Burns scores 19 to lead North Carolina State to 81-70 victory over Boston College
AP
Feb 24, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) D.J. Burns Jr. scored 19 points, Jayden Taylor added 15 and North Carolina State defeated Boston College Eagles 81-70 on Saturday.
DJ Horne and Casey Morsell scored 13 points apiece for the Wolfpack (17-10, 9-7 ACC), who had only two more field goals than Boston College but made 21 of 24 free throws and outscored the Eagles 18-6 off 16 turnovers. They swept the season series, having defeated the Eagles 84-78 on Dec. 2.
Mason Madsen scored 21 points, Prince Aligbe 12 and Donald Hand Jr. 11 for Boston College (15-12, 6-10). Leading scorer and rebounder Quinten Post finished with just six points along with nine rebounds before fouling out in the final seconds.
N.C. State led throughout and maintained a double-figures lead throughout the second half, extending a 12-point halftime edge to 19 with an early 9-0 run kicked off with a Morsell 3-pointer. When B.C.'s Devin McGlockton was ejected for a flagrant-two foul with 11 minutes left after denying a dunk by Ben Middlebrooks, the latter's two free throws made it a 20-point lead.
N.C. State scored the last five points of the half, taking a 38-26 lead behind double-figures efforts by Horne, Burns and Taylor.
The Wolfpack honored their 1974 national championship team with 13 players from that 30-1 team present for a halftime ceremony.
N.C. State plays at Florida State on Tuesday. Boston College is host to Virginia on Wednesday.
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1st Half
BC
Eagles
26
NCST
Wolfpack
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Eagles gains possession)
19:43
Mohamed Diarra blocks Quinten Post's two point layup
19:41
DJ Horne defensive rebound
19:27
+2
DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup
0-2
19:06
Quinten Post turnover (bad pass)
18:50
+2
DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot
0-4
18:25
Devin McGlockton turnover (lost ball)
18:05
Quinten Post blocks DJ Burns Jr.'s two point layup
18:03
DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound
18:01
Devin McGlockton blocks Michael O'Connell's two point layup
17:59
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
17:32
Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:30
DJ Horne defensive rebound
17:26
+2
DJ Horne makes two point layup
0-6
17:10
Quinten Post offensive foul
17:10
Quinten Post turnover (offensive foul)
17:04
Casey Morsell offensive foul
17:04
Casey Morsell turnover (offensive foul)
16:49
Devin McGlockton misses two point layup
16:47
Quinten Post offensive rebound
16:39
+2
Quinten Post makes two point layup
2-6
16:27
DJ Horne turnover (Quinten Post steals)
16:08
Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot
16:06
Quinten Post offensive rebound
16:06
Quinten Post misses two point layup
16:04
Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
15:55
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
15:53
Mason Madsen defensive rebound
15:41
Jaeden Zackery turnover (Casey Morsell steals)
15:34
Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
15:32
Mason Madsen defensive rebound
15:26
Devin McGlockton offensive foul
15:26
Devin McGlockton turnover (offensive foul)
15:26
TV timeout
15:16
DJ Horne turnover (Jaeden Zackery steals)
15:10
+2
Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup
4-6
14:49
DJ Burns Jr. turnover (Mason Madsen steals)
14:42
Mason Madsen turnover
14:25
DJ Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:23
Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
14:11
+2
DJ Burns Jr. makes two point layup
4-8
13:35
Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:33
Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
13:11
Armani Mighty shooting foul (DJ Burns Jr. draws the foul)
13:10
+1
DJ Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-9
13:10
+1
DJ Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-10
12:54
Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
12:51
Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:49
Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
12:35
Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
12:33
Quinten Post defensive rebound
12:08
Quinten Post misses two point jump shot
12:06
Breon Pass defensive rebound
11:54
Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot
11:52
Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
11:45
Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball)
11:45
TV timeout
11:37
Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
11:35
Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
11:28
+2
Mason Madsen makes two point layup (Prince Aligbe assists)
6-10
11:11
+3
Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)
6-13
10:47
Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass)
10:36
+2
DJ Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)
6-15
10:12
Prince Aligbe misses two point jump shot
10:10
Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
9:58
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns Jr. assists)
6-18
9:53
Eagles 30 second timeout
9:46
+2
Mason Madsen makes two point layup (Quinten Post assists)
8-18
9:30
Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
9:28
DJ Burns Jr. offensive rebound
9:20
DJ Burns Jr. misses two point layup
9:18
Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
9:12
Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup
9:10
Quinten Post defensive rebound
8:57
+3
Prince Aligbe makes three point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)
11-18
8:27
Quinten Post personal foul (DJ Burns Jr. draws the foul)
8:20
DJ Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Prince Aligbe steals)
8:14
Jaeden Zackery misses two point layup
8:12
Eagles offensive rebound
8:03
Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot
8:01
DJ Horne defensive rebound
7:52
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
7:50
Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
7:44
+3
Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)
11-21
7:32
Casey Morsell personal foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)