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12/17 20:31 CST McNeil hits 11 3-pointers, scores career-high 47 to lead N.C.
State over Texas Southern 108-72
McNeil hits 11 3-pointers, scores career-high 47 to lead N.C. State over Texas
Southern 108-72
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) --- Paul McNeil Jr. hit a program-record 11 3-pointers and
had career highs with 47 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina State to
a 108-72 rout over Texas Southern on Wednesday night.
McNeil broke the record with his 10th 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining. McNeil
finished 12-of-18 shooting and 11 of 17 from distance, and he made all 12 of
his free-throw attempts. McNeil's previous career best was a 27-point,
five-rebound effort in a 110-64 win over UNC Greensboro on Nov. 12.
Jerry Deng made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for N.C. State
(8-4), which rebounded from a 77-76 overtime loss against No. 19 Kansas on
Saturday. Quadir Copeland had nine of the Wolfpacks' 21 assists.
N.C. State shot 51% (34 of 57) from the floor and hit 17 of its 40 shots from
long range.
Zaire Hayes scored 16 points to lead five in double-figure scoring for Texas
Southern (1-8). Troy Hupstead grabbed nine rebounds to go with 11 points.
McNeil made 7 of 9 from beyond the arc and had seven rebounds to help the
Wolfpack build a 51-28 halftime advantage.
It was N.C. State's annual Heritage Game at Reynolds Coliseum, its home from
1949-1999. The Wolfpack are 27-2 since the 1999-2000 season when playing at
Reynolds Coliseum.
Up next
N.C. State faces Mississippi on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Texas Southern hosts Abilene Christian on Monday.
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