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Taylor scores 22 points in N.C. State's 84-64 win over Abilene Christian

AP
Nov 10, 2023

RALIEGH, N.C. (AP) Jayden Taylor scored 22 points and North Carolina State defeated Abilene Christian 84-64 on Friday night.

Taylor, a Butler transfer, was 5-of-12 shooting with three 3-pointers and made all nine of his free throws. He and Casey Morsell had 3-pointers in an 11-0 run that put the Wolfpack up by 29 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining.

Morsell scored 16 points, Arizona State grad transfer DJ Horne added 15 and DJ Burns Jr. 12 for N.C. State (2-0). Missouri transfer Mohamed Diarra just missed his second straight double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds. The Wolfpack shot 46% and made 20 of 24 free throws.

Immanuel Allen, with 11 points, was the only double-figures scorer for the Wildcats (1-1), who opened their season with a 64-59 win over Oklahoma State on Monday.

N.C. State shot 50% in the first half in taking a 47-29 lead with Morsell and Burns scoring 10 points each. Though the Wolfpack made just 1 of 9 from 3-point range in the half they hit 14 of 15 free throws. A 10-0 run resulted in an 18-point lead with six minutes left in the half and the Knights maintained the double-digit lead thereafter.

N.C. State is host to Charleston Southern next Friday. Abilene Christian is host to Prairie View on Tuesday.

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1st Half
ABIL
Wildcats
29
NCST
Wolfpack
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cameron Steele vs. Mohamed Diarra (Wolfpack gains possession)
19:44	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	0-2
19:19	+3	Cameron Steele makes three point jump shot (Kavion McClain assists)	3-2
18:59	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	3-4
18:40		Airion Simmons misses three point jump shot
18:38		DJ Horne defensive rebound
18:35		Airion Simmons shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
18:35	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
18:35	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-6
18:31		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Kavion McClain draws the foul)
18:31	+1	Kavion McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-6
18:31	+1	Kavion McClain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-6
18:15		Hunter Jack Madden shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
18:15	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-7
18:15	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
17:54		Ali Abdou Dibba turnover (lost ball)
17:32	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	5-10
17:15		Aidan Igiehon turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
17:08		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
17:06		Kavion McClain defensive rebound
16:55	+3	Hunter Jack Madden makes three point jump shot (Cameron Steele assists)	8-10
16:28	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	8-12
16:28		Hunter Jack Madden shooting foul (DJ Horne draws the foul)
16:28	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-13
16:03		Cameron Steele misses two point jump shot
16:01		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
15:47		DJ Burns Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:45		Ali Abdou Dibba defensive rebound
15:39		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point layup
15:37		JV Seat offensive rebound
15:21		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point layup
15:19		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
15:15		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
15:13		Aidan Igiehon defensive rebound
15:12		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Aidan Igiehon draws the foul)
15:12		TV timeout
14:52		Airion Simmons misses two point jump shot
14:50		Aidan Igiehon offensive rebound
14:47		Aidan Igiehon misses two point jump shot
14:45		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
14:37	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	8-15
14:17	+3	Immanuel Allen makes three point jump shot (Airion Simmons assists)	11-15
14:03	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	11-17
13:43		Airion Simmons turnover (lost ball)
13:25		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
13:23		Immanuel Allen defensive rebound
13:08		Immanuel Allen misses three point jump shot
13:06		Wolfpack defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	11-19
12:50		JV Seat shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-20
12:36	+2	Kavion McClain makes two point jump shot (Leonardo Bettiol assists)	13-20
12:13	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	13-22
12:13		JV Seat personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
12:13	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-23
11:59		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Cameron Steele draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:50	+2	Immanuel Allen makes two point layup (Leonardo Bettiol assists)	15-23
11:32		Immanuel Allen shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
11:32	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-24
11:32	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-25
11:13	+2	Immanuel Allen makes two point jump shot	17-25
10:49	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	17-27
10:38		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point layup
10:36		Leonardo Bettiol offensive rebound
10:33	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup	19-27
10:22		Leonardo Bettiol blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
10:20		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
10:11		Leonardo Bettiol turnover (bad pass)
9:48		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
9:46		Wolfpack offensive rebound
9:42		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
9:40		Wolfpack offensive rebound
9:39		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
9:26		DJ Horne personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
9:10		Kavion McClain misses three point jump shot
9:08		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
9:08		Immanuel Allen personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
9:08	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-29
8:57		Kavion McClain turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals)
8:50		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
8:48		DJ Horne offensive rebound
8:46	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup	19-31
8:46		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:25		Aidan Igiehon misses three point jump shot
8:23		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
8:10	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-33
7:43		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Airion Simmons draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43		Airion Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:43		Airion Simmons misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:43		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
7:19	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-35
6:52		Immanuel Allen misses three point jump shot
6:50		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
6:40		Michael O'Connell turnover (lost ball)
6:22		Cameron Steele misses two point jump shot
6:20		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
6:10		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
6:08		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
6:08		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
6:06		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
6:06		Airion Simmons shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
6:06	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-36
6:06	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-37
5:45		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Immanuel Allen draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Immanuel Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-37
5:45	+1	Immanuel Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-37
5:31		Cameron Steele blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
5:29		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
5:25	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	21-39
5:12	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup	23-39
4:54		Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Nasir DeGruy steals)
4:41		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Leonardo Bettiol draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Leonardo Bettiol makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-39
4:41		Leonardo Bettiol misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:41		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
4:13	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	24-42
3:51		Yaniel Rivera turnover (traveling)
3:51		TV timeout
3:42		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
3:40		Yaniel Rivera defensive rebound
3:30		DJ Burns Jr. personal foul (Nasir DeGruy draws the foul)
3:30	+1	Nasir DeGruy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-42
3:30	+1	Nasir DeGruy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-42
3:10		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
3:08		Cameron Steele defensive rebound
3:02		DJ Horne shooting foul (Ali Abdou Dibba draws the foul)
3:02		Ali Abdou Dibba misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:02	+1	Ali Abdou Dibba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-42
2:54		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
2:52		DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound
2:39	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	27-44
2:22		Muodubem Muoneke misses two point jump shot
2:20		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	27-46
1:41		Muodubem Muoneke misses three point jump shot
1:39		Muodubem Muoneke offensive rebound
1:36		Muodubem Muoneke misses two point jump shot
1:34		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
1:34		Muodubem Muoneke personal foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-47
1:34		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:34		Aidan Igiehon defensive rebound
1:05		Aidan Igiehon misses two point jump shot
1:03		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
0:48		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
0:46		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
0:31		Aidan Igiehon misses two point jump shot
0:29		Airion Simmons offensive rebound
0:27		Airion Simmons misses two point jump shot
0:25		Aidan Igiehon offensive rebound
0:18		Jump ball. Aidan Igiehon vs. Dennis Parker Jr. (Wildcats gains possession)
0:18	+2	Airion Simmons makes two point layup	29-47
0:07		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:01		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ABIL
Wildcats
35
NCST
Wolfpack
37

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
19:45		Cameron Steele defensive rebound
19:30		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Ali Abdou Dibba draws the foul)
19:30	+1	Ali Abdou Dibba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-47
19:30		Ali Abdou Dibba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:30		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
19:09		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:07		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
18:50		Hunter Jack Madden turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
18:43		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
18:41		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
18:39		Airion Simmons personal foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
18:28		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point layup
18:26		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
18:21	+2	Cameron Steele makes two point jump shot (Kavion McClain assists)	32-47
18:01		Leonardo Bettiol personal foul (DJ Burns Jr. draws the foul)
17:53		Ali Abdou Dibba personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
17:37		Hunter Jack Madden shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
17:37	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-48
17:37	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-49
17:14		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point hook shot
17:12		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
17:07		DJ Horne turnover (lost ball) (Immanuel Allen steals)
16:57	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point layup	34-49
16:57		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Ali Abdou Dibba draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Ali Abdou Dibba makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-49
16:35		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
16:33		Leonardo Bettiol defensive rebound
16:14		Leonardo Bettiol turnover (traveling)
15:51		DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:49		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
15:47		Leonardo Bettiol personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:36		Leonardo Bettiol shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
15:36	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-50
15:36		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:36		JV Seat defensive rebound
15:17		Aidan Igiehon misses two point jump shot
15:15		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	35-52
14:40		Airion Simmons misses three point jump shot
14:38		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
14:30	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	35-55
14:20		Wildcats 60 second timeout
14:20		TV timeout
14:06	+2	Airion Simmons makes two point jump shot	37-55
13:50	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	37-58
13:25	+2	Airion Simmons makes two point layup	39-58
13:25		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Airion Simmons draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Airion Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-58
13:18		Jayden Taylor turnover (back court violation)
13:01		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (JV Seat draws the foul)
13:01		JV Seat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:01	+1	JV Seat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-58
12:50		Cameron Steele blocks Mohamed Diarra's two point layup
12:48		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
12:39	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	41-61
12:28		Kavion McClain misses three point jump shot
12:26		Kavion McClain offensive rebound
12:20	+3	Cameron Steele makes three point jump shot (Kavion McClain assists)	44-61
11:54	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup	44-63
11:54		Cameron Steele shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-64
11:51		Casey Morsell personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
11:49	+2	Ali Abdou Dibba makes two point layup (Airion Simmons assists)	46-64
11:26	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot	46-66
11:06		Airion Simmons turnover (bad pass)
10:47		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
10:45		Ali Abdou Dibba defensive rebound
10:27		Hunter Jack Madden misses three point jump shot
10:25		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:17		Ali Abdou Dibba misses two point jump shot
10:15		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
10:07		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
10:05		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
10:05		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
10:03		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
10:03		Airion Simmons shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
10:03		Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:03	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-67
9:53		Casey Morsell blocks Kavion McClain's two point layup
9:51		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
9:39	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	46-70
9:10		JV Seat misses two point jump shot
9:08		Wildcats offensive rebound
8:59		Cameron Steele turnover (bad pass) (Breon Pass steals)
8:53	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup	46-72
8:35		Cameron Steele misses two point jump shot
8:33		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
8:28	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	46-75
8:16		Breon Pass personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
8:16		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:16		TV timeout
8:05		Casey Morsell personal foul (Immanuel Allen draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Immanuel Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-75
8:05	+1	Immanuel Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-75
7:46		Leonardo Bettiol shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
7:46		Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:46	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-76
7:30		Muodubem Muoneke misses two point jump shot
7:28		DJ Burns Jr. defensive rebound
7:22		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) (Immanuel Allen steals)
7:15	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup (Nasir DeGruy assists)	50-76
6:52	+2	DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	50-78
6:31	+2	JV Seat makes two point layup	52-78
6:10	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup (DJ Burns Jr. assists)	52-80
5:56		Jayden Taylor blocks JV Seat's two point layup
5:54		JV Seat offensive rebound
5:34		JV Seat misses two point layup
5:34		JV Seat offensive rebound
5:34		JV Seat offensive foul (Wolfpack draws the foul)
5:34		JV Seat turnover (offensive foul)
5:34		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
5:32		Wolfpack offensive rebound
5:16		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
5:14		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
5:04		Mohamed Diarra turnover (lost ball) (Immanuel Allen steals)
4:55		Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Immanuel Allen's two point layup
4:53		Nasir DeGruy offensive rebound
4:41		Nasir DeGruy misses three point jump shot
4:39		Nasir DeGruy offensive rebound
4:37		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Aidan Igiehon draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Aidan Igiehon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-80
4:37	+1	Aidan Igiehon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-80
4:20	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup	54-82
4:05		JV Seat misses three point jump shot
4:03		Aidan Igiehon offensive rebound
3:55		Aidan Igiehon misses two point jump shot
3:53		Muodubem Muoneke offensive rebound
3:46	+2	Nasir DeGruy makes two point dunk	56-82
3:36	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup	56-84
3:18		TV timeout
3:12		Ernest Ross personal foul (JV Seat draws the foul)
3:12	+1	JV Seat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-84
3:12	+1	JV Seat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-84
3:03		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:01		Yaniel Rivera defensive rebound
2:37		JV Seat misses two point jump shot
2:35		Wolfpack defensive rebound
2:17		KJ Keatts turnover (lost ball)
1:49		Yaniel Rivera misses three point jump shot
1:47		Wolfpack defensive rebound
1:33		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
1:31		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
1:25		Nasir DeGruy misses two point layup
1:24		Ma'Shy Hill offensive rebound
1:24		KJ Keatts personal foul (Ma'Shy Hill draws the foul)
1:24		Ma'Shy Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24		Ma'Shy Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Alex Nunnally defensive rebound
1:15		Jordan Snell misses two point jump shot
1:13		Ernest Ross offensive rebound
1:08		Ernest Ross misses two point layup
1:06		Ma'Shy Hill defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Muodubem Muoneke makes two point layup	60-84
0:48		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
0:46		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
0:37	+3	Colby Tanner makes three point jump shot	63-84
0:37		Ernest Ross shooting foul (Colby Tanner draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Colby Tanner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-84
0:09		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
0:07		Muodubem Muoneke defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Muodubem Muoneke defensive rebound