NC State ends the game on an 11-0 run that propels them past Wake Forest

By: Zack Adams

1/18/18

RALEIGH -- In the midst of the second winter storm of the year, Wake Forest (8-10, 1-5) traveled from Winston-Salem to Raleigh where they met NC State (13-6, 3-3) on Thursday night. The Wolfpack picked up their third straight home victory on Thursday as they took down the Demon Deacons, 72-63.

Wake Forest led NC State 63-61 with 4:29 to play in the ballgame. 7'1" junior center Doral Moore's dunk would be the final two points that Danny Manning's team would account for Thursday. NC State would exploded on an 11-0 run in the final 4:29 to lock up their third ACC victory on the season, all of which have came at home.

NC State would go 7/12 from the foul line in the final 4:29 that ended up icing the contest. Also in the run, Markell Johnson and Torin Dorn would knock down jumpers as well.

Torin Dorn also sunk a clutch three, plus the foul against then #2 Duke in the Pack's 96-85 home upset back on Jan. 6. Dorn must have "ice in his veins" because he knocked down the free throw to complete the four point play that put NC State up 91-80 with 1:06 to play in that one.

Omer Yurtseven had himself a second straight 20+ point performance at home. The sophomore scored a career high, 29 points (5/6 from three) last Thursday against then #19 Clemson in NC State's 78-77 victory. Tonight, Yurtseven scored a game high 22 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Markell Johnson added 13 off the bench in his first game at PNC Arena since Dec. 2. Torin Dorn finished with 11 and Braxton Beverly also had a stellar game with 10 points and nine assists.

Bryant Crawford came off his 21 point performance in Wake's 89-71 loss at Duke Saturday with an 18 point night in Raleigh. Crawford did not shoot the ball well from the floor as the junior shot 5/18 (27.7%) but he did go a perfect 8/8 from the foul line. Doral Moore added a double-double as he scored 15 points and grabbed ten rebounds.

Next up for NC State is another home date with yet another Top 25 opponent. #25 Miami (FL) travels to Raleigh for a Sunday tilt with the Pack. Tip-off for that one is set for high noon, or 12:00. It will not get any easier for Danny Manning and his Deacons as they will go through their own "ACC Gauntlet" over their next six games. It all will start Sunday night when they host #2 Virginia (6:00), who just downed Georgia Tech tonight in Atlanta, 64-48. #5 Duke, at Louisville, Florida State, #20 Clemson, and at #25 Miami (FL) will round out this six game stretch. Lucky for them, four of those six games will be at "The Joel" in Winston-Salem.