US EditionMcNeil Jr.'s 28 lead NC State over Wake Forest 96-78
Paul McNeil Jr. scored 28 points with six 3-pointers as NC State improved to 16-6 and 7-2 in ACC play, winning their fourth straight game.
- At Joel Coliseum on Saturday, N.C. State defeated Wake Forest 96-78, with Paul McNeil Jr. scoring 28 points and Darrion Williams adding 20.
- Leading at the break, N.C. State built a 49-31 halftime lead after the game was moved up over two hours due to a winter storm, with McNeil and Williams each scoring 14.
- State's hot shooting powered the win, with N.C. State Wolfpack shooting 54% overall and 57% from 3-point range while Paul McNeil Jr. was 8 of 12 from the field and perfect at the line.
- Wake Forest, meanwhile, lost its fourth straight game despite Juke Harris scoring 31 points, while N.C. State will travel to SMU on Tuesday.
- The win positions N.C. State Wolfpack to continue their best ACC start in 20 years, complementing McNeil with Darrion Williams, Ven-Allen Lubin and Tre Holloman's key contributions.
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Wake Forest Men’s Basketball lost yet again in embarrassing fashion on Saturday by 18 points to in-state rivals NC State. This was a game that many considered a “must-win” if the Demon Deacons wanted to make the postseason. With a final score of 78-96, it looks like the Deacs won’t be dancing this March. Their fourth straight loss puts Wake Forest firmly in 15th place in the ACC. Anything could happen in the final nine games of conference play…
Pack Completes Season Sweep of Wake Forest with 96-78 Win in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team (16-6, 7-2 ACC) completed a season sweep of Wake Forest (11-11, 2-7 ACC) with a 96-78 win at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on a snowy Saturday in Winston-Salem.
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