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Final · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC · attendance 15,413 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

NC State beat ETSU 77-63

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Fri, Nov 6, 2026

NC State beat ETSU 77-63 at Lenovo Center.

Preston Edmead led NC State with 20 points and 10 assists. Tyran Mason had 14 points for ETSU. Kyle Evans led all players with 6 rebounds for NC State.

NC State had 12 offensive rebounds to ETSU's 5. ETSU covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.7 points.

Scoring · NC State: Preston Edmead 20, Paul McNeil Jr. 16, Christian Hammond 13, Kyle Evans 8, Eemeli Yalaho 7, Ven-Allen Lubin 5, Darius Adams 3, R.J. Keene II 3, Zymicah Wilkins 2. ETSU: Tyran Mason 14, Marqus Marion 12, Jayden Cooper 11, BJ Ward 11, Trevor Hennig 10, Colt Busse 3, Elton Smith 2.

Under Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State won the 2019-20 Southern Conference regular-season title and a school-record 30 games.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

ETSU 65, NCSU 85model score

-19.7model spread (home)

150.2model total

5.7points off the final margin

FavoriteNCSU -17.52.2 Lost Under 152.52.3 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-17.5	152.5	-2400	1200	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +14 (home) ATS ETSU covered Total 140 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
ETSU	3	1,892	1	same
NCSU	non-SoCon team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	ETSU	NCSU
FG	24-48	26-58
FG%	50	45
3PT	8-24	13-33
3P%	33	39
FT	7-10	12-12
FT%	70	100
Rebounds	25	33
Offensive rebounds	5	12
Defensive rebounds	20	21
Assists	11	19
Steals	6	7
Blocks	4	3
Turnovers	14	12
Points off turnovers	7	24
Fast break points	4	6
Points in paint	26	26
Fouls	17	10
Largest lead	10	16
Possessions (est.)	61.8	63.7
Points per 100 possessions	102.0	120.9

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jayden Cooper G	33	11	4-11	1-6	2-2	0	0	2	5	1	3	1
Marqus Marion F	32	12	4-7	2-4	2-2	1	4	1	0	1	0	2
BJ Ward G	32	11	5-9	1-2	0-0	0	3	7	3	1	0	3
Tyran Mason G	27	14	5-9	2-5	2-4	0	4	0	1	1	0	4
Kendall Campbell F	18	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	0	3
Trevor Hennig	24	10	4-6	1-3	1-2	0	4	0	2	0	0	1
Colt Busse	15	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Elton Smith	13	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Maki Johnson	6	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jordan McCullum	DNP
Brayden Crump	DNP
Ben Maller	DNP
DeCarl Payne	DNP
Maddox Huff	DNP

NC State Wolfpack

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Preston Edmead G	38	20	5-10	3-7	7-7	0	1	10	0	2	0	1
Paul McNeil Jr. G	32	16	5-14	5-13	1-1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0
Ven-Allen Lubin F	26	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	5	3	4	1	1	2
Kyle Evans F	24	8	2-4	0-0	4-4	4	6	2	0	1	2	3
Darius Adams G	12	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0
Christian Hammond	31	13	6-11	1-4	0-0	1	4	1	1	2	0	2
Eemeli Yalaho	21	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	3	5	0	0	1	0	1
Zymicah Wilkins	7	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
R.J. Keene II	7	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Robert Jurkovic	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Shah Hall	DNP
Comeh Emuobor	DNP
Jacari Brim	DNP
Kingston Whitty	DNP