RALEIGH – The NC State men’s basketball improved to 7-1 on the season Tuesday night with a commanding 85-64 win over William & Mary (3-5) inside PNC Arena.
The Pack is now off to its best start since head coach Kevin Keatts‘ 2018-19 team opened the year with a 13-1 record.
For the third time in as many games, the Wolfpack used a decisive run to break open the contest.
After back-to-back baskets gave the Tribe a 19-17 lead midway through the first half, NC State closed on a 26-9 run over the final 11 minutes of play which sent the Wolfpack to the locker room with a 43-28 advantage.
A strong performance from NC State on both ends of the floor continued in the second half. The Wolfpack outscored the Tribe 27-11 over the opening 10 minutes of the second frame, including an 18-3 run that extended the lead from 54-36 to 72-39 in less than five minutes of game action.
The Pack finished the evening shooting 49.2% from the field and 42.9% from beyond the arc, with the field-goal percentage being NC State’s third-highest of the season and its three-point percentage the second-highest thus far.
For the third time this year, Casey Morsell was the team’s leading scorer with a game-high 23 points. The Ft. Washington, Md., native tied his career-high with six three-pointers made.
Morsell was one of five NC State players to finish in double figures, as Terquavion Smith finished with 13 points, Dusan Mahorcic and Jack Clark added 12 apiece, and Jarkel Joiner totaled 11. Mahorcic…
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