National Basketball Association
NC State 88, UMKC 69
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 9, 2017
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials:
# Tim Nestor, # Dwayne Gladden, # Jeff Pon
Attendance:
5500
By The Sports Xchange
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Torin Dorn's 22 points and 17 rebounds carried North Carolina State to an 88-69 victory against Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum.
Dorn produced a double-double for the second game in a row as the Wolfpack (8-2) improved their winning streak to three games. He was 9-for-14 from the field.
Markell Johnson, a sophomore guard, poured in a career-high 17 points, Braxton Beverly supplied 12 points and Allerik Freeman had 10 points for N.C. State.
Aleer Leek's 15 points paced the Kangaroos, who shot 5-for-27 on 3-pointers.
Xavier Bishop and Marco Smith both had 12 points for Missouri-Kansas City (3-8), which was 8-for-16 on free throws.
Aided by a 16-0 run during which Missouri-Kansas City missed 11 consecutive shots, the Wolfpack held a 47-24 halftime lead. The Kangaroos scored only two points in the final six minutes before the break.
Missouri-Kansas City was within 12 at 70-58 with six minutes to play. Five different N.C. State players helped account for the next 10 points as the Wolfpack fended off the challenge.
N.C. State, which hadn't played in a week, had forward Abdul-Malik Abu back in a reserve role after he missed the past two games because of lingering issues with a knee injury. He scored six points in abbreviated playing time.
It was the first-ever meeting between the teams. The game was played at N.C. State's on-campus gym, where the Wolfpack play an annual Heritage Game in their former long-time home facility.
Top Game Performances
UMKC |
|
NC State |
Aleer Leek 15 |
Scoring |
Torin Dorn 22 |
Xavier Bishop 2 |
Assists |
Braxton Beverly 7 |
Marvin Nesbitt Jr. 5 |
Rebounds |
Torin Dorn 17 |
Brandon McKissic 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Allerik Freeman 4 |
Marco Smith 3 |
Steals |
Markell Johnson 4 |
Aleer Leek 3 |
Blocks |
Lennard Freeman 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UMKC
|
69 |
41.2 |
5-27 |
8-16 |
11 |
32 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
NC State
|
88 |
48.5 |
7-24 |
15-22 |
16 |
48 |
4 |
8 |
15 |