Raleigh: NC State beats Troy 81-62

Confirmed

• NC State beat Troy 81-62 on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The official box, the Associated Press and The News & Observer all list that final. The box lists attendance of 14,879. The halves were Troy 27 and 35, and NC State 36 and 45. NC State is 4-0 and 0-0 in the ACC. Troy is 1-3 and 0-0 in the Sun Belt. None of the three sources used here prints a tip time.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Associated Press; The News & Observer
• The box lists zero lead changes and zero ties. The Associated Press says Darius Adams hit a three-pointer to start the game and that NC State never trailed while building a 36-27 halftime lead. The wire says McNeil hit back-to-back threes to make it 44-30 three minutes into the second half, and that the Wolfpack kept a double-digit lead over the final 17:44.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Associated Press
• Paul McNeil Jr. scored 16 points and had 8 rebounds. The box lists 5 of 10 from the field, 4 of 8 from three and 2 of 2 at the line, in 31 minutes. He started. The Associated Press says he made four 3-pointers and also lists eight rebounds. The News & Observer also lists 16 points and eight rebounds.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Associated Press; The News & Observer
• Ven-Allen Lubin had 15 points and 12 rebounds. The box lists 4 of 8 from the field, 0 of 1 from three, 7 of 9 at the line and 3 blocks, in 27 minutes. He started. The Associated Press calls the line a double-double and lists the same 4 of 8 and 7 of 9. The News & Observer calls it his third double-double of the season.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Associated Press; The News & Observer for the third double-double
• Darius Adams scored 13. The Associated Press says all 13 came in the first half, and that he made 5 of 6 shots before the break, including 2 of 3 from three, with five assists on the night. The box lists a game line of 5 of 9, 2 of 5 from three, 1 of 2 at the line and 5 assists, in 27 minutes. He started.Confirmed by Associated Press; NC State Athletics box score
• Preston Edmead had 9 points and 7 assists. The box lists 3 of 9 from the field, 2 of 7 from three and 1 of 2 at the line, with 4 rebounds, in 31 minutes. He started. The Associated Press also lists nine points and seven assists.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Associated Press
• For the game, the box has NC State at 25 of 58, 43.10 percent, 11 of 33 from three and 20 of 24 at the line, with 44 rebounds, 15 of them offensive, 19 assists, 7 turnovers, 22 second-chance points and 23 bench points. The Associated Press prints 43 percent, 11 of 33 from three and 20 of 24 at the line. Troy was 20 of 58, 34.48 percent, 8 of 24 from three and 14 of 19 at the line, with 31 rebounds. The wire prints 34 percent, 8 of 24 and 14 of 19.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Associated Press
• The News & Observer prints 43.1 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from three for the night, and calls both season lows. The field-goal rate matches 25 of 58. The box's game three-point rate is 11 of 33, 33.33 percent. The second-half three-point rate on the box is 7 of 19, 36.84 percent. This file uses 11 of 33 for the game.Confirmed by The News & Observer; NC State Athletics box score
• Kerrington Kiel led Troy with 13 points and 7 rebounds off the bench. The box lists 5 of 8 from the field. Donovan Oday scored 12, and Cauã Pacheco scored 10. The Associated Press spells the third name Caua Pacheco. Jacoi Hutchinson scored 4 points on 0 of 8 from the field and 4 of 6 at the line. The News & Observer also lists the 0-for-8 line. Evan Griffin is listed with 5 fouls on the box. The News & Observer says he fouled out with nearly eight minutes left.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Associated Press; The News & Observer
• The News & Observer says Friday was the first meeting between the programs. It says Troy coach Adam Howard was an NC State assistant last season. Howard said, in that story, "I looked at our bench and said, 'He's awake,'" after McNeil's second-half threes. NC State coach Justin Gainey said, "I can see significant improvement in a lot of different areas, and so it's encouraging." Lubin said, "I just want to give them my all every time I step on the court."Confirmed by The News & Observer, quoting Adam Howard, Justin Gainey and Ven-Allen Lubin
• The Associated Press says Troy hosts Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, and that NC State plays Murray State at the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau on Thursday.Confirmed by Associated Press