Horne, Burns double down to carry North Carolina State past UT Martin 81-67
AP
Dec 13, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) DJ Horne scored 22 points making six 3-pointers and DJ Burns Jr. and Dennis Parker Jr. each recorded double-doubles and North Carolina State beat UT Martin Skyhawks 81-67 in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
Parker scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Burns filled the stat line with 10 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and four assists with just a single turnover and two fouls. Jayden Taylor added 13 points for North Carolina State (7-2), which has won all five games at home this season.
Jacob Crews and Jordan Sears each scored 20 points for the Skyhawks and KK Curry scored 14.
The Wolfpack led 46-35 at halftime before UT Martin got within 51-46 with two foul shots by David Kamwanga with 14:33 remaining, but they never got closer. Ben Middlebrooks made two foul shots five minutes later to extend North Carolina State's lead to 63-52. Taylor followed with a layup after Sears' turnover and North Carolina State led by double digits the rest of the way. Parker sank a 3 and followed with a jumper to make it 76-54 with 5:42 remaining.
Crews' jumper with 10:49 before halftime gave UT Martin it's last lead at 22-21. MJ Rice put the Wolfpack up by two with a 3 nine seconds later, and the basket was part of a 10-0 run in which the Skyhawks didn't score for more than four minutes.
NC State Wolfpack faces his biggest test yet when it hosts 12th-ranked Tennessee on Saturday.
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1st Half
UTM
Skyhawks
35
NCST
Wolfpack
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Skyhawks gains possession)
19:49
+2
Jordan Sears makes two point layup
2-0
19:29
Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:27
KK Curry defensive rebound
19:20
KK Curry misses two point layup
19:18
D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
18:58
+2
Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)
2-2
18:32
+3
Justus Jackson makes three point jump shot (KK Curry assists)
5-2
18:13
+2
Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point jump shot
5-4
17:52
+3
Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)
8-4
17:19
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
17:17
Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
17:13
Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
17:11
David Kamwanga defensive rebound
16:58
Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
16:56
David Kamwanga offensive rebound
16:55
D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
16:42
KK Curry turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
16:34
+2
Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Casey Morsell assists)
8-6
16:03
D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Jordan Sears's two point layup
16:01
Skyhawks offensive rebound
16:01
Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:59
Skyhawks offensive rebound
15:59
Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
15:59
TV timeout
15:38
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)
8-9
15:17
Jordan Sears turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
15:09
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
15:07
KK Curry defensive rebound
14:46
+3
Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (KK Curry assists)
11-9
14:30
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot
11-11
14:15
+2
KK Curry makes two point dunk (Justus Jackson assists)
13-11
13:57
+3
Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)
13-14
13:28
+3
Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Mendoza assists)
16-14
13:14
Jacob Crews blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
13:12
MJ Rice offensive rebound
13:07
+2
MJ Rice makes two point layup
16-16
13:00
Skyhawks turnover (out of bounds)
12:45
Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
12:43
Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
12:43
Sebastian Mendoza personal foul
12:36
Christian Fussell blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
12:34
Jordan Sears defensive rebound
12:29
+3
Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot
19-16
12:29
Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jacob Crews draws the foul)
12:29
+1
Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-16
12:06
MJ Rice turnover (traveling)
11:48
Jordan Sears turnover (traveling)
11:48
TV timeout
11:32
+3
Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
20-19
11:20
Sebastian Mendoza misses three point jump shot
11:18
Wolfpack defensive rebound
11:05
+2
MJ Rice makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
20-21
10:50
+2
Jacob Crews makes two point jump shot
22-21
10:39
+3
MJ Rice makes three point jump shot
22-24
10:24
Jacob Crews turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
10:18
Jayden Taylor offensive foul
10:18
Jayden Taylor turnover (offensive foul)
10:06
Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
10:04
D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
9:55
D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (David Kamwanga steals)
9:46
Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
9:44
DJ Horne defensive rebound
9:38
Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Mendoza steals)
9:29
David Kamwanga misses two point jump shot
9:27
Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
9:16
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)
22-26
9:03
Michael O'Connell personal foul
8:52
Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:50
D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
8:44
MJ Rice turnover (traveling)
8:28
Christian Fussell misses two point jump shot
8:26
D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
8:17
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
8:15
Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
8:12
Sebastian Mendoza blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point layup