Smith scores 24 as NC State beats Saint Joseph's
Dennis Smith Jr. scored a career-high 24 points, and N.C. State held off Saint Joseph's for a 73-63 victory Monday in the third-place game of the Paradise Jam tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Saint Joseph's Hawks
63
NC State Wolfpack
73
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOES | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| NCSU | 34 | 39 | 73 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 67-57 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Longwood Lancers | W 82-73 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 1:06 63-73
Terry Henderson made Dunk. Assisted by Markell Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 63-71
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 63-70
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 63-69
Foul on Javon Baumann.
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JumpShot 2:38 63-69
Chris Clover made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 61-69
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 61-68
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 61-67
Foul on Charlie Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:07 61-67
Charlie Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shavar Newkirk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:32 58-67
Torin Dorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Smith Jr..
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TipShot 3:54 58-64
Shavar Newkirk made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 56-64
Terry Henderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 56-63
Terry Henderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 56-62
Foul on Jai Williams.
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JumpShot 4:43 56-62
Shavar Newkirk made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:49 54-62
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:49 54-61
Foul on Charlie Brown.
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PersonalFoul 6:23 54-61
Foul on Shaun Kirk.
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JumpShot 6:38 54-61
Shavar Newkirk made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:10 52-61
Shavar Newkirk made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:10 51-61
Shavar Newkirk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 50-61
Foul on Abdul-Malik Abu.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:44 50-61
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:44 50-60
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:44 50-59
Foul on Charlie Brown.
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PersonalFoul 8:04 50-59
Foul on Shavar Newkirk.
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JumpShot 8:31 50-59
Abdul-Malik Abu made Jumper. Assisted by Terry Henderson.
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LayUpShot 8:52 50-57
Charlie Brown made Layup. Assisted by Javon Baumann.
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TipShot 9:14 48-57
Javon Baumann made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 9:25 46-57
Foul on Abdul-Malik Abu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:13 46-57
Shavar Newkirk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamarr Kimble.
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PersonalFoul 10:28 43-57
Foul on Markell Johnson.
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LayUpShot 10:43 43-57
Abdul-Malik Abu made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:28 43-55
Abdul-Malik Abu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:28 43-54
Abdul-Malik Abu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:28 43-53
Foul on Brendan Casper.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 43-53
Foul on Dennis Smith Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:29 43-53
Torin Dorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Smith Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:45 43-50
Lamarr Kimble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shavar Newkirk.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:04 40-50
Charlie Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:04 39-50
Foul on BeeJay Anya.
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PersonalFoul 14:23 39-50
Foul on Markell Johnson.
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TipShot 14:57 39-50
Markell Lodge made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:30 37-50
Dennis Smith Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markell Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:16 37-47
Charlie Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamarr Kimble.
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JumpShot 16:27 34-47
Torin Dorn made Jumper.
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JumpShot 16:40 34-45
Shavar Newkirk made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:07 32-45
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:07 32-44
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:07 32-43
Foul on Markell Lodge.
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DunkShot 17:39 32-43
Abdul-Malik Abu made Dunk. Assisted by Dennis Smith Jr..
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LayUpShot 17:57 32-41
Abdul-Malik Abu made Layup. Assisted by Dennis Smith Jr..
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PersonalFoul 18:00 32-39
Foul on Nick Robinson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:34 32-39
Torin Dorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Smith Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 18:55 32-36
Nick Robinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:55 31-36
Nick Robinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:55 30-36
Foul on Markell Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:46 30-36
Torin Dorn made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:46 30-35
Torin Dorn made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:46 30-34
Foul on Nick Robinson.
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End Game 0:00 63-73
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 63-73
NC State Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 63-73
Chris Clover missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:24 63-73
NC State Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:56 63-73
Torin Dorn Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:56 63-73
Lamarr Kimble missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:06 63-73
Terry Henderson made Dunk. Assisted by Markell Johnson.
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Steal 1:08 63-71
Markell Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:10 63-71
Shavar Newkirk Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:24 63-71
Chris Clover Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:24 63-71
Chris Clover missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 63-71
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 63-70
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 63-69
Foul on Javon Baumann.
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Offensive Rebound 1:54 63-69
NC State Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:54 63-69
Javon Baumann Block.
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LayUpShot 1:54 63-69
Terry Henderson missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:54 63-69
Terry Henderson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:54 63-69
Dennis Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:04 63-69
NC State Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:06 63-69
Shavar Newkirk Block.
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JumpShot 2:06 63-69
Terry Henderson missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:38 63-69
Chris Clover made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 61-69
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 61-68
Dennis Smith Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 61-67
Foul on Charlie Brown.
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ShortTimeOut 3:03 61-67
Saint Joseph's Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:07 61-67
Charlie Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shavar Newkirk.
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Offensive Rebound 3:11 58-67
Markell Lodge Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:11 58-67
Lamarr Kimble missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:32 58-67
Torin Dorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dennis Smith Jr..
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TipShot 3:54 58-64
Shavar Newkirk made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:59 56-64
Shavar Newkirk Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:59 56-64
Charlie Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 56-64
Terry Henderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 56-63
Terry Henderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 56-62
Foul on Jai Williams.
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Offensive Rebound 4:19 56-62
Terry Henderson Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:19 56-62
Dennis Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:43 56-62
Shavar Newkirk made Jumper.
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Team Stats
JOES
NCSU
24-73
FG
23-49
33
Field Goal %
47
5-22
3PT
11-21
23
Three Point %
52
10-12
FT
16-20
83
Free Throw %
80
43
Rebounds
33
22
Offensive Rebounds
6
21
Defensive Rebounds
27
9
Assists
16
6
Steals
4
4
Blocks
6
8
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
3
8
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Points Off Turnovers
12
6
Fast Break Points
7
28
Points in Paint
18
17
Fouls
16
11
Largest Lead
14
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