Marcus Hill scores 19 points and NC State beats William & Mary 81-58
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Marcus Hill scored 19 points, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield had 10 points and nine rebounds, and NC State beat William & Mary 81-58 on Friday night.
NC State has started a season 5-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 team began 6-0. NC State was coming off a 72-49 win over Colgate on Monday, marking the first time the program has held an opponent under 50 points since a 65-48 win over Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 9, 2021.
NC State scored 15 straight points early in the first half against William & Mary and led by double figures for the last 10 minutes to lead 43-24 at halftime.
Noah Collier scored seven straight points to get William & Mary within 59-52 before Hill scored five points during a 9-0 run to rebuild a double-digit lead. Another 9-0 run, with five points from Dontrez Styles, made it 77-54.
Styles and Jayden Taylor each added 12 points, and Ben Middlebrooks scored 11 for NC State. Styles scored 10 points in the second half when the Wolfpack shot 54%.
Collier scored 25 points and Gabe Dorsey added 13 for William & Mary (3-4). The Tribe turned it over 21 times, leading to 29 points for the Wolfpack.
NC State plays No. 6 Purdue on Thursday at the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego. William & Mary goes against Appalachian State on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Noah Collier vs. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Wolfpack gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot | |||
19:37 | Chase Lowe defensive rebound | |||
19:25 | Malachi Ndur turnover (lost ball) | |||
19:11 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:50 | +2 | Noah Collier makes two point dunk (Malachi Ndur assists) | 2-2 | |
18:34 | Keller Boothby shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul) | |||
18:34 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:34 | +1 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:28 | +3 | Gabe Dorsey makes three point jump shot (Malachi Ndur assists) | 5-3 | |
18:09 | Noah Collier blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup | |||
18:07 | Keller Boothby defensive rebound | |||
18:02 | Chase Lowe misses two point layup | |||
18:00 | Noah Collier offensive rebound | |||
17:57 | +2 | Noah Collier makes two point layup | 7-3 | |
17:46 | Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot | |||
17:44 | Michael O'Connell offensive rebound | |||
17:38 | Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Dorsey steals) | |||
17:28 | Malachi Ndur turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | |||
17:18 | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot | 7-5 | |
17:08 | Gabe Dorsey misses three point jump shot | |||
17:06 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
16:56 | +3 | Marcus Hill makes three point jump shot (Dontrez Styles assists) | 7-8 | |
16:25 | Noah Collier misses two point jump shot | |||
16:23 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | |||
16:17 | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | |||
16:15 | Chase Lowe defensive rebound | |||
16:07 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul (Malachi Ndur draws the foul) | |||
15:57 | Matteus Case turnover (traveling) | |||
15:57 | TV timeout | |||
15:52 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists) | 7-10 | |
15:26 | Ben Middlebrooks blocks Finn Lally's two point layup | |||
15:24 | Breon Pass defensive rebound | |||
15:12 | Kyle Pulliam shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | |||
15:12 | Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:12 | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-11 | |
15:00 | Finn Lally turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:37 | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | |||
14:35 | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | |||
14:31 | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | |||
14:30 | Isaiah Mbeng defensive rebound | |||
14:30 | Michael O'Connell personal foul | |||
14:16 | Noah Collier turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals) | |||
14:11 | Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
14:10 | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | |||
14:10 | Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup | |||
14:09 | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | |||
14:09 | Noah Collier shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | |||
14:09 | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-12 | |
14:09 | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-13 | |
14:02 | Kyle Pulliam misses two point jump shot | |||
14:00 | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
13:33 | Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
13:31 | Chase Lowe defensive rebound | |||
13:24 | Kyle Frazier misses three point jump shot | |||
13:22 | Breon Pass defensive rebound | |||
13:14 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup | 7-15 | |
13:14 | Malachi Ndur shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | |||
13:14 | +1 | Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-16 | |
13:12 | Marcus Hill personal foul (Chase Lowe draws the foul) | |||
13:11 | Isaiah Mbeng turnover (lost ball) | |||
13:07 | Trey Parker misses three point jump shot | |||
13:05 | Gabe Dorsey defensive rebound | |||
12:59 | Kyle Pulliam turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Hill steals) | |||
12:46 | Breon Pass turnover (traveling) | |||
12:38 | Chase Lowe turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | |||
12:32 | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point layup | 7-18 | |
12:27 | Keller Boothby misses three point jump shot | |||
12:25 | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | |||
12:11 | Marcus Hill misses two point layup | |||
12:09 | Chase Lowe defensive rebound | |||
12:04 | Ben Middlebrooks blocks Chase Lowe's two point layup | |||
12:02 | Keller Boothby offensive rebound | |||
11:59 | Jump ball. (Tribe gains possession) | |||
11:59 | TV timeout | |||
11:57 | +3 | Gabe Dorsey makes three point jump shot (Matteus Case assists) | 10-18 | |
11:32 | Trey Parker misses three point jump shot | |||
11:30 | Matteus Case defensive rebound | |||
11:25 | Noah Collier misses two point layup | |||
11:23 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | |||
10:57 | Marcus Hill offensive rebound | |||
10:48 | +3 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists) | 10-21 | |
10:25 | Malachi Ndur turnover (bad pass) (Trey Parker steals) | |||
10:20 | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point dunk (Trey Parker assists) | 10-23 | |
10:05 | Trey Parker personal foul (Gabe Dorsey draws the foul) | |||
9:57 | +2 | Gabe Dorsey makes two point jump shot | 12-23 | |
9:26 | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | |||
9:24 | Gabe Dorsey defensive rebound | |||
9:17 | Kyle Pulliam turnover (lost ball) | |||
8:57 | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | |||
8:55 | Noah Collier defensive rebound | |||
8:41 | Gabe Dorsey turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals) | |||
8:35 | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | |||
8:33 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | |||
8:27 | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup | 12-25 | |
8:09 | Gabe Dorsey misses three point jump shot | |||
8:07 | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | |||
7:50 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (traveling) | |||
7:50 | TV timeout | |||
7:34 | Isaiah Mbeng misses three point jump shot | |||
7:32 | Noah Collier offensive rebound | |||
7:24 | +2 | Noah Collier makes two point dunk | 14-25 | |
7:04 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup | |||
7:02 | Kyle Pulliam defensive rebound | |||
6:56 | Isaiah Mbeng turnover (bad pass) | |||
6:53 | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | |||
6:51 | Chase Lowe defensive rebound | |||
6:26 | Kyle Frazier misses three point jump shot | |||
6:24 | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:20 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Dennis Parker Jr. assists) | 14-27 | |
5:50 | Marcus Hill shooting foul (Noah Collier draws the foul) | |||
5:50 | +1 | Noah Collier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-27 | |
5:50 | Noah Collier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:50 | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:26 | +3 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 15-30 | |
4:58 | Kyle Pulliam misses three point jump shot | |||
4:56 | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:51 | Kyle Pulliam shooting foul (Breon Pass draws the foul) | |||
4:51 | +1 | Breon Pass makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-31 | |
4:51 | +1 | Breon Pass makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-32 | |
4:38 | Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul (Isaiah Mbeng draws the foul) | |||
4:34 | Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul (Chase Lowe draws the foul) | |||
4:34 | Chase Lowe misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:34 | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | |||
4:27 | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Trey Parker assists) | 15-35 | |
4:07 | +2 | Matteus Case makes two point layup (Chase Lowe assists) | 17-35 | |
3:54 | Malachi Ndur personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | |||
3:54 | TV timeout | |||
3:50 | +2 | Breon Pass makes two point layup | 17-37 | |
3:28 | Gabe Dorsey misses three point jump shot | |||
3:26 | Isaiah Mbeng offensive rebound | |||
3:18 | Keller Boothby misses three point jump shot | |||
3:16 | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | |||
2:58 | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | |||
2:56 | Keller Boothby defensive rebound | |||
2:49 | Gabe Dorsey misses three point jump shot | |||
2:47 | Isaiah Mbeng offensive rebound | |||
2:29 | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Noah Collier draws the foul) | |||
2:29 | +1 | Noah Collier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-37 | |
2:29 | +1 | Noah Collier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-37 | |
2:11 | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot | 19-39 | |
1:47 | +2 | Noah Collier makes two point layup | 21-39 | |
1:39 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Dontrez Styles assists) | 21-41 | |
1:26 | +3 | Noah Collier makes three point jump shot (Miles Hicks assists) | 24-41 | |
1:19 | Breon Pass offensive foul (Miles Hicks draws the foul) | |||
1:19 | Breon Pass turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:10 | Matteus Case misses three point jump shot | |||
1:08 | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | |||
1:06 | Finn Lally personal foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul) | |||
1:06 | Dontrez Styles misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:06 | Matteus Case defensive rebound | |||
0:40 | Finn Lally turnover (traveling) | |||
0:35 | Finn Lally blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup | |||
0:33 | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | |||
0:28 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup | 24-43 | |
0:23 | Tribe 30 second timeout | |||
0:02 | Noah Collier misses two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Wolfpack defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |