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Jayden Taylor scores 19 points to lead N.C. State's 70-62 win over Boston College

AP
Feb 15, 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jayden Taylor scored 19 points, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 11 and N.C. State defeated Boston College Eagles 70-62 on Saturday to snap a nine-game losing streak.

The Wolfpack (10-15, 3-11) climbed out of a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, leaving Boston College (10-15, 2-12) tied with Miami at the bottom. The Eagles have lost four straight and 10 of 11.

Donald Hand Jr. scored 22 points and Chad Venning 14 for Boston College. Reserve Chas Kelley III scored 10. The Eagles were 17-for-48 shooting (35%).

The Wolfpack shot 39%. With only five turnovers, they had a 15-3 advantage in points after turnovers.

Venning with 12 points and Hand with six were the only players to score for Boston College in the first 11 minutes of the second half. N.C. State held a double-digit lead throughout the second half until a 3-pointer by Hand drew the Eagles within 67-58 with 2:51 remaining.

Ben Middlebrooks scored in the paint and Dennis Parker Jr. had a free throw to put the Wolfpack up 70-58 near the one-minute mark before Boston College added four free throws down the stretch.

BC finished the first half in a 3-for-13 shooting slump as NC State Wolfpack took a 44-29 halftime lead. Taylor scored 16 points in the half.

Boston College hosts Virginia Tech on Tuesday and N.C. State visits North Carolina on Wednesday. --- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

1st Half
BC
Eagles
29
NCST
Wolfpack
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Chad Venning vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Eagles gains possession)
19:34		Chad Venning misses two point hook shot
19:32		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:57		Joshua Beadle turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
18:53	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	0-4
18:34		Joshua Beadle turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
18:11		Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
18:09		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
17:55		Chad Venning turnover (traveling)
17:28	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	0-6
17:10		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
17:08		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
16:59		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
16:59	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-7
16:59	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-8
16:47	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-8
16:21		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:19		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
16:11		Joshua Beadle turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
16:05	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	2-10
15:51		Joshua Beadle turnover (double dribble)
15:51		TV timeout
15:38	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Trey Parker assists)	2-13
15:12		Trey Parker shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
15:12	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-13
15:12	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-13
14:52		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
14:50		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
14:43		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:41		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
14:37		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
14:35		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
14:28		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:26		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
14:06	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point hook shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	4-15
13:50	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot	6-15
13:26		Donald Hand Jr. personal foul
13:22		Breon Pass misses two point layup
13:20		Fred Payne defensive rebound
13:16		Trey Parker shooting foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-15
13:16	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-15
12:51	+3	Trey Parker makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	8-18
12:36		Chas Kelley III turnover (lost ball) (Michael O'Connell steals)
12:28		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass)
12:15		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
12:13		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
12:09		Roger McFarlane personal foul
11:58		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:56		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	10-18
11:29	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot	10-20
11:29		Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-21
11:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul
11:03		Marcus Hill personal foul
10:54	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	12-21
10:36	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point dunk (Michael O'Connell assists)	12-23
10:23	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	14-23
10:00	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot	14-25
9:43		Chas Kelley III turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals)
9:40		Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
9:40	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-26
9:40	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-27
9:38		Jayden Taylor personal foul
9:27		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
9:25		Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
9:21	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup	16-27
9:01	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot	16-29
8:42		Chad Venning misses two point layup
8:40		Chad Venning offensive rebound
8:32		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:30		Breon Pass defensive rebound
8:24		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
8:22		Marcus Hill offensive rebound
8:22		Luka Toews personal foul
8:06		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:04		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
7:55		Chad Venning shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55		Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:55		Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:55		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
7:40		Chad Venning misses two point layup
7:38		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
7:32		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
7:30		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
7:10		Luka Toews misses three point jump shot
7:08		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
7:08		Dion Brown personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
7:08		Michael O'Connell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:08		Chad Venning defensive rebound
6:45		Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
6:43		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
6:37		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
6:35		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
6:31		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass) (Fred Payne steals)
6:25		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
6:23		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
6:20		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
6:18		Luka Toews defensive rebound
6:16		Luka Toews turnover (lost ball)
6:11		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
6:09		Dion Brown defensive rebound
6:08		Paul McNeil personal foul
5:55		Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals)
5:47	+2	Paul McNeil makes two point dunk (Michael O'Connell assists)	16-31
5:41		Dion Brown turnover (Paul McNeil steals)
5:31		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:29		Dion Brown defensive rebound
5:26		Paul McNeil personal foul (Dion Brown draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Dion Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-31
5:26	+1	Dion Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-31
5:06		Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
5:04		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
4:59	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	18-34
4:46	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	20-34
4:25		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
4:23		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
4:07		Jayden Taylor blocks Elijah Strong's two point layup
4:05		Chad Venning offensive rebound
4:04		Breon Pass personal foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-34
4:04	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-34
3:45		Chad Venning blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
3:43		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
3:29		Elijah Strong turnover (bad pass) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
3:24		Elijah Strong shooting foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul)
3:24		TV timeout
3:24		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:24		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:24		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
3:13		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-34
3:13	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-34
2:57	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	24-37
2:43		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:41		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
2:37		Jayden Hastings blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
2:35		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
2:27		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (traveling)
2:10		Jayden Hastings blocks Breon Pass's two point layup
2:08		Wolfpack offensive rebound
2:03		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:01		Fred Payne defensive rebound
1:40	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred Payne assists)	27-37
1:11		Donald Hand Jr. personal foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
1:11	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
0:57		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
0:55		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	27-41
0:52		Dion Brown shooting foul (Breon Pass draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Breon Pass makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-42
0:45		Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul (Chas Kelley III draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Chas Kelley III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-42
0:45	+1	Chas Kelley III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-42
0:22		Fred Payne shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-43
0:22	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-44
0:22		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
0:17		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) (Chas Kelley III steals)
0:05		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:01		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Hill steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BC
Eagles
33
NCST
Wolfpack
26

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	29-46
19:22		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:20		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
19:10		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
19:08		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
18:45		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
18:45	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-46
18:45	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-46
18:18		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
18:16		Chad Venning defensive rebound
17:53		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:51		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
17:31	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot	31-49
16:59	+2	Chad Venning makes two point dunk (Chas Kelley III assists)	33-49
16:41		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-50
16:41		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:41		Dion Brown defensive rebound
16:24		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
16:20	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	35-50
16:00	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	35-52
15:41		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-52
15:41	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-52
15:20		Chad Venning shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
15:20	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-53
15:20	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-54
15:04	+2	Chad Venning makes two point dunk (Chas Kelley III assists)	39-54
14:43		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
14:41		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
14:22	+2	Chad Venning makes two point hook shot	41-54
13:51		Chas Kelley III shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
13:51	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-55
13:51	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-56
13:36		Chad Venning turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
13:34		Dion Brown personal foul
13:22	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	41-58
12:59	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luka Toews assists)	44-58
12:36		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
12:34		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
12:25		Jayden Taylor personal foul
12:25		Eagles 30 second timeout
12:25		TV timeout
12:22	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot	46-58
12:09		Chad Venning personal foul
11:57		Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot
11:55		Fred Payne defensive rebound
11:42		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
11:40		Wolfpack defensive rebound
11:39		TV timeout
11:25		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:23		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
10:59		Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Luka Toews's two point jump shot
10:57		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (Trey Parker assists)	46-60
10:33		Jayden Hastings misses two point layup
10:31		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
10:23		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
10:21		Fred Payne defensive rebound
10:11		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-60
10:11		Donald Hand Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:11		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
9:53		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
9:51		Trey Parker offensive rebound
9:40		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point dunk
9:38		Eagles defensive rebound
9:38		Jump ball. (Eagles gains possession)
9:25		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point layup
9:23		Trey Parker defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point dunk (Trey Parker assists)	47-62
8:53		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
8:40	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	50-62
8:13		Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Fred Payne steals)
8:06		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:04		Chas Kelley III offensive rebound
7:58		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
7:56		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
7:42		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
7:40		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
7:23		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
7:21		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup	50-64
7:04		Eagles 30 second timeout
7:04		TV timeout
6:54		Elijah Strong turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
6:17		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:15		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
6:14		Chas Kelley III personal foul
6:09		Jayden Hastings blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
6:07		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
6:02		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:00		Eagles defensive rebound
5:43		Dontrez Styles personal foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
5:43		Elijah Strong misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:43		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
5:26		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
5:24		Fred Payne defensive rebound
5:15		Fred Payne misses two point jump shot
5:14		Fred Payne offensive rebound
5:14		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-64
5:14	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-64
4:48	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point hook shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	52-66
4:31		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
4:31		Elijah Strong misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:31		Elijah Strong misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:31		Wolfpack defensive rebound
4:28		Earl Grant technical foul
4:28		Michael O'Connell misses technical free throw 1 of 2
4:28	+1	Michael O'Connell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	52-67
4:14		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
4:12		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
3:59	+3	Fred Payne makes three point jump shot	55-67
3:49		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
3:49		TV timeout
3:24		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:22		Chad Venning defensive rebound
3:05		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
3:03		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
3:00		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Chad Venning steals)
2:53	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	58-67
2:12	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	58-69
1:57		Chad Venning misses two point hook shot
1:55		Chad Venning offensive rebound
1:49		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:47		Fred Payne offensive rebound
1:43		Fred Payne misses two point layup
1:41		Fred Payne offensive rebound
1:35		Fred Payne misses two point layup
1:33		Chad Venning offensive rebound
1:29		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
1:27		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
1:14		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-70
1:14		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:14		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
0:56		Chad Venning misses three point jump shot
0:55		Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
0:55		Marcus Hill personal foul (Roger McFarlane draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-70
0:55	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-70
0:28		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
0:26		Chad Venning defensive rebound
0:19		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-70
0:19	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
0:00		End of period

+ 1

Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2