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Horne scores season-best 26 points to lead N.C. State to 83-66 victory over winless Detroit Mercy
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) DJ Horne made six 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 26 points, and North Carolina State beat winless Detroit Mercy 83-66 on Saturday.
Horne was 9 of 15 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds to go with a career-best six assists. Ben Middlebrooks added 11 points, and DJ Burns Jr. and Dennis Parker Jr. each scored 10 points for N.C. State (9-3), which has won five of its last six games.
The Wolfpack shot 50% (32 of 64) from the floor and scored 21 points from 16 Detroit Mercy turnovers.
Donovann Toatley scored 21 points and Marcus Tankersley added 20 for Detroit Mercy (0-13). Edoardo Del Cadia chipped in 10 points.
N.C. State took the lead for good five minutes into the game and built a 43-36 halftime advantage. Horne, who entered averaging 17.4 points in his last five games, made four 3s and scored 20 points in the first half against the Titans.
Burns scored the first four points of the second half, Casey Morsell added a 3-pointer, and Parker capped the 9-0 surge with a dunk to stretch the Wolfpack's lead to 52-36. Horne's 3-pointer made it 76-52 with 5:55 to play.
Detroit Mercy plays at IUPUI on Friday. N.C. State plays next at Notre Dame in its return to ACC play on Jan. 3.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia vs. Dennis Parker Jr. (Titans gains possession) | Â |
| 19:38 |  | +2 | Marcus Tankersley makes two point floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:07 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:54 | | Â | Mak Manciel misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Mak Manciel offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:48 | | +2 | Mak Manciel makes two point jump shot | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot (DJ Horne assists) | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Kyle LeGreair draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:16 | | +1 | Kyle LeGreair makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | | +1 | Kyle LeGreair makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-2 |
| 18:05 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:03 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:48 | | +3 | Marcus Tankersley makes three point pullup jump shot (Edoardo Del Cadia assists) | 9-2 |
| 17:46 | | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â |
| 17:39 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 9-5 |
| 17:19 | | Â | Jamail Pink turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:02 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Kam Woods offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:51 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 9-7 |
| 16:39 | | Â | Michael O'Connell personal foul (Mak Manciel draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Edoardo Del Cadia draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:30 | | +1 | Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-7 |
| 16:30 | | +1 | Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-7 |
| 16:17 | | Â | Michael Oaks blocks MJ Rice's two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:15 | | Â | Michael Oaks defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | MJ Rice shooting foul (Marcus Tankersley draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Marcus Tankersley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 16:05 | | +1 | Marcus Tankersley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-7 |
| 15:58 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point dunk (Michael O'Connell assists) | 12-9 |
| 15:24 | | Â | Mak Manciel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | DJ Horne defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:05 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 12-12 |
| 14:43 | | Â | Marcus Tankersley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:41 | | Â | DJ Horne defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:36 | | +2 | MJ Rice makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 12-14 |
| 14:18 | | Â | Michael Oaks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:16 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:16 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:01 | | +2 | MJ Rice makes two point dunk (Ben Middlebrooks assists) | 12-16 |
| 13:44 | | Â | Marcus Tankersley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:42 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (Kam Woods steals) | Â |
| 13:22 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 12-18 |
| 13:06 | | +2 | Donovann Toutley makes two point jump shot | 14-18 |
| 12:53 | | Â | MJ Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Jamail Pink defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Donovann Toutley misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Kam Woods defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Donovann Toutley personal foul (Kam Woods draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:17 | | Â | Kyle LeGreair personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:10 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 14-20 |
| 11:57 | | Â | Donovann Toutley misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | DJ Horne defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:48 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 14-23 |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Edoardo Del Cadia makes two point layup (Donovann Toutley assists) | 16-23 |
| 11:06 | | Â | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (D.J. Burns Jr. steals) | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:47 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Marcus Tankersley makes two point driving layup | 18-23 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point driving floating jump shot | 18-25 |
| 9:51 | | Â | Titans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Marcus Tankersley makes two point driving reverse layup | 20-25 |
| 9:15 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Kyle LeGreair defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Donovann Toutley makes two point layup | 22-25 |
| 9:07 | | Â | Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Donovann Toutley draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:07 | | +1 | Donovann Toutley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-25 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot | 23-27 |
| 8:35 | | Â | Mak Manciel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:17 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 23-30 |
| 7:59 | | Â | Marcus Tankersley turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals) | Â |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 23-32 |
| 7:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | Donovann Toutley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Donovann Toutley shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Tyree Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Tyree Davis makes two point layup (Kyle LeGreair assists) | 25-32 |
| 6:24 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:22 | | Â | Tyree Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Tyree Davis turnover (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point running layup | 25-34 |
| 5:48 | | +2 | Jamail Pink makes two point jump shot | 27-34 |
| 5:30 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:28 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point putback layup | 27-36 |
| 5:08 | | Â | Jump ball. Marcus Tankersley vs. Jayden Taylor (Jayden Taylor gains possession) | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Marcus Tankersley turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â |
| 4:46 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:44 | | Â | Kyle LeGreair defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Marcus Tankersley draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:38 | | +1 | Marcus Tankersley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-36 |
| 4:38 | | +1 | Marcus Tankersley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-36 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup (MJ Rice assists) | 29-38 |
| 4:23 | | Â | Kyle LeGreair shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Edoardo Del Cadia draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:14 | | +1 | Edoardo Del Cadia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-38 |
| 4:14 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | MJ Rice defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Donovann Toutley defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:57 | | +2 | Donovann Toutley makes two point driving layup | 32-38 |
| 3:43 | | Â | Kam Woods misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | Mak Manciel defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Jamail Pink misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:13 | | +2 | Abdullah Olajuwon makes two point layup | 34-38 |
| 2:50 | | Â | Donovann Toutley personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:46 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (Edoardo Del Cadia steals) | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Jamail Pink misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:27 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Donovann Toutley defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 1:56 | | Â | DJ Horne turnover (Edoardo Del Cadia steals) | Â |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Edoardo Del Cadia makes two point running layup | 36-38 |
| 1:29 | | Â | Edoardo Del Cadia personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup | 36-40 |
| 1:08 | | Â | Abdullah Olajuwon turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â |
| 0:54 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Tankersley steals) | Â |
| 0:36 | | Â | Donovann Toutley turnover (Michael O'Connell steals) | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Tyree Davis shooting foul (MJ Rice draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Tyree Davis technical foul | Â |
| 0:32 | | +1 | DJ Horne makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 36-41 |
| 0:32 | | +1 | DJ Horne makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 36-42 |
| 0:32 | | Â | MJ Rice misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:32 | | +1 | MJ Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-43 |
| 0:05 | | Â | Abdullah Olajuwon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |