Pack Opens Gainey Era with 83-64 win over Campbell

Monday, November 2

Raleigh, NC

7:30 PM

NC State

1-0,0-0ACC

Campbell

0-1,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	F
Campbell	19	45	64
NC State	41	42	83

Box Score (PDF)

Ven-Allen Lubin 20 point/10 rebound double-double vs. Campbell

11/2/2026 10:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Justin Gainey era launched in dominant fashion on Monday night, as NC State rolled to an 83–64 victory over Campbell inside the Lenovo Center.

Ven-Allen Lubin led the Pack with his 19^th career double-double as he finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Orlando, Fla., native was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field, including making a career-best three three-pointers.

Lubin only made three three-pointers in 34 games last season.

In addition to scoring and rebounding, Lubin also passed out a career-best four assists.

Lubin's 8-for-8 performance is tied for the third-most makes without a miss in Lenovo Center history. That is a mark that five former NC State players have reached, including Lubin himself who went 8-for-8 last season in the Pack's win over Syracuse on Jan. 27, 2026.

Lubin was joined in double figures by four of his teammates; Darius Adams (16 points), Christian Hammond (14), Paul McNeil, Jr. (11) and Preston Edmead (10).

Like Lubin, Hammond also reset his career-high in assists as he finished with six.

As a team, NC State finished with 20 assists on 30 made field goals.

The Pack got off to a slow start, trailing 10-3, five minutes into the contest. An 8-0 run gave NC State its first lead of the 2026-27 season, 11-10, with 13:09 to play in the first half. Campbell though responded with a mini 6-2 burst to take a 16-13 lead with 11:19 remaining until halftime.

NC State turned up the defense though the rest of the half, holding Campbell to just one made field goal the rest of the period as the Pack closed the opening 20 minutes on a 28-3 run to take a 41-19 advantage into the locker room.

NC State kept the run going to open the second half as the Pack's lead quickly ballooned to 30 not even four minutes into the second half.

An Edmead lay-up with 11:46 to go gave NC State its largest lead of the game, 65-30, with 11:46 remaining.

Campbell only scored 30 points in the first 28 minutes of the game but scored 34 in the final 12 minutes of the game to slice the Pack's 35-point advantage to just 19 at the final buzzer.

Campbell was led by Rashawn Inglemon's 20 points while Lance Waddles added 19 and a team-high nine rebounds.
NC State finished the game shooting 53.6 percent from the field, including 44 percent from three-point range. The Pack missed its first six three-pointers of the game but then made 10 of its next 13 attempts as NC State finished with 11 triples.

NC State had 10 players make their program debut on Monday night, including Zymicah Wilkins who was with the team last year but did not play in any games. Wilkins finished with two points and one rebound in five minutes of action.

NC State is back in action Friday night when it hosts ETSU. Tipoff in the Lenovo Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.