NC State men's basketball coasts past Colgate
NC State cruised through its first three non-conference games of the 2024-25 season, but its latest test will be Patriot League favorite Colgate on Monday night at Lenovo Center.
The Raiders have made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three seasons by winning their conference tournament and are projected to do the same this season. NC State has yet to face a team with postseason experience from a year ago through its first three contests of the young season.
The game will be available on ACC Network as Wes Durham and Cory Alexander have the call from Raleigh. Refresh this page for live updates from NC State’s fourth game of the season. You can also join the conversation on The Wolfpacker’s game thread.
NC State wins
11/18/2024 07:49:12 PMFinal. NC State 72, Colgate 49.
The Wolfpack led by as many as 30, but it did enough to hold on for a commanding win over the Raiders.
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Colgate goes on a run
11/18/2024 07:41:34 PMColgate is on a 7-0 run over the last 2:35 to cut into NC State’s lead.
Ben Middlebrooks just had a nice block to send this one to a break.
NC State 68, Colgate 47. 2H 2:34.
NC State starts to cool off
11/18/2024 07:29:57 PMNC State hasn’t scored in the last 3:07, but that hasn’t seemed to matter too much at the moment.
NC State is 0-for-5 from deep in the second half.
NC State 63, Colgate 38. 2H 7:18.
Wolfpack maintains its lead
11/18/2024 07:20:39 PMNC State has held its distance from Colgate, even though it has yet to hit a three in the second half (0-4).
Marcus Hill is up to 15 points, while Dontrez Styles has a game-best eight rebounds.
NC State 56, Colgate 33. 2H 11:39.
Up and down start to second half
11/18/2024 07:10:17 PMIt was not exactly a great start for either team to open the second half — a combined 4-of-13 between the two squads.
Marcus Hill has 13 and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has 10 points to lead the Pack’s offense.
NC State 48, Colgate 28. 2H 16:00.
It’s all Wolfpack at halftime
11/18/2024 06:43:20 PMThat was quite a 16-minute stretch to close the half for the Wolfpack after its worst 4-minute period to open a game this season.
The Pack shot 48% from the floor, while the Raiders were limited to a 34% clip in the same stretch. NC State hit three triples, while Colgate was just 2-for-12 from distance.
NC State 40, Colgate 22. Halftime.
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Three-pointers are falling?!?
11/18/2024 06:37:05 PMNC State was 0-for-8 from deep in last week’s win over Coastal Carolina, but it’s already hit a trio of them in the early going.
NC State is shooting at a 53.8% clip, while Colgate has missed open shots and is at 26.1%.
NC State 34, Colgate 13. 1H 3:33.
NC State defended well on its run
11/18/2024 06:25:21 PMThe Wolfpack’s 17-0 run was propelled by rebounding well against the Raiders’ misses. NC State held Colgate without a point for 7:10 as it opened up a 13-point lead.
NC State is outrebounding Colgate 14-9, including three offensive rebounds that led to 5 second-chance points.
NC State 19, Colgate 10. 1H 7:56.
Time to run
11/18/2024 06:18:00 PMHello, NC State. The Pack is on a 17-0 run after a sloppy start to take control of this one early. NC State’s offense has more rhythm as it has been able to get downhill in transition with ease.
NC State has forced four turnovers during its scoring outburst. Marcus Hill has a team-best 7 points for the Wolfpack.
NC State 19, Colgate 6. 1H 11:35.
Ugly start for NC State
11/18/2024 06:08:05 PMThis is a sloppy start for the Wolfpack. NC State is 1-for-5 from the field with three turnovers to open the game.
Marcus Hill is the only Pack player to get the ball to drop so far. Colgate is 3-for-6 from the floor with a pair of assists.
Colgate 6, NC State 2. 1H 15:58.
Starting lineups
11/18/2024 05:46:28 PMNC State’s:
G Michael O’Connell
G Marcus Hill
G Jayden Taylor
G/F Dontrez Styles
F Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
Colgate:
G Brady Cummins
G Jalen Cox
G Nicolas Louis-Jaques
G Parker Jones
C Jeff Woodward
NC State availability update
11/18/2024 05:17:59 PMNC State freshman guard Trey Parker has a brace on his left wrist and it doesn’t appear like he is set to play tonight. Junior forward Ismael Diouf is in sweats during initial warmups as well.
Parker took a hard fall after a dunk in last Wednesday’s win over Coastal Carolina. He appeared to be in good spirits, despite likely being unavailable for the first time in his young NC State career.
TheWolfpacker.com is in the building
11/18/2024 05:16:45 PMHow to watch or listen
11/18/2024 05:15:55 PM– Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET
– TV: ACC Network
– Streaming: ESPN+
– Radio broadcast with Matt Chazanow and Tony Haynes is on the Wolfpack Sports Network
