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NC State Routs Wake Forest 96-78, Extends Best ACC Start in 20 Years

Hot perimeter shooting powered by Quadir Copeland's playmaking broke the game open for the Wolfpack.

Overview

  • NC State improved to 16-6 and 7-2 in the ACC with a fourth straight win, sweeping the season series in Winston-Salem.
  • The Wolfpack hit 16 of 28 from three, including 9 of 15 before halftime, to build an early double-digit cushion.
  • Paul McNeil Jr. scored 28 points and Darrion Williams added 20, while Copeland delivered 10 assists.
  • Wake Forest fell to 11-11 and 2-7 in ACC play as Juke Harris led all scorers with 31 points in the defeat.
  • Wake played without starting point guard Nate Calmese, who is out indefinitely with an ankle injury, and the tip was moved to noon due to a winter storm.