Pack Back in Action Friday Night when it hosts Campbell

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RALEIGH – The NC State men’s basketball team is back in action Friday night when it hosts Campbell for a 7 p.m. tipoff at PNC Arena.

The game will be televised on ACC Network Extra with Andrew Sanders and NC State great Chris Corchiani on the call. Pack fans can also listen to Gary Hahn and Tony Haynes call the action on the Wolfpack Sports Network.

 

Pack Tracks

– NC State opened its 113th season of basketball Monday evening with a dominating 99-50 win over Austin Peay. The Pack held the Governors scoreless for over six minutes in the first half to build a 20-point lead, 26-6, 10 minutes into the ballgame and never looked back.

– Sophomore guard Terquavion Smith led NC State with 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting. It’s the 14th 20+-point performance in 33 career games for the Greenville, N.C., native. It’s also the 13th time in his career he’s led NC State in scoring. Smith made three three-pointers on Monday night and now has 99 for his career. If he hits one three-pointer in his next game played that will put him at 100 three-pointers in 34 career games which will make him the fastest to 100 career three-pointers in NC State history.

– Monday night was the official debut of the Pack’s four-man veteran transfer class (DJ Burns, Jack Clark, Jarkel Joiner and Dusan Mahorcic). The four players – who have all graduated from college – combined for 51 points on 22-of-30 shooting (73.3%), 25 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals. Joiner, playing in his 115th career game, passed out a career-high eight assists while adding 18 points. Burns, playing in his 91st career game, had the second double-double of his career with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

– Burns and Mahorcic led a rejuvenated NC State frontcourt attack on Monday night. The duo scored 18 points on a perfect 9-of-9 shooting and helped set the tone for an offensive attack that scored 50 points in the paint, more than any game last season.

 

Noting Campbell

– Campbell opened its season Monday night with a 79-62 win over Division II St. Augustine’s.

– The Camels ranked as one of the nation’s best defensive teams last season. Campbell held 22 of its 29 opponents below 70 points and ranked first in the Big South – 18th in the nation – in scoring defense (62.0 ppg.)

– Ricky Clemons was a…