Horne scores season-best 26 points to lead N.C. State to 83-66 victory over winless Detroit Mercy
AP
Dec 23, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) DJ Horne made six 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 26 points, and North Carolina State beat winless Detroit Titans Mercy 83-66 on Saturday.
Horne was 9 of 15 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds to go with a career-best six assists. Ben Middlebrooks added 11 points, and DJ Burns Jr. and Dennis Parker Jr. each scored 10 points for N.C. State (9-3), which has won five of its last six games.
The Wolfpack shot 50% (32 of 64) from the floor and scored 21 points from 16 Detroit Mercy turnovers.
Donovann Toatley scored 21 points and Marcus Tankersley added 20 for Detroit Mercy (0-13). Edoardo Del Cadia chipped in 10 points.
N.C. State took the lead for good five minutes into the game and built a 43-36 halftime advantage. Horne, who entered averaging 17.4 points in his last five games, made four 3s and scored 20 points in the first half against the Titans.
Burns scored the first four points of the second half, Casey Morsell added a 3-pointer, and Parker capped the 9-0 surge with a dunk to stretch the Wolfpack's lead to 52-36. Horne's 3-pointer made it 76-52 with 5:55 to play.
Detroit Mercy plays at IUPUI on Friday. N.C. State plays next at Notre Dame in its return to ACC play on Jan. 3.
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1st Half
DET
Titans
36
NCST
Wolfpack
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Edoardo Del Cadia vs. Dennis Parker Jr. (Titans gains possession)
19:38
+2
Marcus Tankersley makes two point floating jump shot
2-0
19:09
Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
19:07
Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
18:54
Mak Manciel misses two point jump shot
18:52
Mak Manciel offensive rebound
18:48
+2
Mak Manciel makes two point jump shot
4-0
18:32
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot (DJ Horne assists)
4-2
18:16
D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Kyle LeGreair draws the foul)
18:16
+1
Kyle LeGreair makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-2
18:16
+1
Kyle LeGreair makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-2
18:05
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
18:03
Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
17:48
+3
Marcus Tankersley makes three point pullup jump shot (Edoardo Del Cadia assists)
9-2
17:46
Wolfpack 30 second timeout
17:39
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
9-5
17:19
Jamail Pink turnover (traveling)
17:02
Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
17:00
Kam Woods offensive rebound
16:51
+2
DJ Horne makes two point driving floating bank jump shot
9-7
16:39
Michael O'Connell personal foul (Mak Manciel draws the foul)
16:30
Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Edoardo Del Cadia draws the foul)
16:30
+1
Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-7
16:30
+1
Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-7
16:17
Michael Oaks blocks MJ Rice's two point jump shot
16:15
Michael Oaks defensive rebound
16:05
MJ Rice shooting foul (Marcus Tankersley draws the foul)
16:05
Marcus Tankersley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:05
+1
Marcus Tankersley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-7
15:58
+2
Ben Middlebrooks makes two point dunk (Michael O'Connell assists)
12-9
15:24
Mak Manciel misses three point jump shot
15:22
DJ Horne defensive rebound
15:05
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
12-12
14:43
Marcus Tankersley misses two point jump shot
14:41
DJ Horne defensive rebound
14:36
+2
MJ Rice makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)
12-14
14:18
Michael Oaks misses three point jump shot
14:16
Wolfpack defensive rebound
14:16
TV timeout
14:01
+2
MJ Rice makes two point dunk (Ben Middlebrooks assists)
12-16
13:44
Marcus Tankersley misses three point jump shot
13:42
Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound
13:35
Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (Kam Woods steals)
13:22
+2
DJ Horne makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
12-18
13:06
+2
Donovann Toutley makes two point jump shot
14-18
12:53
MJ Rice misses three point jump shot
12:51
Jamail Pink defensive rebound
12:37
Donovann Toutley misses two point layup
12:35
Kam Woods defensive rebound
12:34
Donovann Toutley personal foul (Kam Woods draws the foul)
12:17
Kyle LeGreair personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
12:10
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
14-20
11:57
Donovann Toutley misses two point layup
11:55
DJ Horne defensive rebound
11:48
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)
14-23
11:26
+2
Edoardo Del Cadia makes two point layup (Donovann Toutley assists)
16-23
11:06
DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
11:04
Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
10:57
Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
10:49
Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:47
Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
10:23
+2
Marcus Tankersley makes two point driving layup
18-23
10:03
+2
DJ Horne makes two point driving floating jump shot
18-25
9:51
Titans 30 second timeout
9:51
TV timeout
9:36
+2
Marcus Tankersley makes two point driving reverse layup
20-25
9:15
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
9:13
Kyle LeGreair defensive rebound
9:07
+2
Donovann Toutley makes two point layup
22-25
9:07
Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Donovann Toutley draws the foul)
9:07
+1
Donovann Toutley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
23-25
8:52
+2
D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot
23-27
8:35
Mak Manciel misses three point jump shot
8:33
Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
8:17
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)
23-30
7:59
Marcus Tankersley turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals)
7:51
+2
Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)
23-32
7:46
TV timeout
7:28
Donovann Toutley misses two point jump shot
7:26
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
7:12
Donovann Toutley shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
7:12
Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:12
Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:12
Tyree Davis defensive rebound
6:48
+2
Tyree Davis makes two point layup (Kyle LeGreair assists)
25-32
6:24
Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
6:22
Tyree Davis defensive rebound
6:07
Tyree Davis turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
6:01
+2
Jayden Taylor makes two point running layup
25-34
5:48
+2
Jamail Pink makes two point jump shot
27-34
5:30
Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
5:28
Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
5:23
+2
Ben Middlebrooks makes two point putback layup
27-36
5:08
Jump ball. Marcus Tankersley vs. Jayden Taylor (Jayden Taylor gains possession)
5:08
Marcus Tankersley turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
4:46
Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup
4:44
Kyle LeGreair defensive rebound
4:38
Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Marcus Tankersley draws the foul)
4:38
+1
Marcus Tankersley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-36
4:38
+1
Marcus Tankersley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-36
4:23
+2
Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup (MJ Rice assists)
29-38
4:23
Kyle LeGreair shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
4:23
Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:23
Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
4:14
Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Edoardo Del Cadia draws the foul)
4:14
+1
Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-38
4:14
Edoardo Del Cadia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14
MJ Rice defensive rebound
4:06
Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
4:04
Donovann Toutley defensive rebound
3:57
+2
Donovann Toutley makes two point driving layup
32-38
3:43
Kam Woods misses two point jump shot
3:41
Mak Manciel defensive rebound
3:34
Jamail Pink misses three point jump shot
3:32
Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound
3:13
+2
Abdullah Olajuwon makes two point layup
34-38
2:50
Donovann Toutley personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
2:50
TV timeout
2:46
D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (Edoardo Del Cadia steals)
2:35
Jamail Pink misses three point jump shot
2:33
Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
2:27
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
2:25
Donovann Toutley defensive rebound
2:07
Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (bad pass)
1:56
DJ Horne turnover (Edoardo Del Cadia steals)
1:50
+2
Edoardo Del Cadia makes two point running layup
36-38
1:29
Edoardo Del Cadia personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
1:23
Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
1:21
Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
1:18
+2
Jayden Taylor makes two point layup
36-40
1:08
Abdullah Olajuwon turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
0:54
Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:52
D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
0:46
D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Tankersley steals)
