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Smith, Joiner combine to lead N.C. State past Va. Tech

AP
Mar 08, 2023

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Terquavion Smith scored 30 points on 11-for-13 shooting and Jarkel Joiner had a double-double and sixth-seed North Carolina State beat No. 11-seed Virginia Tech Hokies 97-77 on Wednesday night in an SEC Tournament opener.

The Wolfpack will play third-seed Clemson on Thursday.

Smith finished four points shy of tying his career high and finished one field goal short of tying his career high of most field goals made in a game. Joiner scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Jack Clark and Ebenezer Dowuona each scored 11 for the Wolfpack (23-9).

Reserve Rodney Rice scored 17 with five 3-pointers, Justyn Mutts scored 15 points and Grant Basile 11 for the Hokies (19-14).

North Carolina State never trailed and was never threatened as it built a 16-7 lead in the first five minutes.

The Wolfpack started out shooting 12 for 17 - including 5 for 7 from 3 - while the Hokies went the other direction and made just 4 of 16 including 1 for 5 from 3-point range. Casey Morsell's 3 with 8:16 before halftime gave North Carolina State a 31-16 lead.

North Carolina State led 53-26 at intermission shooting 63.6%, including 53.8% from distance, with the only shooting blemish being a 4-for-8 effort at the foul line.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
26
NCST
Wolfpack
53

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Grant Basile vs. D.J. Burns Jr. (Hokies gains possession)
19:47		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
19:45		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
19:39	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	0-3
19:19	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	2-3
19:02		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
19:02	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-4
19:02		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:02		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
18:47		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
18:45		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:30		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:28		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
18:16		Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup
18:14		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot	2-6
17:45		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Justyn Mutts's two point layup
17:43		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
17:35	+2	Greg Gantt makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	2-8
17:08	+2	MJ Collins makes two point jump shot	4-8
16:48		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Grant Basile steals)
16:35		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass) (Terquavion Smith steals)
16:28		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
16:26		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
16:12		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
16:07	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup (Greg Gantt assists)	4-10
15:51		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
15:49		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
15:41	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot	4-13
15:22	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	6-13
15:22		Terquavion Smith shooting foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
15:21		TV timeout
15:22	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-13
15:04	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	7-16
14:36	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Grant Basile assists)	10-16
14:03	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point dunk (Jarkel Joiner assists)	10-18
13:47		Jack Clark personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
13:38		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
13:36		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
13:28	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	10-20
13:07		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
13:07	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-20
13:07	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-20
12:55		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
12:53		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
12:46		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
12:46	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-21
12:46		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:46		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
12:29		Breon Pass personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
12:20		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
12:18		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup	12-23
11:49		Hunter Cattoor turnover (traveling)
11:49		TV timeout
11:31		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive foul
11:31		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
11:09		Justyn Mutts misses two point jump shot
11:07		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
11:07		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-23
11:07	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-23
10:47		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
10:45		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
10:30		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
10:28		Hokies offensive rebound
10:11		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
10:09		Jack Clark defensive rebound
9:55		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
9:53		Rodney Rice defensive rebound
9:32		Hunter Cattoor misses two point jump shot
9:30		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
9:26	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot	14-26
9:15		Jarkel Joiner personal foul (Rodney Rice draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-26
9:15	+1	Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-26
8:49	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot	16-28
8:26		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
8:24		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
8:15	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	16-31
8:15		Hokies 30 second timeout
8:15		TV timeout
7:48	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	18-31
7:27		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point jump shot
7:25		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
7:13	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	20-31
6:54		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
6:52		MJ Collins defensive rebound
6:33		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass) (Casey Morsell steals)
6:26	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	20-33
6:22	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	22-33
6:09	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	22-35
5:49		Justyn Mutts offensive foul
5:49		Justyn Mutts turnover (offensive foul)
5:24		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
5:23		Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 3
5:23		Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 3
5:23	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-36
5:12		Jack Clark personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-36
5:12	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-36
4:52		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
4:50		Wolfpack offensive rebound
4:42		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
4:40		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
4:33	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point dunk (Greg Gantt assists)	24-38
4:14		Grant Basile turnover (traveling)
3:56	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot	24-41
3:35	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	26-41
3:09		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
3:07		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
3:01		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup
2:59		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
2:55	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	26-44
2:38		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
2:36		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
2:19		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
2:18		TV timeout
2:10	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point layup (Greg Gantt assists)	26-46
2:10		Grant Basile shooting foul (Ebenezer Dowuona draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Ebenezer Dowuona makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-47
1:55		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Grant Basile's two point layup
1:53		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
1:48		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
1:46		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
1:43	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point layup	26-49
1:30		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
1:28		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
1:15		Terquavion Smith turnover (lost ball)
1:05		Greg Gantt personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
1:05		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:05		Wolfpack defensive rebound
0:44		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
0:42		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
0:37	+2	Greg Gantt makes two point layup	26-51
0:22		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Greg Gantt steals)
0:18	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	26-53
0:01		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
51
NCST
Wolfpack
44

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Grant Basile personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
19:40	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	26-55
19:15	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	28-55
19:15		Jack Clark shooting foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
19:15	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-55
18:59		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
18:57		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
18:53		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
18:51		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
18:45	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point dunk	31-55
18:25		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
18:23		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
18:15		Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
18:13		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup	31-57
17:44	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	33-57
17:32	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	33-59
17:20	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	36-59
16:52	+2	Jack Clark makes two point layup	36-61
16:41	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point jump shot	38-61
16:19		Grant Basile personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
16:12	+2	Jack Clark makes two point layup	38-63
15:47		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
15:45		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
15:28		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (MJ Collins steals)
15:22	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup	40-63
15:05	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	40-66
14:48		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass)
14:48		TV timeout
14:36		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
14:34		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot	42-66
14:07		Sean Pedulla personal foul
13:51	+2	Jack Clark makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	42-68
13:35	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	44-68
13:35		Jack Clark shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-68
13:21		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
13:19		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	47-68
12:51		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point jump shot
12:49		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
12:45	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	47-70
12:21	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	49-70
12:05		Ernest Ross offensive foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
12:05		Ernest Ross turnover (offensive foul)
11:50		Rodney Rice turnover (back court violation)
11:50		TV timeout
11:26	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	49-73
11:06	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	52-73
10:41	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup	52-75
10:28		Ernest Ross personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
10:14		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
10:12		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
10:09		Justyn Mutts blocks Ernest Ross's two point layup
10:07		Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup	52-77
9:51		Justyn Mutts misses two point jump shot
9:49		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
9:25		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-78
9:25	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-79
9:11		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
9:09		Hokies offensive rebound
9:05	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	55-79
8:44		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
8:40		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
8:27	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	55-82
8:05		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass)
7:49		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
7:43		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
7:41		Ernest Ross defensive rebound
7:37		Ernest Ross turnover (bad pass) (Rodney Rice steals)
7:31	+3	Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot	58-82
7:12	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	58-85
6:57	+3	Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot	61-85
6:45		Grant Basile personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
6:45		TV timeout
6:45	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-86
6:45	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-87
6:34		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
6:32		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
6:13		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
6:11		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
5:59		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
5:49		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-87
5:49	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-87
5:31	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	63-89
5:15	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	65-89
5:15		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-89
4:56		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
4:54		Grant Basile defensive rebound
4:54		Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-89
4:54		Grant Basile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:54		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
4:34		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
4:32		Rodney Rice defensive rebound
4:23		Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot
4:22		Wolfpack defensive rebound
4:03		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
4:03		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover (offensive foul)
3:48	+3	Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	70-89
3:19		Lynn Kidd blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point layup
3:17		Rodney Rice defensive rebound
3:11		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Jarkel Joiner steals)
3:06	+2	Jack Clark makes two point dunk (Jarkel Joiner assists)	70-91
2:54		Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot
2:52		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
2:49	+3	Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	73-91
2:21		TV timeout
2:14		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
2:12		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
1:53	+2	LJ Thomas makes two point jump shot	73-93
1:28		John Camden misses three point jump shot
1:25		Hokies offensive rebound
1:18		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
1:08	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point jump shot	73-95
0:53	+3	Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot	76-95
0:37		Breon Pass misses two point jump shot
0:35		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
0:32	+2	Ernest Ross makes two point dunk	76-97
0:24		Jack Clark shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
0:24		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-97
0:00		End of period

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Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2