National Basketball Association
N.C. State 75, Wake Forest 72
When: 12:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Tim Kelly, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
N/A
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman guard Maverick Rowan heated up from long range in the second half and finished with 24 points as North Carolina State defeated Wake Forest 75-72 on Tuesday afternoon in the opening game of the ACC Tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
The Wolfpack (16-16) advances to Wednesday afternoon's second-round game against fifth-seeded Duke.
Wake Forest missed three potential tying 3-point shots in the last 10 seconds.
Guard Anthony Barber added 22 points for No. 12 seed N.C. State.
Rowan, who had six points at halftime, connected on three 3-point shots during a span of less than two minutes down the stretch. He then was fouled on a 3-point attempt, making two of those free throws for a 70-63 edge with 2:11 left, marking the largest margin of the game.
Guard Codi Miller-McIntyre's three-point play with 1:06 left helped the Demon Deacons close within 70-67.
Barber answered with two free throws for N.C. State.
But when Wake Forest guard Mitchell Wilbekin was fouled on 3-point shot with 33 seconds left, he converted three free throws to trim the deficit to 72-70. Again, Barber responded with a pair of foul shots.
Freshman guard Bryant Crawford racked up 19 points and forward Devin Thomas had 12 points and 12 rebounds for No. 13 seed Wake Forest (11-20). Miller-McIntyre finished with 14 points in his last college game and guard Mitchell Wilbekin had 11 points.
It became a scoring duel between freshman Rowan and Crawford during a stretch of the second half.
Wake Forest led 34-33 at halftime of a game that was close throughout. The teams split in the regular season, both winning at home.
The Demon Deacons were eliminated in the first round for the second year in a row.
Top Game Performances
| Wake Forest |
|
N.C. State |
|
Bryant Crawford 19 |
Scoring |
Maverick Rowan 24 |
|
Bryant Crawford 6 |
Assists |
Anthony Barber 6 |
|
Devin Thomas 13 |
Rebounds |
Abdul-Malik Abu 9 |
|
Mitchell Wilbekin 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Barber 6 |
|
Bryant Crawford 6 |
Steals |
Beejay Anya 2 |
|
Devin Thomas 3 |
Blocks |
Caleb Martin 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wake Forest
|
72 |
37.3 |
8-24 |
14-21 |
17 |
43 |
6 |
9 |
16 |
| N.C. State
|
75 |
41.7 |
10-23 |
15-23 |
12 |
37 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
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