Wolfpack basketball | Hill’s 19, swarming defense lead NC State past William & Mary 81-58 [Video]

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Marcus Hill scored 19 points, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield had 10 points and nine rebounds, and NC State beat William & Mary 81-58 on Friday night.

The Wolfpack is 5-0 to start a season 5-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 team began 6-0.

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NC State was coming off a 72-49 win over Colgate on Monday, marking the first time the program has held an opponent under 50 points since a 65-48 win over Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 9, 2021.

The Wolfpack scored 15 straight points early in the first half against William & Mary and led by double figures for the last 10 minutes to lead 43-24 at halftime.

But the Tribe rallied. Noah Collier scored seven straight points to get William & Mary within 59-52 before Hill scored five points during a 9-0 run to rebuild a double-digit lead. Another 9-0 run, with five points from Dontrez Styles, made it 77-54.

Styles and Jayden Taylor each added 12 …