Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at NC State Wolfpack
· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Carolina State pulls away from Maryland-Eastern Shore 93-61 behind Taylor's 21 points
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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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Jordan Snell Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Kelechi Okworogwo missed Free Throw. | 61 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Maryland-Eastern Shore Deadball Team Rebound. | 61 - 93 |
Statistics
 UMES |
 NCSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 35-59 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 8-13 | FT | 15-27 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 5,500 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |