NC State Wolfpack vs. Louisville Cardinals

Feb 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCST	36	41	77
LOU	56	62	118

Game Recap

Brown scores 45, sets ACC frosh single-game scoring mark, ties Unseld's record for No. 24 Cardinals. Mikel Brown Jr. had 10 3-pointers and scored an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman single-game record 45 points as No. 24 Louisville routed N.C. State 118-77 on Monday night.

Player Stats

NC STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Darrion Williams	28	3-13	2-7	0-0	5	2	3	0	0	0	8
22Ven-Allen Lubin	26	7-10	0-1	6-7	6	0	0	1	0	1	20
5Tre Holloman	30	7-13	1-5	4-4	3	0	0	0	1	2	19
2Paul McNeil Jr.	26	0-5	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0
11Quadir Copeland	21	4-10	0-2	2-2	4	3	0	0	4	2	10
13Musa Sagnia	14	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	4
12Scottie Ebube	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
3Matt Able	28	2-6	1-2	3-4	7	1	2	0	1	3	8
21Terrance Arceneaux	17	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	2	2
7Alyn Breed	6	1-3	0-1	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	4




TOTAL	-	28-6841.2%	4-2218.2%	17-1989.5%	28	10	6	2	10	17	77

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Sananda Fru	18	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	4	6
3Ryan Conwell	29	10-14	5-6	6-7	7	6	1	1	4	0	31
0Mikel Brown Jr.	34	14-23	10-16	7-7	9	2	3	0	2	2	45
10Isaac McKneely	26	2-6	2-5	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	8
1J'Vonne Hadley	22	4-5	0-0	1-4	3	0	0	0	1	1	9
53Vangelis Zougris	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
9Khani Rooths	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	4
7Kasean Pryor	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2
15Aly Khalifa	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	2	2
33Will Hanke	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Adrian Wooley	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	4
11Kobe Rodgers	11	0-1	0-0	4-5	6	2	1	0	2	1	4
4Cole Sherman	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
55Spencer Legg	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	39-6560.0%	18-3060.0%	22-2781.5%	42	21	6	3	10	16	118

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNCSTLOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by NC State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Louisville.
(19:43) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 10-foot step back jumpshot.
(19:39) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:27) Isaac McKneely makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
03
(19:13) Louisville Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Louisville retains its timeout.
(19:13) Paul McNeil Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:52) J'Vonne Hadley makes driving layup.
05
(18:38) Darrion Williams misses 20-foot jumper.
(18:34) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:21) Mikel Brown Jr. makes driving layup.
07
(18:03) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(17:50) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(17:50) Darrion Williams Steal.
+2 (17:39) Quadir Copeland makes layup (Paul McNeil Jr. assists).
27
(17:28) Ryan Conwell misses layup.
(17:28) Ven-Allen Lubin Block.
(17:27) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
(17:27) Foul on Paul McNeil Jr..
(17:27) J'Vonne Hadley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:27) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:27) J'Vonne Hadley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:25) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:19) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 2-foot dunk (Quadir Copeland assists).
47
+3 (17:05) Isaac McKneely makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sananda Fru assists).
410
(16:49) Quadir Copeland misses 6-foot jumper.
(16:46) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:40) Sananda Fru makes 3-foot dunk (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
412
(16:22) Darrion Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:19) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:13) Sananda Fru makes 0-foot dunk (Ryan Conwell assists).
414
(15:45) Darrion Williams misses layup.
(15:40) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Foul on Quadir Copeland.
+1 (15:37) J'Vonne Hadley makes free throw 1 of 2.
415
(15:36) J'Vonne Hadley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:36) Khani Rooths Offensive Rebound.
(15:23) Khani Rooths misses layup.
(15:20) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Foul on Khani Rooths.
+1 (15:05) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 1 of 2.
515
+1 (15:05) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 2 of 2.
615
(14:40) J'Vonne Hadley bad pass turnover.
(14:40) Matt Able Steal.
(14:30) Foul on Aly Khalifa.
(14:30) Ven-Allen Lubin misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:30) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:30) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 2 of 2.
715
+2 (14:11) Ryan Conwell makes layup (Aly Khalifa assists).
717
(13:51) Tre Holloman misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:47) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(13:42) Ryan Conwell misses driving layup.
(13:41) Aly Khalifa Offensive Rebound.
(13:40) Aly Khalifa misses layup.
(13:39) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Darrion Williams misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:31) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:23) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aly Khalifa assists).
720
+2 (13:04) Tre Holloman makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
920
(12:48) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(12:48) Terrance Arceneaux Steal.
+3 (12:44) Tre Holloman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrance Arceneaux assists).
1220
(12:33) Foul on Tre Holloman.
+1 (12:33) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 1 of 3.
1221
+1 (12:33) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 2 of 3.
1222
+1 (12:33) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 3 of 3.
1223
+2 (12:22) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 1-foot dunk (Darrion Williams assists).
1423
(12:08) Adrian Wooley misses layup.
(12:08) Terrance Arceneaux Block.
(12:04) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:01) Tre Holloman makes driving layup.
1623
(11:55) Foul on Terrance Arceneaux.
+1 (11:55) Kobe Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2.
1624
+1 (11:55) Kobe Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2.
1625
(11:40) Ven-Allen Lubin misses 9-foot jumper.
(11:28) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 20-foot jumper.
(11:20) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:16) Quadir Copeland makes driving layup.
1825
(11:02) Kobe Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(11:02) Matt Able Steal.
+2 (10:58) Quadir Copeland makes 1-foot dunk (Matt Able assists).
2025
(10:44) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:39) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(10:28) J'Vonne Hadley misses driving layup.
(10:25) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(10:16) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(10:01) Isaac McKneely misses driving layup.
(9:58) Matt Able Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Terrance Arceneaux misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:42) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:37) Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaac McKneely assists).
2028
(9:09) Quadir Copeland misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(9:05) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(9:01) Foul on Matt Able.
+1 (9:01) Mikel Brown Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2029
+1 (9:01) Mikel Brown Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2030
(8:48) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(8:48) Ryan Conwell Steal.
+2 (8:43) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup.
2032
+2 (8:25) Darrion Williams makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
2232
+3 (8:16) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 29-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists).
2235
+3 (7:59) Darrion Williams makes 27-foot three pointer.
2535
+3 (7:47) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2538
+3 (7:22) Darrion Williams makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2838
(6:47) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) Matt Able Defensive Rebound.
(6:41) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:37) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(6:26) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:24) Vangelis Zougris Offensive Rebound.
(6:24) Foul on Quadir Copeland.
(6:09) Ryan Conwell traveling turnover.
(6:02) Foul on Kasean Pryor.
(6:00) Darrion Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:57) Kasean Pryor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:30) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2841
(5:14) Musa Sagnia misses driving layup.
(5:07) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Kasean Pryor makes layup (Adrian Wooley assists).
2843
(4:52) Foul on Aly Khalifa.
(4:48) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
+1 (4:48) Tre Holloman makes free throw 1 of 2.
2943
+1 (4:48) Tre Holloman makes free throw 2 of 2.
3043
+3 (4:36) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists).
3046
(4:11) Ven-Allen Lubin misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(4:07) Aly Khalifa Defensive Rebound.
(3:59) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(3:59) Darrion Williams Steal.
(3:55) Darrion Williams misses layup.
(3:55) Ryan Conwell Block.
(3:51) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Tre Holloman.
+1 (3:50) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 1 of 2.
3047
+1 (3:50) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3048
(3:32) Matt Able misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(3:29) Matt Able Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:23) Matt Able makes 10-foot jumper.
3248
+2 (3:07) Ryan Conwell makes driving layup.
3250
(2:48) Matt Able bad pass turnover.
(2:48) Mikel Brown Jr. Steal.
(2:23) Kasean Pryor misses driving layup.
(2:19) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:12) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 4-foot dunk (Quadir Copeland assists).
3450
(2:03) Foul on Sananda Fru.
(2:03) Sananda Fru turnover.
(1:51) Quadir Copeland misses 2-foot floating jump shot.
(1:48) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:39) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
3452
(1:31) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(1:28) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Foul on Terrance Arceneaux.
+1 (1:25) Isaac McKneely makes free throw 1 of 2.
3453
+1 (1:25) Isaac McKneely makes free throw 2 of 2.
3454
(1:11) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:08) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:53) Khani Rooths makes layup (Aly Khalifa assists).
3456
+2 (0:39) Quadir Copeland makes driving layup.
3656
(0:15) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:12) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Tre Holloman misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NCST

LOU

77Points118

28-68(41.2%)Field Goal(%)39-65(60.0%)

4-22(18.2%)3-Point(%)18-30(60.0%)

17-19(89.5%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

28(6)Rebounds(Offensive)42(8)

10Assists21

6Steals6

2Blocks3

10Turnovers10

17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead41

Game Details

Monday, February 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM

KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY

attendance: 14,389 (65.4%)

tv: ESPN

spread: LOU -6.5

over/under: 161.5