National Basketball Association
N.C. State 76, Hofstra 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 17, 2014
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Tim Nestor, # Mike Roberts, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
14634
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North Carolina State 76, Hofstra 64: Ralston Turner scored 24 points and hit five 3-pointers, and the host Wolfpack opened the game on a 19-5 run to down the Pride.
Turner shot 8-for-15 from the field and 5-for-9 from 3-point range for North Carolina State (2-0), which shot 37.3 percent from the field. Trevor Lacey added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Anthony Barber scored 15 points.
Hofstra (1-1) committed six turnovers in the first seven minutes while missing 13 of its first 15 shots from the field. Juan’ya Green led the Pride with 19 points and Dion Nesmith and Ameen Tanksley each added 13 points, but Hofstra could not draw any closer than eight points in the second half.
Lennard Freeman scored twice in the game’s first minute and a half and Lacey’s layup less than three minutes in gave the Wolfpack a 7-0 lead. Barber hit a jumper, Lacey nailed a 3-pointer, and two Barber layups in a 19-second span pushed the N.C. State advantage to 19-5 with 13:58 left in the opening half.
Freeman’s three-point play with 1:03 left before intermission gave the Wolfpack a 45-27 lead. The Pride, who trailed 45-29 at halftime, drew within 57-49 on Nesmith’s 3-pointer with 10:48 to play, but Turner hit two 3-pointers and scored eight of the Wolfpack’s next 10 points to extend the lead to 67-51 with 7:36 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Turner has made at least one 3-pointer in 20 consecutive games, the longest current streak among ACC players. … Freeman finished with nine points and 13 rebounds. … Hofstra G Brian Bernardi, who scored 22 points in the Pride’s season-opening victory over Jacksonville, finished with just three points.
Top Game Performances
Hofstra |
|
N.C. State |
Juan'ya Green 19 |
Scoring |
Ralston Turner 24 |
Juan'ya Green 4 |
Assists |
Anthony Barber 6 |
Rokas Gustys 12 |
Rebounds |
Lennard Freeman 13 |
Juan'ya Green 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Barber 5 |
Ameen Tanksley 2 |
Steals |
Lennard Freeman 2 |
Andre Walker 1 |
Blocks |
Beejay Anya 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Hofstra
|
64 |
30.9 |
9-28 |
13-21 |
9 |
44 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
N.C. State
|
76 |
37.3 |
6-20 |
20-31 |
12 |
48 |
7 |
5 |
10 |