Horne, Burns double down to carry North Carolina State past UT Martin 81-67
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 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 faces his biggest test yet when it hosts 12th-ranked Tennessee on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Skyhawks gains possession) | Â |
| 19:49 |  | +2 | Jordan Sears makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:27 | | Â | KK Curry defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | KK Curry misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:17 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | David Kamwanga defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | David Kamwanga offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:55 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 16:42 | | Â | KK Curry turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals) | Â |
| 16:34 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Casey Morsell assists) | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Jordan Sears's two point layup | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Skyhawks offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Skyhawks offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:38 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists) | 8-9 |
| 15:17 | | Â | Jordan Sears turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals) | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | KK Curry defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jacob Crews blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | MJ Rice offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:07 | | +2 | MJ Rice makes two point layup | 16-16 |
| 13:00 | | Â | Skyhawks turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 12:45 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Sebastian Mendoza personal foul | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Christian Fussell blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Jordan Sears defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | +3 | Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot | 19-16 |
| 12:29 | | Â | Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jacob Crews draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:29 | | +1 | Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-16 |
| 12:06 | | Â | MJ Rice turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Jordan Sears turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:32 | | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 20-19 |
| 11:20 | | Â | Sebastian Mendoza misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jacob Crews turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals) | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive foul | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (David Kamwanga steals) | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | DJ Horne defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Mendoza steals) | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | David Kamwanga misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:27 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:16 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists) | 22-26 |
| 9:03 | | Â | Michael O'Connell personal foul | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:50 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | MJ Rice turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Christian Fussell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Sebastian Mendoza blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Wolfpack offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Christian Fussell personal foul | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | Jalen Myers defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Jalen Myers turnover (bad pass) (Casey Morsell steals) | Â |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point layup | 22-28 |
| 7:35 | | Â | Skyhawks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Sebastian Mendoza turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 7:07 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 22-31 |
| 6:55 | | Â | Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:53 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Casey Morsell turnover | Â |
| 6:25 | | +2 | KK Curry makes two point dunk (Jacob Crews assists) | 24-31 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot | 24-33 |
| 5:45 | | Â | Jordan Sears misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:30 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point jump shot | 24-35 |
| 5:02 | | Â | Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | DJ Horne defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:43 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:41 | | Â | Sebastian Mendoza defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:29 | | +3 | KK Curry makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists) | 27-35 |
| 4:27 | | Â | KK Curry technical foul | Â |
| 4:27 | | +1 | DJ Horne makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 27-36 |
| 4:27 | | +1 | DJ Horne makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 27-37 |
| 4:16 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup | 27-39 |
| 4:01 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. blocks KK Curry's two point layup | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Jordan Sears defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Jacob Crews makes two point layup (Jordan Sears assists) | 29-39 |
| 3:36 | | Â | David Kamwanga personal foul | Â |
| 3:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. blocks David Kamwanga's two point layup | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | David Kamwanga offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:00 | | +2 | David Kamwanga makes two point layup | 31-39 |
| 2:50 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | David Kamwanga defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:18 | | +2 | David Kamwanga makes two point layup (KK Curry assists) | 33-39 |
| 2:01 | | +2 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 33-41 |
| 1:40 | | Â | Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:38 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:29 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:27 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:24 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup | 33-43 |
| 1:15 | | Â | Jordan Sears misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | KK Curry offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:10 | | +2 | KK Curry makes two point layup | 35-43 |
| 1:03 | | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists) | 35-46 |
| 0:34 | | Â | Koby Jeffries turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | David Kamwanga defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Casey Morsell personal foul | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | KK Curry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Jordan Sears offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |