National Basketball Association
N.C. State 99, Fairfield 78
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2016
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Les Jones, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
15564
By The Sports Xchange
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Terry Henderson's 25 points and Dennis Smith Jr.'s 17 points and nine assists along with a pair of big spurts carried North Carolina State to a 99-78 victory against visiting Fairfield on Sunday afternoon at PNC Arena.
A 19-0 run midway through the first half set the tone for the Wolfpack's fourth consecutive victory, all at home.
Abdul-Malik Abu added 14 points, while Omer Yurtseven and Torin Dorn each scored 12 points for N.C. State (9-2), which was within a point of reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in a dozen years.
Tyler Nelson scored 23 points and Jerry Johnson had 15 of his 17 points in the first half for Fairfield (5-4). Curtis Cobb added 14 points for the Stags.
Fairfield produced a 10-0 spurt late in the first half and went into the break trailing 48-39 at the break. It was the second game in a row that the Wolfpack racked up 48 first-half points.
The eight first-half 3-point baskets for N.C. State were the third-most in any game this season for the team. The Wolfpack finished 13-for-25 beyond the arc.
The Stags had a chance to cut the margin to three points early in the second half before N.C. State regained control.
Smith scored eight of N.C. State's first 10 points amid a second-half stretch that gave the Wolfpack an 83-65 lead during what became a 15-0 run.
Henderson bagged four 3-pointers in the first seven minutes of the contest. He had 13 points as the Wolfpack opened a 22-17 lead.
Fairfield went more than eight minutes without a field goal as N.C. State built a 38-21 advantage.
Top Game Performances
| Fairfield |
|
N.C. State |
|
Tyler Nelson 23 |
Scoring |
Terry Henderson 25 |
|
Curtis Cobb 4 |
Assists |
Dennis Smith Jr. 9 |
|
Jonathan Kasibabu 6 |
Rebounds |
Abdul-Malik Abu 9 |
|
Jerry Johnson Jr. 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Torin Dorn 6 |
|
Curtis Cobb 3 |
Steals |
Dennis Smith Jr. 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Darius Hicks 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Fairfield
|
78 |
36.8 |
11-42 |
17-17 |
16 |
27 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
| N.C. State
|
99 |
53.1 |
13-25 |
18-23 |
25 |
41 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
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