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Horne, Burns double down to carry North Carolina State past UT Martin 81-67

AP
Dec 13, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) DJ Horne scored 22 points making six 3-pointers and DJ Burns Jr. and Dennis Parker Jr. each recorded double-doubles and North Carolina State beat UT Martin 81-67 in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

Parker scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Burns filled the stat line with 10 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and four assists with just a single turnover and two fouls. Jayden Taylor added 13 points for North Carolina State (7-2), which has won all five games at home this season.

Jacob Crews and Jordan Sears each scored 20 points for the Skyhawks and KK Curry scored 14.

The Wolfpack led 46-35 at halftime before UT Martin got within 51-46 with two foul shots by David Kamwanga with 14:33 remaining, but they never got closer. Ben Middlebrooks made two foul shots five minutes later to extend North Carolina State's lead to 63-52. Taylor followed with a layup after Sears' turnover and North Carolina State led by double digits the rest of the way. Parker sank a 3 and followed with a jumper to make it 76-54 with 5:42 remaining.

Crews' jumper with 10:49 before halftime gave UT Martin it's last lead at 22-21. MJ Rice put the Wolfpack up by two with a 3 nine seconds later, and the basket was part of a 10-0 run in which the Skyhawks didn't score for more than four minutes.

NC State faces his biggest test yet when it hosts 12th-ranked Tennessee on Saturday.

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1st Half
UTM
Skyhawks
35
NCST
Wolfpack
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Skyhawks gains possession)
19:49	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	2-0
19:29		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:27		KK Curry defensive rebound
19:20		KK Curry misses two point layup
19:18		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	2-2
18:32	+3	Justus Jackson makes three point jump shot (KK Curry assists)	5-2
18:13	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point jump shot	5-4
17:52	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	8-4
17:19		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
17:17		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
17:13		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
17:11		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
16:58		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
16:56		David Kamwanga offensive rebound
16:55		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
16:42		KK Curry turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
16:34	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Casey Morsell assists)	8-6
16:03		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Jordan Sears's two point layup
16:01		Skyhawks offensive rebound
16:01		Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:59		Skyhawks offensive rebound
15:59		Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
15:59		TV timeout
15:38	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	8-9
15:17		Jordan Sears turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
15:09		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
15:07		KK Curry defensive rebound
14:46	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (KK Curry assists)	11-9
14:30	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	11-11
14:15	+2	KK Curry makes two point dunk (Justus Jackson assists)	13-11
13:57	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	13-14
13:28	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Mendoza assists)	16-14
13:14		Jacob Crews blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
13:12		MJ Rice offensive rebound
13:07	+2	MJ Rice makes two point layup	16-16
13:00		Skyhawks turnover (out of bounds)
12:45		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
12:43		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
12:43		Sebastian Mendoza personal foul
12:36		Christian Fussell blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
12:34		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
12:29	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot	19-16
12:29		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jacob Crews draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-16
12:06		MJ Rice turnover (traveling)
11:48		Jordan Sears turnover (traveling)
11:48		TV timeout
11:32	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	20-19
11:20		Sebastian Mendoza misses three point jump shot
11:18		Wolfpack defensive rebound
11:05	+2	MJ Rice makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	20-21
10:50	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point jump shot	22-21
10:39	+3	MJ Rice makes three point jump shot	22-24
10:24		Jacob Crews turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
10:18		Jayden Taylor offensive foul
10:18		Jayden Taylor turnover (offensive foul)
10:06		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
10:04		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
9:55		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (David Kamwanga steals)
9:46		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
9:44		DJ Horne defensive rebound
9:38		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Mendoza steals)
9:29		David Kamwanga misses two point jump shot
9:27		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
9:16	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	22-26
9:03		Michael O'Connell personal foul
8:52		Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:50		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
8:44		MJ Rice turnover (traveling)
8:28		Christian Fussell misses two point jump shot
8:26		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
8:17		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
8:15		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
8:12		Sebastian Mendoza blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point layup
8:10		Wolfpack offensive rebound
8:08		Christian Fussell personal foul
7:57		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:55		Jalen Myers defensive rebound
7:39		Jalen Myers turnover (bad pass) (Casey Morsell steals)
7:35	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	22-28
7:35		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
7:35		TV timeout
7:18		Sebastian Mendoza turnover (traveling)
7:07	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	22-31
6:55		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
6:53		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
6:49		Casey Morsell turnover
6:25	+2	KK Curry makes two point dunk (Jacob Crews assists)	24-31
5:59	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	24-33
5:45		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
5:30	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot	24-35
5:02		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
5:00		DJ Horne defensive rebound
4:43		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:41		Sebastian Mendoza defensive rebound
4:29	+3	KK Curry makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	27-35
4:27		KK Curry technical foul
4:27	+1	DJ Horne makes technical free throw 1 of 2	27-36
4:27	+1	DJ Horne makes technical free throw 2 of 2	27-37
4:16		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
4:14		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
4:10		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup
4:08		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
4:05	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup	27-39
4:01		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks KK Curry's two point layup
3:59		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
3:54		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
3:52		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point layup (Jordan Sears assists)	29-39
3:36		David Kamwanga personal foul
3:36		TV timeout
3:26		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass)
3:07		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks David Kamwanga's two point layup
3:05		David Kamwanga offensive rebound
3:00	+2	David Kamwanga makes two point layup	31-39
2:50		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:48		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
2:18	+2	David Kamwanga makes two point layup (KK Curry assists)	33-39
2:01	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	33-41
1:40		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
1:38		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
1:29		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
1:27		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
1:24	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	33-43
1:15		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
1:13		KK Curry offensive rebound
1:10	+2	KK Curry makes two point layup	35-43
1:03	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	35-46
0:34		Koby Jeffries turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
0:29		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:07		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:05		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
0:04		Casey Morsell personal foul
0:02		KK Curry misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jordan Sears offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTM
Skyhawks
32
NCST
Wolfpack
35

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point jump shot	37-46
19:31		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:29		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
19:05		Casey Morsell shooting foul (KK Curry draws the foul)
19:05		KK Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:05		KK Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:05		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
18:48		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:46		KK Curry defensive rebound
18:42		KK Curry misses two point layup
18:40		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
18:38		Jordan Sears personal foul
18:34		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:32		Skyhawks defensive rebound
18:13		David Kamwanga personal foul
17:59	+3	Dennis Parker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	37-49
17:44	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	40-49
17:37		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
17:35		KK Curry defensive rebound
17:28		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
17:26		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
17:14		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
17:12		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
17:12		Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul
16:56	+2	Justus Jackson makes two point layup	42-49
16:41	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	42-51
16:16	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	44-51
15:49		MJ Rice misses three point jump shot
15:47		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
15:46		TV timeout
15:41		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
15:39		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
15:28		Christian Fussell shooting foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul)
15:28		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:28		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:28		KK Curry defensive rebound
15:13		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
15:11		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
14:57		Christian Fussell shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
14:57		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:57		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:57		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
14:30		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (David Kamwanga draws the foul)
14:30	+1	David Kamwanga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-51
14:30	+1	David Kamwanga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
14:08		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
14:06		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
13:44		KK Curry misses two point layup
13:42		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
13:37		Jacob Crews shooting foul (MJ Rice draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-52
13:37	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-53
13:36		Jacob Crews turnover (Jayden Taylor steals)
13:33		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
13:31		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
13:30		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
13:25	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	46-55
13:00		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (KK Curry draws the foul)
13:00	+1	KK Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-55
13:00		KK Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:00		Jordan Sears offensive rebound
12:44	+2	David Kamwanga makes two point layup (Jacob Crews assists)	49-55
12:28	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	49-58
12:11		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Jacob Crews draws the foul)
12:11		Jacob Crews misses regular free throw 1 of 3
12:11		Jacob Crews misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:11	+1	Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 3 of 3	50-58
12:05	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot	50-61
11:45		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
11:43		DJ Horne defensive rebound
11:40		Jordan Sears personal foul
11:40		TV timeout
11:20		MJ Rice misses two point layup
11:18		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	52-61
10:50		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
10:48		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
10:34		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
10:32		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
10:27		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Sears steals)
10:05		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
10:03		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
10:02		David Kamwanga personal foul
10:02	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
10:02	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-63
9:44		Jordan Sears turnover (traveling)
9:21	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	52-65
9:11		Desmond Williams misses three point jump shot
9:09		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
9:03		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
9:01		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
8:57		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:55		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
8:51		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
8:49		Skyhawks defensive rebound
8:22		Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:20		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
8:12		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (traveling)
7:55	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point jump shot	54-65
7:54		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
7:54		TV timeout
7:31		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
7:29		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
7:27		TV timeout
7:21	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot	54-68
6:53		Desmond Williams misses three point jump shot
6:51		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
6:51		Jacob Crews turnover (out of bounds)
6:36	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot	54-71
6:24		Justus Jackson misses three point jump shot
6:22		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
6:08	+3	Dennis Parker Jr. makes three point jump shot (LJ Thomas assists)	54-74
6:04		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
5:52		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
5:50		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
5:44	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	54-76
5:23		Desmond Williams misses three point jump shot
5:21		David Kamwanga offensive rebound
5:20		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks David Kamwanga's two point layup
5:18		Skyhawks offensive rebound
5:06		Desmond Williams misses two point layup
5:04		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
4:58		D.J. Burns Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:56		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
4:48		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Jacob Crews draws the foul)
4:48		Jacob Crews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:48	+1	Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-76
4:26		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:24		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	57-76
3:57	+2	LJ Thomas makes two point layup	57-78
3:34		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks David Kamwanga's two point layup
3:32		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
3:24		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:22		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
3:05	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	60-78
2:40	+3	LJ Thomas makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	60-81
2:38		Skyhawks 60 second timeout
2:38		TV timeout
2:26		KK Curry misses two point layup
2:24		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
2:19		Jacob Crews misses two point layup
2:17		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
2:14		LJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:12		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
2:06		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
2:04		KK Curry offensive rebound
2:02	+2	KK Curry makes two point layup	62-81
1:44		LJ Thomas misses two point jump shot
1:42		Christian Fussell defensive rebound
1:35		MJ Rice shooting foul (KK Curry draws the foul)
1:35	+1	KK Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-81
1:35	+1	KK Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-81
1:17		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:15		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
1:07	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	67-81
0:52		Ernest Ross misses three point jump shot
0:50		KK Curry defensive rebound
0:29		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
0:27		Breon Pass defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Breon Pass defensive rebound