrouped to take a 41-35 lead at halftime but never reached safe distance until late.

Georgia Tech looks to end its nine-game losing streak when it hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday. N.C. State heads to Virginia to face the No. 6 Cavaliers on Tuesday in a key matchup for both teams.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
35
NCST
Wolfpack
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ja'von Franklin vs. D.J. Burns Jr. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:45		Ja'von Franklin turnover (lost ball) (Greg Gantt steals)
19:26		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass)
19:05		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
19:03		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
18:44		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
18:42		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
18:38	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point putback layup	0-2
18:33		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:31		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
18:10	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	0-5
17:39		Greg Gantt personal foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
17:18		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
17:16		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
17:18		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
16:52		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
16:50		Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound
16:46		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (lost ball) (Jarkel Joiner steals)
16:38		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
16:36		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
16:30		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
16:28		Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound
16:22	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	2-5
16:12		Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass) (Ja'von Franklin steals)
16:06	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point dunk (Ja'von Franklin assists)	4-5
15:54		Miles Kelly personal foul
15:54		TV timeout
15:42		Ja'von Franklin personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
15:39		Miles Kelly personal foul (LJ Thomas draws the foul)
15:30	+2	Greg Gantt makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	4-7
15:14		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
15:12		Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound
15:08	+2	Ja'von Franklin makes two point layup	6-7
14:54		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
14:52		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:45	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot	9-7
14:29		LJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:27		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Ja'von Franklin makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	11-7
13:50	+2	Greg Gantt makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	11-9
13:33	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Ja'von Franklin assists)	14-9
13:17	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	14-11
12:53	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot	16-11
12:36		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
12:34		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
12:30		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
12:28		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
12:27		LJ Thomas personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
12:09	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Ja'von Franklin assists)	19-11
12:06		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	19-13
11:25		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass)
11:11	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	19-16
10:50	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	21-16
10:49		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-16
10:35	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	22-18
10:22		Casey Morsell personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
10:17		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
10:15		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
10:03	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	22-20
9:44		Casey Morsell blocks Miles Kelly's three point jump shot
9:42		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
9:33		Greg Gantt misses two point jump shot
9:31		Jordan Meka defensive rebound
9:21	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot	25-20
9:09	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	25-22
8:51		Tristan Maxwell misses two point layup
8:49		Tristan Maxwell offensive rebound
8:45		Tristan Maxwell turnover (bad pass) (Terquavion Smith steals)
8:40		Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass)
8:28		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
8:26		Jordan Meka offensive rebound
8:26		Greg Gantt blocks Jordan Meka's two point layup
8:24		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
8:19		Jalon Moore turnover (traveling)
7:58		Jarkel Joiner turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
7:56		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
7:56		TV timeout
7:48		Greg Gantt personal foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
7:43		Deebo Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Breon Pass steals)
7:37		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
7:35		Jordan Meka defensive rebound
7:31		Ernest Ross blocks Deebo Coleman's two point layup
7:29		Breon Pass defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	25-24
7:21		Jordan Meka shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
7:21	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-25
7:21		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
7:02		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Ja'von Franklin draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Ja'von Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-25
7:02		Ja'von Franklin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:02		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
6:36		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
6:34		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
6:26	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	29-25
6:11		Ernest Ross misses two point layup
6:09		Breon Pass offensive rebound
6:01		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:59		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point dunk	29-27
5:39		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:37		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
5:31		Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball) (Deebo Coleman steals)
5:00		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
4:58		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
4:50		Ja'von Franklin blocks Ernest Ross's two point dunk
4:48		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
4:35		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
4:33		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
4:18		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
4:16		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
4:02	+2	Ja'von Franklin makes two point dunk	31-27
3:34	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	31-29
3:20	+2	Ja'von Franklin makes two point jump shot	33-29
3:00	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	33-31
2:59		TV timeout
2:44	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	35-31
2:28		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
2:26		Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound
2:21		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
2:19		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
2:05	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	35-33
1:41		Ja'von Franklin turnover (carrying)
1:31	+3	Ernest Ross makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	35-36
1:02		Ja'von Franklin misses two point hook shot
1:00		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
0:47		Ja'von Franklin shooting foul (Ernest Ross draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-37
0:47	+1	Ernest Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
0:26		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
0:24		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
0:10		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
0:03	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	35-41
0:00		End of period

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N.C. State keeps pace atop ACC beating feisty Georgia Tech

1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
35
NCST
Wolfpack
41

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N.C. State keeps pace atop ACC beating feisty Georgia Tech

1st Half GTYellow Jackets35NCSTWolfpack41

1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
35
NCST
Wolfpack
41