Detroit Mercy vs. NC State Game Highlights | 2023-24 ACC Men’s Basketball
It’ll be Notre Dame first on the docket with a win already against BC off we go from PNC Arena he’s the senior from Australia at 19 points per game and also know Ryan Hurst a freshman who had just debuted his first couple of games collegiately Le they had a 10-point lead
Against Ball State this is now the second game in which they’ve led by more than six points but that is shortlived as DJ horn sticks a much needed three for NC State four minutes despite all the despite the Dozen losses for Detroit Mercy Ben Middlebrooks on the receiving
End from a slick feed from Michael okono you know they want to get out spread you out fight through ball screens make you take contested jump shots there horn a deep one knocks it down he’s been so hot from the three-point line continu on he’s handing out buckers
Christmas 16 of his last 23 good passing to rice from middle Brooks would not see in the ACC play here horn on the Baseline says why not with a follow away and he is feeling it he’s got 10 of the 18 for the pack yeah he is optimistic about getting back
Toward full strength when they dive back into Horizon League action DJ burns on a turnaround he is for so many different reasons I think his personality and who and what he is I mean he’s just so lovable guy but in honesty I think he plays the right way he’s so unselfish
And he just has great hands great feet you look at him and like he says you think he’s you don’t think of him in the same breath as he claimed in theah you think of Zack Grand off how about this finish from Donovan totley totle comes in just gets to that
Dominant hand that’s the difficult part of guarding DJ Burns you don’t want to leave him one-onone in the post because he plays at his own pace but he’s just such an elite passer he starts the break here to Horn three on two the Finish from Parker Davis had done a good job defensively
The last possession the other end of the floor on Middlebrooks and then turned over picked Off by Taylor and he is Elite defensively just great anticipation here on the weak side just gets it and you know comes down I’d like to see him get up and play Above the Rim
And finish that something that Mike Monaco would do one of them windmill jams or something well he’ll be rewarded also with that at L we saw the Highlight before he got the passing Lane was able to get down and get the steal but he’ll create pressure and then when they throw
It in his teammate still he’ll be able to get up get a lot of layups but it’ll work itself out the ball rewards you when you defend like that that’s a great job there catching it in traffic and finishing and that that’s his role frustrating to him and
His players and you have to hold everybody accountable I know it’s frustrating and that’s what you got to continue to do to to make sure that your guys are not not throwing into tow how about how hard Eddie delat is playing and who can also do this yeah not many
Of those this is what we talked about that’s an issue you know again in the high major level you’re expecting big they did a survey in practice earlier this year and he rated as having the top motor on the team Taylor drives got his own Miss and
Followed the 20 from horn nobody else with more than six that was from Burns Parker no and a rebound initially hauled down by MC Manel but ripped away by Taylor gets it back to the corner driveing dish for burns Little Resistance there that’s his easiest two he’ll have all year and then
Tankers leag couldn’t haul in the pass from delaia morcel pulls hits he loves the transition three and now horn gets it back Middlebrooks on the short roll battling underneath and he’s got a chance at three sh signal at one end finish at the other finish this he’s like I’ve been
Playing all this defense I’m taking charges I’m doing all the dirty work let me get my name in the book in a scoring column I really do I think they got some things to figure out defensively as they continue to lock in on the defensive under the
Floor tough shot totally how many teams would you have in from the ACC right now and how many do you think they can get I think they can get as high as seven maybe do you think we’ve become too numbers oriented I mean we’ve been looking for kind of one patch all
Ranking but do you think it’s gone too far uh in fact there some things in and we’re just really inconsistent with a lot of those things but the narrative just hurts us and mean the ACC F I think do a better job of really just talking
About that and coming up with some type of Concept horn thought about a step back the hand off from burns the bra but they they found their identity they back to playing at a fast Pac and I think their team is as good as anybody in the country Burns wanted a foul didn’t get it speaking a fast pace Detroit Mercy
Runs with Tyree Davis Tyree Davis has giv him good minutes I mean he had that one careless turnover and that technical foul [Applause] hej Hort got another they thought they were going to have to play zone and not play as much and then they put DJ Burns and I think he changed the trajectory of
Their season a year ago and I think he’s you know you have to have him on the floor he’s just too important of what you’re trying to do so we talked about him needing to score before and he with 20 points chance at three for LJ thomasj
Thomas so the thing about home alone three and then a week and a half from now it’s back to ACC action NC State at Notre Dame on acc Network that’s next up after win number nine for NC State
The ‘Pack cruised to a 83-66 home victory over Detroit Mercy. DJ Horne led all scorers in the game with 26 points, and also added 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Ben Middlebrooks added 11 points with 7 boards, and D.J. Burns Jr. chipped in 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting.
