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N.C. State holds off Virginia Tech's late rally, wins 73-69

AP
Jan 07, 2023

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Terquavion Smith scored 22 points, Jarkel Joiner added 21 and North Carolina State held back Virginia Tech's late rally for a 73-69 victory on Saturday night.

N.C. State (13-4, 3-3 ACC) has won five of its last six games, including a 24-point win over 16-ranked Duke on Wednesday.

A 10-2 surge got Virginia Tech within 67-64 with 47 seconds left, but N.C. State scored the next three points from the free-throw line to make it 70-64. Darius Maddox answered with a 3-pointer to get the Hokies back within three, and a pair of Sean Pedulla free throws cut the deficit to 71-69 with seven seconds left. Smith made two free throws to seal it.

Smith and Joiner were a combined 12 of 32 from the field and 16 of 20 from the line, and the pair made three of the Wolfpack's five from distance. Casey Morsell added 15 points and D.J. Burns Jr. had 10.

Pedulla scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Virginia Tech (11-5, 1-4). Maddox finished with 16 points, 13 in the second half, and Lynn Kidd added 14.

N.C. State opened on a 13-2 run, led 36-22 at the break and never trailed. Smith scored 13 points, and Joiner and Morsell combined for 15 in the first half. Kidd had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting while the rest of the Hokies were 5 of 18 before the break.

Virginia Tech plays at Syracuse on Wednesday. N.C. State hosts 12th-ranked Miami on Saturday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
36
VT
Hokies
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ebenezer Dowuona vs. Grant Basile (Wolfpack gains possession)
19:45	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	3-0
19:20		Grant Basile turnover (lost ball) (Terquavion Smith steals)
19:17	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup (Terquavion Smith assists)	5-0
18:37	+2	Michael Collins Jr. makes two point layup	5-2
18:18		Grant Basile personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
18:06	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	8-2
17:55		Sean Pedulla turnover (Terquavion Smith steals)
17:43		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (traveling)
17:23		Michael Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:21		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
17:16	+3	Terquavion Smith makes three point pullup jump shot	11-2
17:00		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball)
16:55	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup (Greg Gantt assists)	13-2
16:38		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
16:36		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
16:36		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
16:36		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:14	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Michael Collins Jr. assists)	13-4
15:44		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:42		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
15:34		Michael Collins Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:32		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
15:31	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	13-6
15:13		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
15:11		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
15:05		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
15:03		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
14:52	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point stepback jump shot	16-6
14:36		TV timeout
14:19	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)	16-8
14:00		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (traveling)
13:41		Darius Maddox misses two point pullup jump shot
13:39		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
13:35		Justyn Mutts blocks Terquavion Smith's three point stepback jump shot
13:33		Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	16-10
12:55		Lynn Kidd personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
12:38		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
12:36		LJ Thomas offensive rebound
12:34	+2	LJ Thomas makes two point layup	18-10
12:07		Jarkel Joiner shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
12:07	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-11
12:07	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-12
11:45		LJ Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
11:45		TV timeout
11:28		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
11:26		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
11:10		Greg Gantt misses three point jump shot
11:08		Grant Basile defensive rebound
10:48		John Camden misses three point jump shot
10:46		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
10:25		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
10:23		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
10:14	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point pullup jump shot	20-12
9:58		Jarkel Joiner shooting foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
9:58		Grant Basile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:58	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-13
9:38		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
9:36		Hokies defensive rebound
9:36		Jump ball. (Hokies gains possession)
9:21	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	20-15
9:00		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:58		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
8:48		Greg Gantt blocks Grant Basile's three point jump shot
8:46		Breon Pass defensive rebound
8:32	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	22-15
8:11		Lynn Kidd turnover (Terquavion Smith steals)
8:03		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
8:01		Wolfpack offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	24-15
7:29		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
7:27		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
7:11	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	26-15
7:05		Hokies 30 second timeout
7:05		TV timeout
6:50		Breon Pass personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
6:40		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
6:38		Breon Pass defensive rebound
6:31		Terquavion Smith misses two point driving layup
6:29		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
6:28		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
6:26		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
6:22	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	26-18
5:59		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
5:57		Grant Basile defensive rebound
5:40		Sean Pedulla misses two point pullup jump shot
5:38		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
5:30		Grant Basile shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
5:30		Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:30	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-18
5:21		Casey Morsell personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
5:12		Greg Gantt personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
5:12	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point pullup jump shot	27-20
4:35	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	29-20
4:10	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot (Michael Collins Jr. assists)	29-22
3:40	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	31-22
3:25		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
3:23		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
3:11		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Breon Pass draws the foul)
3:11		TV timeout
3:08		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
2:56		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
2:54		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
2:51		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
2:49		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
2:39		Justyn Mutts misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:37		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:25		LJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:23		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
2:00		Justyn Mutts turnover (Casey Morsell steals)
1:59		Darius Maddox personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
1:35		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:33		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
1:16	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point layup	33-22
1:05		Sean Pedulla misses two point driving layup
1:03		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
0:50		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
0:50		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
0:48		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass)
0:48	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point driving layup	35-22
0:48		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-22
0:22		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
0:20		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
0:02		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
37
VT
Hokies
47

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
19:37		Hokies defensive rebound
19:19		Greg Gantt shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
19:37	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 3	36-23
19:19	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 3	36-24
19:19	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 3 of 3	36-25
19:02		Greg Gantt turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
18:55		Casey Morsell blocks Grant Basile's two point layup
18:53		Michael Collins Jr. offensive rebound
18:51		Greg Gantt personal foul (Michael Collins Jr. draws the foul)
18:48		Jarkel Joiner personal foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
18:39	+2	Grant Basile makes two point hook shot	36-27
18:20		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
18:18		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
18:13		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass)
18:04		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Grant Basile's two point layup
18:02		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	36-29
17:52		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
17:52		TV timeout
17:36	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	38-29
17:13		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Greg Gantt steals)
17:08	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)	41-29
16:49		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
16:47		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
16:31		Darius Maddox blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
16:29		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
16:18		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
16:16		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
16:10	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	41-31
15:51	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	43-31
15:27	+2	Michael Collins Jr. makes two point dunk (Grant Basile assists)	43-33
15:02		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
15:00		Jarkel Joiner offensive rebound
14:57		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
14:55		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
14:50		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Greg Gantt steals)
14:46		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
14:46		TV timeout
14:46	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-33
14:46	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-33
14:33	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	45-35
14:13		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
14:01		Terquavion Smith personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
13:58		John Camden misses three point jump shot
13:56		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
13:44		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
13:44	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-36
13:44		Grant Basile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:44		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
13:29		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
13:29	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-36
13:29	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-36
13:12		Casey Morsell personal foul (John Camden draws the foul)
13:08		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
13:06		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
12:41		Grant Basile blocks Terquavion Smith's two point layup
12:39		Hokies defensive rebound
12:15		Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
12:13		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
12:01		Casey Morsell turnover (lost ball) (John Camden steals)
11:56		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-37
11:56	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-38
11:42	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot	49-38
11:33	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Justyn Mutts assists)	49-40
11:17		Lynn Kidd personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
11:11	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot	51-40
10:49	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	51-43
10:21		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
10:19		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
10:09		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
10:07		Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
10:00		Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
9:58		Jarkel Joiner offensive rebound
9:55		Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
9:53		John Camden defensive rebound
9:41		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-44
9:41	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-45
9:22		Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
9:18		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
9:16		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
9:12	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point dunk	51-47
8:57	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot	53-47
8:26		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-48
8:26		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:26		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
8:12		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
8:01	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	55-48
7:41		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass)
7:41		TV timeout
7:23		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot
7:21		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
7:20		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
7:20		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:20		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
7:04		Justyn Mutts blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point layup
7:02		Hokies defensive rebound
6:47	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	55-50
6:27		Greg Gantt misses three point jump shot
6:25		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
6:18		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
6:16		Greg Gantt defensive rebound
5:49		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
5:47		Grant Basile defensive rebound
5:24		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
5:22		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
5:06		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Greg Gantt draws the foul)
4:54	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	57-50
4:35	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	57-52
4:05		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
4:03		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
3:52		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-52
3:52	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-52
3:30	+2	Michael Collins Jr. makes two point jump shot	59-54
3:08		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-54
3:08		Jarkel Joiner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:08		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
2:40		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
2:38		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:11		Terquavion Smith misses two point jump shot
2:10		Terquavion Smith offensive rebound
2:09		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-54
2:10		Hokies 30 second timeout
2:10		Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:10		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
1:54		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
1:52		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
1:45		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-54
1:45	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-54
1:35		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Jarkel Joiner steals)
1:32		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
1:30		Greg Gantt offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot	65-54
1:03		Greg Gantt shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-55
1:03	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-56
0:58		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
0:56	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	65-59
0:55		Hokies 60 second timeout
0:52		Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
0:46	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Michael Collins Jr. assists)	65-62
0:46		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:38		Grant Basile personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-62
0:38	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-62
0:32	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	67-64
0:29		Grant Basile personal foul (Greg Gantt draws the foul)
0:29		Greg Gantt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29	+1	Greg Gantt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-64
0:25		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Terquavion Smith steals)
0:23		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-64
0:23	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-64
0:17	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	70-67
0:15		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:11		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
0:11		Jarkel Joiner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-67
0:07		Casey Morsell personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-68
0:07	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-69
0:06		John Camden personal foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-69
0:06	+1	Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-69
0:02		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound