Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks @ NC State Wolfpack
North Carolina State pulls away from Maryland-Eastern Shore 93-61 behind Taylor's 21 points
RALEIGH, N.C. -- — Jayden Taylor scored 21 points shooting 8 of 11 and DJ Burns Jr. scored 15 points shooting 7 of 9 and North Carolina State rolled to a 93-61 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday night.
Casey Morsell added 12 points for North Carolina State (6-2) and DJ Horne 10. Reserves MJ Rice and LJ Thomas scored 11 and 10 respectively for NC State, which shot 59.3% but just 55.6% from the foul line.
Troy Hupstead scored 22 points and Chace Davis and Devon Ellis each scored 12 for Maryland-Eastern Shore.
North Carolina State never trailed with the exception of a 53-second stretch early. Taylor tied it at 4-all, followed that with a 3-pointer then came up with a layup off a steal to make it 9-4. North Carolina State went on a 10-2 run from there to post its first double-digit lead of the night at 19-8 on Morsell's jump shot with 11:25 before halftime.
The Hawks drew within six points on two occasions, and after Hupstead made two foul shots with 1:38 left before halftime, trailed 32-25. Dennis Parker Jr. countered with a jump shot and Thomas made a 3, and the Wolfpack extended the margin to 37-25 at halftime. Tyler Mack's 3 got Maryland-Eastern Shore within 43-34 with 16:31 to mark the Eagles' last single-digit deficit of the night. Thomas made two foul shots to extend NC State's advantage to 70-50 a little more than five minutes later. Rice's layup with 2:13 made it a 30-point margin at 91-61.
Maryland-Eastern Shore travels to Marist for a game on Friday.
North Carolina State has nearly a full week off before hosting UT Martin on Tuesday.
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Game Information
Raleigh, NC
Referee:Sean Hull
Referee:Clarence Armstrong
Referee:Jenna Reneau
2025-26 Standings
| Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan State | 6-2 | - | 10-13 |
| Howard | 6-3 | 0.5 | 16-10 |
| North Carolina Central | 5-3 | 1 | 9-14 |
| South Carolina State | 4-3 | 1.5 | 6-17 |
| Norfolk State | 5-4 | 1.5 | 12-14 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4-5 | 2.5 | 8-18 |
| Coppin State | 3-6 | 3.5 | 5-21 |
| Delaware State | 1-8 | 5.5 | 6-18 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 12-1 | - | 23-2 |
| Virginia | 10-2 | 1.5 | 22-3 |
| Clemson | 10-3 | 2 | 20-6 |
| Miami | 9-3 | 2.5 | 20-5 |
| NC State | 9-4 | 3 | 18-8 |
| North Carolina | 8-4 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Louisville | 8-4 | 3.5 | 19-6 |
| SMU | 6-6 | 5.5 | 17-8 |
| California | 6-7 | 6 | 18-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 6-7 | 6 | 17-9 |
| Syracuse | 6-7 | 6 | 15-11 |
| Florida State | 5-7 | 6.5 | 12-13 |
| Stanford | 5-8 | 7 | 16-10 |
| Wake Forest | 4-8 | 7.5 | 13-12 |
| Notre Dame | 3-10 | 9 | 12-14 |
| Boston College | 2-10 | 9.5 | 9-16 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-11 | 10 | 11-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-11 | 10 | 9-17 |
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