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Decker leads Liberty against NC State after 20-point game
Liberty Flames (6-2) at NC State Wolfpack (6-3)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Liberty visits NC State after Brett Decker Jr. scored 20 points in Liberty’s 92-50 win over the Coppin State Eagles.
The Wolfpack have gone 5-0 in home games. NC State is third in the ACC scoring 89.2 points while shooting 50.0% from the field.
The Flames play their first true road game after going 6-2 with a 1-2 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Liberty scores 84.8 points and has outscored opponents by 20.4 points per game.
NC State averages 10.7 made 3-pointers per game, 4.2 more made shots than the 6.5 per game Liberty allows. Liberty has shot at a 54.7% clip from the field this season, 11.2 percentage points above the 43.5% shooting opponents of NC State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Paul McNeil averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Wolfpack, scoring 12.2 points while shooting 35.6% from beyond the arc. Darrion Williams is shooting 53.9% and averaging 16.7 points.
Decker is scoring 19.6 points per game and averaging 2.9 rebounds for the Flames. Kaden Metheny is averaging 14.1 points.
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