NC State Routes Maryland Eastern Shore
For the second game in the same week NC State routed their opponent.
This time Maryland Eastern Shore.
The NC State men's basketball team rolled past Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday afternoon, defeating the Hawks, 95-49, inside PNC Arena. The Wolfpack (2-0) led wire-to-wire on the way to picking up its second win of the season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
Torin Dorn posted a double-double, the 10th of his career, with a game-best 22 points and 10 rebounds as he led the Pack in scoring for the second outing in a row. DJ Funderburk and Jericole Hellems joined him in double figures, each tallying 13 points, and Braxton Beverly scored 12 points in his return to the court. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
In another solid defensive performance, NC State held its opponent under 50 points for the first time since 2015 when the Pack beat South Florida, 65-46 (12/13/15). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
After holding Mount St. Mary's to 32.8 percent shooting on Tuesday, the Pack was even stingier on Saturday limiting the Hawks to 31.5 percent shooting. The two opponent field goal percentages are both lower than the Pack held any team to last season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
The Pack forced the Hawks into 15 turnovers, and The Shore connected on just 17 field goals. NC State turned the Hawks' 15 turnovers into 23 points and scored 16 of its points on fast breaks. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
After the Wolfpack missed its first five attempts of the game, Dorn laid one in at the 17:09 mark of the first half for the Wolfpack's first made field goal of the game. NC State went on to hit its next seven shots on the way to building up a 21-4 lead midway through the first half. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
The Pack led 51-15 at the halftime break, with Maryland Eastern Shore's 15 first-half points being the fewest allowed in a single half in the Kevin Keatts era. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
Hellems and Funderburk led the team in scoring in the second half as each scored eight of their 13 in the final 20 minutes of action. Funderburk put together another perfect shooting performance as he shot 5-for-5 on the outing to improve to 9-for-9 from the field on the season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/10/mens-basketball-wolfpack-breezes-past-hawks-95-49.aspx
NC State returns to action on Tuesday when they host UNC Ashville.
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from PNC Arena. The game will be televised on ACC Network Extra. “according to https://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball