N.C. State forced 17 Wake Forest turnovers and scored 29 points from the Deacs’ miscues. It also out-rebounded the Demon Deacons, 36-22, including 15 on the offensive end for 13 second-chance points. Wake averages 27 rebounds per game in conference play, ranking last in the ACC. That number will drop after its rough outing against its rival.

No. 17 NC State takes on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons after Aziaha James scored 25 points in the Wolfpack's 85-57 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies.

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BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest plays No. 17 NC State after Rylie Theuerkauf scored 21 points in Wake Forest's 69-59 win over the Boston College Eagles. The Demon Deacons are 7-6 in home games. Wake Forest is 5-5 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 15.7 turnovers per game.

Wake Forest continued its drive for a spot in the NCAA tournament thanks to a hard-fought win over rival North Carolina at Joel Coliseum.

North Carolina dropped a critical road game at Wake Forest on Tuesday, another loss among a season of close-but-not-quite finishes for the Tar Heels.

Wake Forest political science professor John Dinan chimed in on the remarks and what they might mean for people in the west still recovering from Helene.

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Cameron Hildreth scored 20 points as Wake Forest won its sixth straight game, beating visiting North Carolina 67-66 on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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One bright spot for the Tar Heels is five-star freshman Ian Jackson has broken out over the last month. The shooting guard tallied just six points on 1-for-8 shooting against Stanford but had dropped 18+ points in his previous seven contests, averaging 22.7 ppg over that span.