Syracuse Orange vs. NC State Wolfpack

Jan 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SYR	37	31	68
NCST	41	47	88

Game Recap

Williams, Copeland lead balanced scoring attack to send NC State past Syracuse. Darrion Williams scored 23 points and Quadir Copeland scored 19 points, and NC State won its third straight game by beating Syracuse 88-68 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

SYRACUSE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42William Kyle III	27	2-2	0-0	1-2	8	3	0	3	3	0	5
1Donnie Freeman	34	9-18	2-4	4-4	10	0	2	0	1	0	24
4Nate Kingz	29	2-5	2-4	0-1	3	2	3	0	0	3	6
11Naithan George	26	2-12	0-4	0-0	5	3	0	0	2	3	4
2J.J. Starling	28	7-19	2-6	1-2	0	0	1	0	1	2	17
10Ibrahim Souare	3	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Sadiq White Jr.	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
5Tyler Betsey	20	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	3
Calvin Russell III	2	1-3	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
9Luke Fennell	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Kiyan Anthony	17	2-5	0-2	2-4	0	0	2	1	1	0	6
55Bryce Zephir	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-6738.8%	7-2330.4%	9-1656.3%	32	10	8	4	10	15	68

NC STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Darrion Williams	34	9-16	5-9	0-0	6	5	0	0	5	2	23
22Ven-Allen Lubin	26	8-8	0-0	2-2	9	2	0	0	0	2	18
5Tre Holloman	24	2-8	1-4	2-4	7	2	2	0	0	2	7
2Paul McNeil Jr.	32	2-8	1-5	0-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	5
11Quadir Copeland	33	5-9	0-0	9-9	2	9	4	0	4	2	19
13Musa Sagnia	14	5-6	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	10
3Matt Able	21	1-6	0-4	2-2	7	2	0	0	1	3	4
21Terrance Arceneaux	16	1-4	0-2	0-0	7	0	1	0	1	1	2




TOTAL	-	33-6550.8%	7-2429.2%	15-1883.3%	44	21	8	0	11	16	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSYRNCST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by NC State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Syracuse.
+2 (19:56) Darrion Williams makes layup.
02
(19:35) J.J. Starling misses layup.
(19:33) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:21) Darrion Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
05
(18:58) William Kyle III bad pass turnover.
(18:58) Quadir Copeland Steal.
(18:53) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(18:53) Nate Kingz Steal.
+2 (18:46) Donnie Freeman makes 15-foot jumper.
25
(18:18) Foul on J.J. Starling.
+1 (18:18) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 1 of 2.
26
+1 (18:18) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 2 of 2.
27
(17:51) J.J. Starling misses 19-foot jumper.
(17:47) Tre Holloman Defensive Rebound.
(17:42) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Donnie Freeman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:27) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:16) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
210
(17:16) Foul on Nate Kingz.
(17:15) Paul McNeil Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:13) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Naithan George misses driving layup.
(17:02) Donnie Freeman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:02) Donnie Freeman makes 0-foot tip in layup.
410
(17:02) Foul on Darrion Williams.
+1 (17:02) Donnie Freeman makes free throw 1 of 1.
510
(16:50) Quadir Copeland misses layup.
(16:50) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) Donnie Freeman misses layup.
(16:35) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:30) Darrion Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
513
(16:11) J.J. Starling misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(16:08) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
(15:59) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:32) Donnie Freeman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nate Kingz assists).
813
(15:06) Tre Holloman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Darrion Williams Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(14:54) Nate Kingz Steal.
+2 (14:50) J.J. Starling makes layup.
1013
(14:43) Foul on Naithan George.
(14:43) Tre Holloman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:43) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:43) Tre Holloman makes free throw 2 of 2.
1014
(14:13) Naithan George misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:06) J.J. Starling makes 24-foot three point jumper (William Kyle III assists).
1314
(13:42) Darrion Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:40) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Naithan George bad pass turnover.
(13:34) Tre Holloman Steal.
+2 (13:25) Quadir Copeland makes 4-foot dunk (Tre Holloman assists).
1316
+2 (13:02) Naithan George makes 14-foot jumper.
1516
(12:44) Foul on J.J. Starling.
+1 (12:44) Matt Able makes free throw 1 of 2.
1517
+1 (12:43) Matt Able makes free throw 2 of 2.
1518
(12:30) Foul on Matt Able.
(12:25) Donnie Freeman misses 7-foot jumper.
(12:22) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Matt Able misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) Terrance Arceneaux Offensive Rebound.
(11:52) Terrance Arceneaux bad pass turnover.
(11:52) Kiyan Anthony Steal.
(11:21) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (11:01) Musa Sagnia makes layup (Darrion Williams assists).
1520
(10:36) Donnie Freeman bad pass turnover.
(10:36) Paul McNeil Jr. Steal.
(10:22) Foul on Tyler Betsey.
+2 (10:12) Musa Sagnia makes driving layup (Paul McNeil Jr. assists).
1522
(9:40) Foul on Matt Able.
(9:40) Kiyan Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:40) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:40) Kiyan Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2.
1622
(9:30) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
+2 (9:12) Darrion Williams makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1624
+2 (8:53) Donnie Freeman makes 6-foot hook shot (Sadiq White Jr. assists).
1824
(8:53) Foul on Musa Sagnia.
+1 (8:53) Donnie Freeman makes free throw 1 of 1.
1924
+2 (8:40) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 2-foot dunk (Quadir Copeland assists).
1926
+2 (8:13) Kiyan Anthony makes driving layup.
2126
(7:52) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 12-foot jumper.
(7:49) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Foul on Paul McNeil Jr..
(7:31) Donnie Freeman misses 16-foot jumper.
(7:27) Tyler Betsey Offensive Rebound.
(7:25) Kiyan Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:20) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Darrion Williams bad pass turnover.
(7:09) Donnie Freeman Steal.
(7:02) J.J. Starling misses layup.
(6:57) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:52) Ven-Allen Lubin makes layup (Quadir Copeland assists).
2128
(6:35) Tyler Betsey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:33) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Darrion Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:04) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Kiyan Anthony bad pass turnover.
(5:39) Terrance Arceneaux Steal.
(5:34) Quadir Copeland misses layup.
(5:34) Kiyan Anthony Block.
(5:26) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
(5:25) Naithan George misses 9-foot jumper.
(5:21) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
(5:19) William Kyle III bad pass turnover.
(5:19) Quadir Copeland Steal.
(5:17) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
(5:11) Tre Holloman misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:11) Syracuse Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Foul on Ven-Allen Lubin.
(4:56) Kiyan Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:56) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:56) Kiyan Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2.
2228
(4:39) Darrion Williams misses 14-foot jumper.
(4:38) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
(4:38) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
+1 (4:38) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 1 of 2.
2229
+1 (4:38) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 2 of 2.
2230
+3 (4:20) Nate Kingz makes 27-foot three point jumper (William Kyle III assists).
2530
+2 (4:02) Darrion Williams makes 12-foot jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
2532
(3:43) Donnie Freeman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:43) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:39) Nate Kingz makes 23-foot three point jumper (William Kyle III assists).
2832
+2 (3:09) Tre Holloman makes 18-foot jumper.
2834
(2:54) Naithan George misses layup.
(2:51) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:51) William Kyle III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3034
+2 (2:33) Quadir Copeland makes layup.
3036
+3 (2:24) Donnie Freeman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
3336
(2:10) Darrion Williams misses layup.
(2:07) Tre Holloman Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:07) Tre Holloman makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3339
(1:49) Nate Kingz misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:46) Tyler Betsey Offensive Rebound.
(1:46) Tyler Betsey bad pass turnover.
(1:46) Quadir Copeland Steal.
(1:34) Darrion Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(1:16) Naithan George misses layup.
(1:12) Matt Able Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Foul on Nate Kingz.
+1 (1:07) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 1 of 2.
3340
+1 (1:07) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 2 of 2.
3341
+2 (0:50) Donnie Freeman makes 2-foot dunk (Nate Kingz assists).
3541
(0:27) Matt Able bad pass turnover.
(0:27) Nate Kingz Steal.
(0:11) Naithan George misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:11) Donnie Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(0:10) Donnie Freeman misses layup.
(0:09) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:08) William Kyle III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3741
(0:03) Tre Holloman misses layup.
(0:02) Tre Holloman Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SYR

NCST

68Points88

26-67(38.8%)Field Goal(%)33-65(50.8%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)7-24(29.2%)

9-16(56.3%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)

33(15)Rebounds(Offensive)45(15)

10Assists21

8Steals8

4Blocks0

11Turnovers11

15(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead21

Game Details

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM

PNC Arena · Raleigh, NC

attendance: 15,636 (79.3%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: NCST -10.5

over/under: 151.5