Ven-Allen Lubin helps NC State cruise past Campbell

Ven-Allen Lubin had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his 19th career double-double and North Carolina State opened the Justin Gainey Era with an 83-64 victory over Campbell on Monday in Raleigh, N.C.

The 6-foot-9 Lubin was perfect from the floor, making all eight field goal attempts, including three 3-pointers. He led the ACC with a 66.8 field goal percentage a year ago, when he made three treys in 34 games.

The Wolfpack took control with a 28-3 run over the final 11 minutes of the first half for a 41-19 lead. They led by as many as 35.

Rashawn Inglemon scored 20 points, Lance Waddles had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Nordin Kapic had 11 points and seven rebounds for Campbell, who are rebuilding under first-year coach Jimmie Williams.

Darius Adams scored 16 points, Christian Hammond had 14, Paul McNeil Jr. had 11 and Preston Edmead 10 for the Wolfpack.

Hammond, a transfer from Santa Clara, had six assists and five rebounds. Lubin had four assists and Hammond and Edmead made two 3-pointers apiece.

North Carolina State shot 53.6 percent from the field and made 11 of 25 3-pointers.

Campbell shot 37.1 percent and was 7 of 30 from distance.

The Wolfpack have won 32 of their last 33 home openers against nonconference opponents, falling only to William & Mary in the 2015-16 opener in that stretch

They Wolfpack are 13-1 against Campbell, all games played in Raleigh. They are 74-4 against nonconference opponents in regular season home games since the 2016-17 season.

Gainey is the Wolfpack's third coach in as many seasons, following Kevin Keatts and Will Wade.

Hammond had North Carolina State's only field goal in the first five minutes before Lubin opened an 8-0 run with two consecutive dunks and added a jumper to give the Wolfpack their first lead, 11-10, with 13:09 left in the first half.

Edmead made two 3-pointers and Lubin and Hammond added one apiece when the Wolfpack used a 21-0 run to take a 34-16 lead with 5:34 left in the first half.

The Wolfpack held Campbell to one field goal in the final 11:19 of the first half, when the Camels missed 20 of 21 field goal attempts.

The Wolfpack were picked to finish eighth in the 18-team Atlantic Coast Conference in the preseason media poll.

--Field Level Media