Jayden Taylor scores 16 to lead N.C. State to 89-63 victory over Rider
AP
Dec 22, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jayden Taylor scored 16 points to lead N.C. State to an 89-63 romp over Rider Broncs on Sunday.
Taylor made 5 of 7 shots with 3-pointers and 3 of 5 free throws for the Wolfpack (8-4), who improved to 8-1 at home.
Ben Middlebrooks and reserve Breon Pass added 12 points each for NC State Wolfpack. Marcus Hill pitched in with 11 points and six assists.
T.J. Weeks Jr. and Jay Alvarez each scored 17 to lead the Broncs (4-9).
Taylor had 11 points and Hill scored 10 as NC State shot 64.3% from the floor in the first half and led 52-23. Weeks had 12 points for Rider. The Broncs made just 9 of 32 shots, including 1 of 9 from beyond the arc, in falling behind by 29.
Eleven players scored for the Wolfpack in the second half.
For the game, NC State scored 18 points off 14 Rider turnovers and had a 40-28 advantage in points in the paint. NC State had only seven turnovers.
NC State is idle until New Year's Eve when it travels to play Virginia in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup. Rider is off until Jan. 5 when it hosts Manhattan.
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1st Half
RIDE
Broncs
23
NCST
Wolfpack
52
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Broncs gains possession)
19:31
Jay Alvarez misses three point jump shot
19:29
Marcus Hill defensive rebound
19:15
Ben Middlebrooks turnover (traveling)
18:47
+2
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:47
Dontrez Styles shooting foul
18:47
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-0
18:37
+2
Ben Middlebrooks makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
3-2
18:06
Zion Cruz misses three point jump shot
18:04
Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
17:56
Marcus Hill misses two point layup
17:54
Zion Cruz defensive rebound
17:42
Jay Alvarez misses two point jump shot
17:40
Cole McCabe offensive rebound
17:34
Ben Middlebrooks blocks Cole McCabe's two point layup
17:32
Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
17:29
+2
Jayden Taylor makes two point layup
3-4
17:29
T.J. Weeks Jr. shooting foul
17:29
Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:29
Tariq Ingraham defensive rebound
17:06
Zion Cruz misses two point layup
17:04
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
17:04
Tariq Ingraham personal foul
16:39
Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
16:37
Jay Alvarez defensive rebound
16:32
Zion Cruz misses two point layup
16:30
Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
16:22
+2
Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)
3-6
15:49
Tariq Ingraham turnover (Marcus Hill steals)
15:45
+2
Michael O'Connell makes two point layup (Bryce Heard assists)
3-8
15:45
Broncs 30 second timeout
15:45
TV timeout
15:40
+2
Zion Cruz makes two point layup
5-8
15:26
Zion Cruz personal foul
15:23
+2
Breon Pass makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
5-10
14:58
T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:56
Breon Pass defensive rebound
14:46
+2
Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (Breon Pass assists)
5-12
14:25
Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul
14:06
+2
Ruben Rodriguez makes two point jump shot
7-12
13:46
Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:44
Ruben Rodriguez defensive rebound
13:25
T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:23
Jay Alvarez offensive rebound
13:18
+2
Jay Alvarez makes two point layup (Tariq Ingraham assists)
9-12
12:53
+3
Paul McNeil makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
9-15
12:21
T.J. Weeks Jr. turnover (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals)
12:21
TV timeout
12:21
Tariq Ingraham flagrant 1
12:21
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
12:21
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
9-16
12:16
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)
9-18
11:46
T.J. Weeks Jr. turnover
11:42
+3
Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)
9-21
11:35
Kevin Baggett technical foul
11:35
Broncs turnover
11:35
Jayden Taylor misses technical free throw 1 of 2
11:35
+1
Jayden Taylor makes technical free throw 2 of 2
9-22
11:04
Zion Cruz misses three point jump shot
11:02
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
10:51
T.J. Weeks Jr. shooting foul
10:51
+1
Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-23
10:51
+1
Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-24
10:21
+2
Zion Cruz makes two point jump shot (Ruben Rodriguez assists)
11-24
9:55
Ben Middlebrooks turnover (Jay Alvarez steals)
9:49
Ben Middlebrooks blocks Zion Cruz's two point layup
9:47
Zion Cruz offensive rebound
9:42
Dontrez Styles shooting foul
9:42
Zion Cruz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:42
Zion Cruz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42
Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
9:29
Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point dunk
9:27
Marcus Hill offensive rebound
9:27
+2
Marcus Hill makes two point layup
11-26
9:20
Zion Cruz turnover (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
9:14
Zion Cruz shooting foul
9:14
+1
Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-27
9:14
Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:14
T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
8:47
T.J. Weeks Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:43
+2
Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)
11-29
8:43
Jay Alvarez shooting foul
8:43
+1
Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1
11-30
8:28
Ruben Rodriguez turnover (Bryce Heard steals)
8:21
+2
Bryce Heard makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists)
11-32
7:53
T.J. Weeks Jr. turnover (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
7:49
TV timeout
7:36
Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
7:34
Broncs defensive rebound
7:07
Zion Cruz misses two point jump shot
7:05
Jay Alvarez offensive rebound
7:01
Jay Alvarez misses two point layup
6:59
Bryce Heard defensive rebound
6:56
Bryce Heard turnover
6:35
Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
6:35
Tariq Ingraham technical foul
6:35
Tariq Ingraham turnover
6:35
+1
Michael O'Connell makes technical free throw 1 of 2
11-33
6:35
+1
Michael O'Connell makes technical free throw 2 of 2
11-34
6:12
Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:10
Ruben Rodriguez defensive rebound
6:08
Ruben Rodriguez misses two point layup
6:06
Broncs offensive rebound
5:45
Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul
5:30
Zion Cruz misses three point jump shot
5:28
Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
5:19
Alaaeddine Boutayeb shooting foul
5:19
+1
Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-35
5:19
Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:19
Ife West-Ingram defensive rebound
4:54
+2
Ruben Rodriguez makes two point jump shot
13-35
4:33
+2
Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)
13-37
4:33
Cole McCabe shooting foul
4:33
+1
Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-38
4:04
Breon Pass shooting foul
4:04
Ife West-Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:04
+1
Ife West-Ingram makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-38
3:52
+3
Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)
14-41
3:44
Jayden Taylor personal foul
3:44
TV timeout
3:44
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-41
3:44
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-41
3:30
Cole McCabe shooting foul
3:30
+1
Breon Pass makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-42
3:30
+1
Breon Pass makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-43
3:04
Paul McNeil shooting foul
3:04
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-43
3:04
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-43
2:53
+2
Marcus Hill makes two point layup
18-45
2:32
T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:30
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
2:24
Paul McNeil misses two point jump shot
2:22
T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
2:19
Breon Pass blocks Jay Alvarez's two point layup
2:17
Ife West-Ingram offensive rebound
2:10
+3
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes three point jump shot
21-45
1:57
Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
1:55
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
1:55
Cole McCabe personal foul
1:55
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-46
1:55
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-47
1:38
T.J. Weeks Jr. misses two point layup
1:36
Tyriek Weeks offensive rebound
1:32
Tyriek Weeks misses two point layup
1:30
Breon Pass defensive rebound
1:23
+3
Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)
21-50
1:04
Ruben Rodriguez misses two point jump shot
1:02
Marcus Hill defensive rebound
0:58
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists)
21-52
0:31
+2
Zion Cruz makes two point layup (Ruben Rodriguez assists)
23-52
0:01
Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
0:00
Paul McNeil offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
RIDE
Broncs
40
NCST
Wolfpack
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
+3
Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)
23-55
19:19
Dontrez Styles blocks Zion Cruz's two point jump shot
19:17
Marcus Hill defensive rebound
19:10
Cole McCabe shooting foul
19:10
+1
Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-56
19:10
Michael O'Connell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:10
Tariq Ingraham defensive rebound
18:42
+2
Jay Alvarez makes two point jump shot (Zion Cruz assists)
25-56
18:27
Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:25
Zion Cruz defensive rebound
18:15
Zion Cruz misses two point jump shot
18:13
Jay Alvarez offensive rebound
18:13
Michael O'Connell personal foul
17:56
Zion Cruz misses two point layup
17:54
Cole McCabe offensive rebound
17:49
T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:47
Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
17:45
Tariq Ingraham personal foul
17:32
Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
17:30
T.J. Weeks Jr. defensive rebound
17:18
Dontrez Styles personal foul
17:18
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3
26-56
17:18
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3
27-56
17:18
+1
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3
28-56
17:06
Jayden Taylor turnover
17:06
Broncs 30 second timeout
17:06
TV timeout
16:49
Cole McCabe turnover
16:39
Marcus Hill turnover
16:11
+3
Jay Alvarez makes three point jump shot (Ruben Rodriguez assists)
31-56
15:44
+3
Ben Middlebrooks makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
31-59
15:21
Jay Alvarez misses three point jump shot
15:19
Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
15:15
+2
Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)
31-61
14:49
Tariq Ingraham turnover
14:49
TV timeout
14:33
Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
14:31
Ruben Rodriguez defensive rebound
14:21
+2
Tariq Ingraham makes two point layup (Ruben Rodriguez assists)
33-61
14:07
Tyriek Weeks personal foul
14:07
Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:07
+1
Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-62
13:52
Tariq Ingraham misses two point layup
13:50
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
13:35
Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
13:33
Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
13:27
+2
Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup
33-64
13:15
+2
Ruben Rodriguez makes two point layup
35-64
13:05
Breon Pass misses two point jump shot
13:03
Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
13:00
+2
Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup
35-66
12:48
Ruben Rodriguez turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
12:27
+3
Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)
35-69
12:04
+2
Jay Alvarez makes two point layup (Tariq Ingraham assists)
37-69
11:44
Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:42
Trey Parker offensive rebound
11:39
+2
Trey Parker makes two point jump shot
37-71
11:04
Tyriek Weeks misses two point layup
11:02
Jay Alvarez offensive rebound
10:59
+2
Jay Alvarez makes two point layup
39-71
10:54
Tariq Ingraham personal foul
10:54
TV timeout
10:54
Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:54
+1
Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-72
10:35
Zion Cruz misses two point layup
10:33
Tyriek Weeks offensive rebound
10:33
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul
10:24
+2
Flash Burton makes two point jump shot
41-72
9:58
+2
Ismaël Diouf makes two point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)
