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Taylor and Horne combine for 47 points to lead North Carolina State over Georgia Tech 82-76
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) DJ Horne scored 26 points, Jayden Taylor added 21 and North Carolina State pulled away early in the second half to beat Georgia Tech 82-76 on Saturday night.
N.C. State (15-7, 7-4 ACC) trailed by one at the half but opened the second on a 27-11 run for a 62-48 lead with about nine minutes remaining. Horne scored nine points, and Casey Morsell and Jayden Taylor each chipped in with six points each during the stretch.
Miles Kelly's 3-pointer pulled Georgia Tech to 76-70 with 45 seconds left. The Wolfpack sealed it at the free-throw line.
Taylor and Horne were a combined 14-of-35 shooting from the field and made seven of the Wolfpacks' nine baskets from long range. Morsell finished with 15 points and DJ Burns Jr. added eight points to go with 10 rebounds.
N.C. State made 21 of 27 (78%) free throws and committed just four turnovers. Georgia Tech was 17-of-25 shooting (68%) at the line and grabbed five more rebounds (47-42), but it gave up 18 points on 12 turnovers.
Kelly scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech (10-12, 3-8), which was coming off a 74-73 upset win against No. 3 North Carolina, but has lost four of its last five games. Naithan George added 18 points and Kowacie Reeves Jr. had 12.
George scored 12 points and Kelly had nine as the Yellow Jackets built a 36-35 halftime lead. Horne scored 10 first-half points for the Wolfpack.
Georgia Tech hosts Wake Forest on Tuesday. N.C. State will look for its third straight victory when its hosts Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Wolfpack gains possession) | ||
| 19:38 | | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:36 | | DJ Horne offensive rebound | ||
| 19:34 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | | Casey Morsell shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul) | ||
| 19:12 |  | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 19:12 | | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:51 | | D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 18:46 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:24 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 18:16 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 2-7 |
| 17:55 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:53 | | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | ||
| 17:53 | | Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul | ||
| 17:33 | | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:31 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 17:24 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | | +3 | Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 4-10 |
| 16:56 | | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:54 | | DJ Horne defensive rebound | ||
| 16:33 | | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:31 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 16:21 | | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:59 | | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | ||
| 15:57 | | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 15:53 | | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 4-13 |
| 15:38 | | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 7-13 |
| 15:25 | | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:23 | | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | ||
| 15:17 | | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:15 | | Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound | ||
| 15:07 | | Baye Ndongo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:05 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 15:03 | | Baye Ndongo personal foul | ||
| 15:03 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:55 | | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:53 | | DJ Horne offensive rebound | ||
| 14:51 | | DJ Horne misses two point layup | ||
| 14:49 | | Naithan George defensive rebound | ||
| 14:45 | | Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | ||
| 14:45 | | +1 | Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-13 |
| 14:45 | | Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 14:45 | | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | ||
| 14:35 | | Tafara Gapare blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup | ||
| 14:33 | | Wolfpack offensive rebound | ||
| 14:23 | | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:21 | | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | ||
| 14:12 | | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:10 | | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | ||
| 13:56 | | Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:54 | | Naithan George defensive rebound | ||
| 13:46 | | Mohamed Diarra blocks Kyle Sturdivant's two point layup | ||
| 13:44 | | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | ||
| 13:34 | | +2 | Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | | Tafara Gapare personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | ||
| 13:11 | | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:09 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 12:53 | | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:51 | | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | ||
| 12:33 | | Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup | ||
| 12:31 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 12:14 | | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot | 12-13 |
| 12:00 | | Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:58 | | D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:57 | | Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul | ||
| 11:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:57 | | +1 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 11:57 | | +1 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 11:37 | | D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul | ||
| 11:37 | | Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:37 | | +1 | Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-15 |
| 11:17 | | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Baye Ndongo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:47 | | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup | 13-17 |
| 10:41 | | Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-18 |
| 10:36 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (Jayden Taylor steals) | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup | 13-20 |
| 10:21 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (Jayden Taylor steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Baye Ndongo turnover (Casey Morsell steals) | ||
| 9:47 | | Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-21 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-22 |
| 9:23 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 15-22 |
| 8:53 | | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists) | 15-25 |
| 8:34 | | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | ||
| 8:18 | | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot | 17-25 |
| 7:43 | | Tafara Gapare personal foul | ||
| 7:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:43 | | +1 | DJ Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-26 |
| 7:43 | | +1 | DJ Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 7:35 | | Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | +1 | Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-27 |
| 7:35 | | Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:35 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot | 18-29 |
| 6:55 | | Deebo Coleman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Deebo Coleman offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Kam Woods personal foul | ||
| 6:36 | | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul | ||
| 6:25 | | Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Kam Woods misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Naithan George defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 21-29 |
| 5:35 | | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-29 |
| 5:23 | | +1 | Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-29 |
| 4:56 | | Jayden Taylor turnover (Tafara Gapare steals) | ||
| 4:50 | | Miles Kelly turnover (Dennis Parker Jr. steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Michael O'Connell personal foul | ||
| 4:23 | | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-29 |
| 4:23 | | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 4:03 | | Tafara Gapare blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s three point jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:44 | | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Tafara Gapare offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Tafara Gapare makes two point layup | 27-29 |
| 3:18 | | Dennis Parker Jr. turnover | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot | 29-29 |
| 2:44 | | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | ||
| 2:42 | | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Deebo Coleman shooting foul | ||
| 2:42 | | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-30 |
| 2:42 | | Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:42 | | Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Tyzhaun Claude turnover (Michael O'Connell steals) | ||
| 2:19 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 29-33 |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point layup | 31-33 |
| 1:54 | | LJ Thomas shooting foul | ||
| 1:54 | | Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:54 | | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Michael O'Connell turnover (Naithan George steals) | ||
| 1:38 | | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | DJ Horne defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 34-33 |
| 0:46 | | Tyzhaun Claude personal foul | ||
| 0:46 | | Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:46 | | Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot | 36-33 |
| 0:09 | | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-34 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-35 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |