Jayden Taylor posts efficient night as NC State downs Coastal Carolina

Jayden Taylor scored 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 13 points to lead NC State over Coastal Carolina 82-70 on Monday night in Raleigh.NC State opened the second half on a 10-0 run after a first-half scare from Coastal. An and-one from Taylor with 18:24 remaining punctuated the run and gave NC State their first double-digit lead of the game.Dontrez Styles scored 10 points and collected a team-high six rebounds for NC State, while Trey Parker scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Marcus Hill added nine points.Taylor scored nine of his 22 points in the first four minutes of the second, anchoring what would turn into a 15-5 stretch that put Coastal Carolina on their back foot with over 15 minutes remaining. Taylor outscored Coastal Carolina as a team for the first 4:10 of the second half.Rasheed Jones led Coastal Carolina in scoring for the third straight game, scoring 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Denzel Hines scored 14 points and added a team-high eight rebounds, while Jordan Battle chipped in 14 points.

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