Jericole Hellems and the NC State offense showed up in a big way this afternoon, and good thing, too, because Louisiana Tech was pretty darn good as well. You could call it a duel of sorts between Hellems, who scored a career-high 31 points, and Kenneth Lofton Jr., who had 36 for the Bulldogs.
Four Factors
Despite Lofton’s efforts, State did a nice job of controlling this one for the majority—Louisiana Tech scored the first bucket of the day but that would amount to its largest and only lead. The Wolfpack pulled ahead by as many as 15 in the first half, and while the Bulldogs managed some runs here and there to stay within striking distance, they couldn’t get enough stops to give State a serious moment of pause.