NC State Wolfpack defeats Wake Forest 78-65

After a losing a game that was winnable, the NC State Wolfpack basketball team rebounded with a solid performance against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, one of the expected weaker Atlantic Coast Conference teams this season. This was one of those games that if the Wolfpack is to have a good season, they needed to win.

Led by senior guard Ralston Turner the team posted a 78-65 victory in both teams’ conference opener. NC State is now 7-1 overall and 1-0 in conference play. Turner had a game high 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting and 2 of 6 from beyond the three. Cat Barber scored 14 points along with Trevor Lacey’s 15 to solidify the scoring output.

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Freshmen Lennard Freeman grabbed 11 rebounds and BeeJay Anya once again showed his defensive prowess as he blocked 5 shots. The Demon Deacons (4-5, 0-1) led by first year coach and Kansas legend Danny Manning, hung tough in the first half before State surged at the opening of the 2nd half with a 13-3 run. After building the second half lead, the Pack never looked back on their way to victory.

The Deacons were led by Codi Miller-McIntyre’s 22 points and 7 rebounds in the losing effort.

RECAP: Purdue Boilermakers vs NC State Wolfpack (December 2, 2014)

The one that got away. In this year’s Wolfpack contribution to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, NC State fought hard and played well enough to win on the road against a good Purdue team.

In fact, it was the Wolfpack’s FIRST road game of the season and was an overall positive outing. In the end, a few mistakes down the stretch and some inexperience in key possessions cost the Pack a win. Trevor Lacey scored 15 and Kyle Washington came up big as he scored a career-high 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds.

UP NEXT:

Charleston Southern (5-2) at PNC Arena (December 12, 2014) 7:00 pm on ESPN3

BOWL UPDATE:

If you don’t already know, NC State (7-5) was rewarded for a decent season and a strong finish with a trip to St. Petersburg, Florida to play the University of Central Florida Knights (9-3) in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl on Friday, December 26, 2014 @ 8:00pm.

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