The competition hasn’t been top-shelf. No, that level doesn’t arrive until 3 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day (FS1) at the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, where the NC State basketball team puts its undefeated mark (5-0, 0-0 ACC) at serious risk in the Wolfpack’s 2024 Final Four rematch against the No. 6-ranked Purdue Boilermakers (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten).
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And Kevin Keatts’ eight NC State squad didn’t display utter dominance in its opening homestand. But all in all, in addition to the record and balanced box scores, highlighting the potential for a deep cast of season-long contributors, the Wolfpack’s resiliency in countering opponents’ punches has been encouraging.
Here are the NC State basketball stat leaders heading into the crux of the Pack’s non-conference slate:
13.8 – Jayden Taylor
13.2 – Marcus Hill
11.8 – Ben Middlebrooks
11.6 – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
9.4 – Dontrez Styles
5.8 – Dontrez Styles
5.4 – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
4.4 – Ben Middlebrooks
3.6 – Marcus Hill
3.5 – Dennis Parker Jr.
4.6 – Michael O’Connell
2.2 – Marcus Hill
1.5 – Trey Parker
1.4 – Ben Middlebrooks
1.4 – Jayden Taylor
2.2 – Jayden Taylor
1.6 – Michael O’Connell
1.6 – Ben Middlebrooks
2.4 – Ben Middlebrooks
1.6 – Dontrez Styles
0.8 – Dennis Parker Jr.
28.6 – Jayden Taylor
25.8 – Michael O’Connell
25.2 – Dontrez Styles
25.2 – Marcus Hill
20.0 – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
58.8 – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
58.7 – Marcus Hill
56.8 – Ben Middlebrooks
54.5 – Breon Pass
52.9 – Dontrez Styles
50.0 – Breon Pass
38.5 – Dontrez Styles
36.4 – Michael O’Connell
25.0 – Trey Parker
20.0 – Jayden Taylor
100.0 – Bryce Heard
80.0 – Ben Middlebrooks
77.8 – Jayden Taylor
75.0 – Breon Pass
68.0 – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
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