Jayden Taylor, Ben Middlebrooks lead NC State in 81-72 victory over Presbyterian

AP
Nov 08, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jayden Taylor scored 19 points, Ben Middlebrooks added 16 and NC State defeated Presbyterian 81-72 on Friday night.

Michael O’Connell had 11 points and eight assists and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield contributed 11 points and six rebounds for the Wolfpack (2-0).

NC State outscored Presbyterian 10-4 in a key stretch midway through the second half, extending an eight-point lead to 65-51 with 9 1/2 minutes remaining.

The Blue Hose closed to within 67-58 with 6 1/2 minutes to go before back-to-back fast-break dunks by Middlebrooks helped the Wolfpack extend the lead to 73-58. They led by double digits until Presbyterian's Kory Mincy made two free throws for the final margin with 15 seconds left.

Taylor led NC State with 13 points in the first half. Although NC State never trailed the Wolfpack led only 38-30 at the break after going scoreless over the final 2:15 of the half.

Mincy scored a game-high 28 points that included 4-of-5 3-pointers and Koby Steward added 20 points for the Blue Hose (1-1).

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1st Half
PRES
Blue Hose
31
NCST
Wolfpack
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wolfpack gains possession)
19:47	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	0-3
19:26	+2	Kaleb Scott makes two point layup	2-3
19:04		Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
19:02		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
18:29		Kaleb Scott misses two point jump shot
18:27		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
18:19	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	2-6
17:53	+2	Kory Mincy makes two point jump shot	4-6
17:21		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
17:19		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
17:18		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:16		Marcus Hill offensive rebound
17:14		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
17:14	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	4-8
17:14		Kaleb Scott personal foul
17:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:14		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
17:07	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	4-11
17:07		Blue Hose 60 second timeout
17:07		TV timeout
16:46		Michael O'Connell personal foul
16:35		Kory Mincy misses two point jump shot
16:33		Wolfpack defensive rebound
16:18		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
16:16		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
16:09		Jamahri Harvey misses two point jump shot
16:07		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
16:00		Breon Pass turnover
15:32		Jamahri Harvey misses three point jump shot
15:30		Kobe Stewart offensive rebound
15:22	+2	Kobe Stewart makes two point jump shot	6-11
15:11		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
15:09		Kaleb Scott defensive rebound
15:01	+2	Kory Mincy makes two point layup	8-11
15:01		Jayden Taylor personal foul
15:01		TV timeout
15:01	+1	Kory Mincy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-11
14:37	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	9-13
14:25		Jonah Pierce turnover (Breon Pass steals)
14:19	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup	9-15
14:14		Blue Hose 30 second timeout
14:10		Jamahri Harvey turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
14:10	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	9-17
13:46	+2	Kobe Stewart makes two point jump shot (Kory Mincy assists)	11-17
13:22		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:20		Jonah Pierce defensive rebound
13:06	+3	Kobe Stewart makes three point jump shot (Kory Mincy assists)	14-17
12:55		Jayden Taylor turnover
12:28	+2	Kobe Stewart makes two point layup	16-17
12:07	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point dunk (Breon Pass assists)	16-19
11:46		Quadir Pettaway misses two point layup
11:44		Trey Parker defensive rebound
11:42		Trey Parker turnover
11:42		TV timeout
11:16		Carl Parrish misses two point layup
11:14		Jonah Pierce offensive rebound
11:14		Marcus Hill personal foul
11:14		Kobe Stewart turnover (Trey Parker steals)
11:12		Quadir Pettaway personal foul
10:47		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
10:45		Jonah Pierce defensive rebound
10:30		Jonah Pierce misses two point layup
10:28		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
10:18		Trey Parker turnover (Kobe Stewart steals)
10:10	+2	Kobe Stewart makes two point layup	18-19
9:55	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	18-21
9:23		Dontrez Styles blocks Kory Mincy's two point layup
9:21		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
9:13	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	18-23
8:43		Kory Mincy misses two point layup
8:41		Kaleb Scott offensive rebound
8:29		Carl Parrish misses three point jump shot
8:27		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
8:19		Jonah Pierce personal foul
8:08	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point hook shot	18-25
7:47	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point layup (Kory Mincy assists)	20-25
7:14	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot	20-27
6:43		Jamahri Harvey misses three point jump shot
6:41		Wolfpack defensive rebound
6:41		TV timeout
6:28	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot	20-29
6:01		Jamahri Harvey misses two point jump shot
5:59		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
5:48		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
5:46		Blue Hose defensive rebound
5:33		Jonah Pierce personal foul
5:33		Jonah Pierce turnover
5:12		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup
5:10		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
5:10		Dontrez Styles misses two point layup
5:08		Breon Pass offensive rebound
4:51	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	20-32
4:28		Jamahri Harvey turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
4:24	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	20-34
4:15		Kory Mincy misses two point jump shot
4:13		Jaylen Peterson offensive rebound
4:10	+2	Jaylen Peterson makes two point layup	22-34
3:50		Breon Pass misses two point layup
3:48		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
3:38	+2	Kory Mincy makes two point layup	24-34
3:38		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Kory Mincy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-34
3:23		Marcus Hill turnover (Kaleb Scott steals)
3:23		Dontrez Styles personal foul
3:23	+1	Jamahri Harvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-34
3:23		Jamahri Harvey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:23		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
3:04		Breon Pass turnover
2:50		Dontrez Styles blocks Kory Mincy's two point layup
2:48		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	26-36
2:46		Jamahri Harvey personal foul
2:46	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-37
2:30		Kobe Stewart misses two point jump shot
2:28		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
2:28		Kobe Stewart personal foul
2:14		Kaleb Scott personal foul
2:14		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:14	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-38
1:50		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
1:50		Kaleb Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:50		Kaleb Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:50		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
1:22		Jaylen Peterson blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
1:20		Jaylen Peterson defensive rebound
1:10		Kobe Stewart misses three point jump shot
1:08		Jaylen Peterson offensive rebound
1:08		Jaylen Peterson misses two point layup
1:08		Jaylen Peterson offensive rebound
1:08		Carl Parrish misses two point layup
1:06		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
0:57		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:55		Kaleb Scott defensive rebound
0:52	+3	Kory Mincy makes three point jump shot	29-38
0:30		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:24		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
0:22		Carl Parrish defensive rebound
0:03		Marcus Hill personal foul
0:03	+1	Kory Mincy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-38
0:03	+1	Kory Mincy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-38
0:00		End of period

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Jayden Taylor, Ben Middlebrooks lead NC State in 81-72 victory over Presbyterian

1st Half
PRES
Blue Hose
31
NCST
Wolfpack
38

Jayden Taylor, Ben Middlebrooks lead NC State in 81-72 victory over Presbyterian

1st Half PRESBlue Hose31NCSTWolfpack38

1st Half
PRES
Blue Hose
31
NCST
Wolfpack
38