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NC State Wolfpack vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Basketball
NC State
16-6
96-78
Final
Wake Forest
11-11
LJVM Coliseum

Lead tracker

NCSU leadsBiggest lead NCSU 19, WAKE 2
H1H2
WAKE leads
Team1H2HT
NCSU494796
WAKE314778

Who won: NC State 96-78

The NC State Wolfpack beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 96-78 on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at LJVM Coliseum. The NC State outscored the Wake Forest 49-31 in the 1st half. Paul McNeil Jr. led the NC State in points (28). Juke Harris led the Wake Forest in points (31).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.1Paul McNeil Jr.G
  2. 28.5Juke HarrisG
  3. 37.6Ven-Allen LubinF
  4. 47.3Darrion WilliamsF
  5. 56.9Quadir CopelandG
  6. 66.9Myles ColvinG
  7. 76.5Tre HollomanG
  8. 86.4Tre'Von SpillersF
  9. 96.4Omaha BiliewF
  10. 106.3Terrance ArceneauxG
  11. 116.3Cooper SchwiegerF
  12. 125.9Sebastian AkinsG

Team stats

NCSUWAKE
33-61FG25-53
54Field Goal %47
16-283PT7-20
57Three Point %35
14-18FT21-24
78Free Throw %88
30Rebounds27
7Offensive Rebounds5
23Defensive Rebounds22
19Assists8
6Steals5
1Blocks3
8Turnovers9
0Team Turnovers1
8Total Turnovers9
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
15Points Off Turnovers6
3Fast Break Points8
28Points in Paint30
17Fouls14
19Largest Lead2
1Lead Change1
93Percent Led1

Player of the game

Paul McNeil Jr.

NCSU · 28 PTS, 3 REB

9.1

Win probability

100%NCSU final
NCSUWAKE

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:02Matt Able

    Defensive rebound

    Matt Able Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:02Juke Harris

    Misses 27-foot three point jumper

    Juke Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper

    J. Harris · 31 PTS

  5. THREEH2 0:09
    Paul McNeil Jr.

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    P. McNeil Jr. · 28 PTS · ast T. Holloman

    Paul McNeil Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Holloman assists)

    NCSU 96 - 78 WAKE
  6. H2 0:36Sebastian Akins
    +2

    Pullup jump shot, 13 ft

    Sebastian Akins makes 13-foot pullup jump shot

    S. Akins · 8 PTS

    NCSU 93 - 78 WAKE
  7. H2 0:47Matt Able
    +2

    Driving layup

    Matt Able makes driving layup

    M. Able · 7 PTS

    NCSU 93 - 76 WAKE
  8. SLAMH2 1:12
    Cooper Schwieger

    Dunk, 2 ft

    C. Schwieger · 6 PTS · ast S. Akins

    Cooper Schwieger makes 2-foot dunk (Sebastian Akins assists)

    NCSU 91 - 76 WAKE
  9. H2 1:30Ven-Allen Lubin
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 2 of 2

    V. Lubin · 12 PTS

    NCSU 91 - 74 WAKE
  10. H2 1:30Ven-Allen Lubin
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 1 of 2

    V. Lubin · 12 PTS

    NCSU 90 - 74 WAKE
  11. H2 1:30Omaha Biliew

    Foul on Omaha Biliew

    Foul on Omaha Biliew.

    O. Biliew · 12 PTS

  12. H2 1:42Tre Holloman

    Foul on Tre Holloman

    Foul on Tre Holloman.

    T. Holloman · 11 PTS

  13. H2 1:43Omaha Biliew

    Defensive rebound

    Omaha Biliew Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 1:44Myles Colvin
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Myles Colvin makes free throw 2 of 2

    M. Colvin · 9 PTS

    NCSU 89 - 74 WAKE
  15. H2 1:44Myles Colvin
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Myles Colvin makes free throw 1 of 2

    M. Colvin · 9 PTS

    NCSU 89 - 73 WAKE
  16. H2 1:50Cooper Schwieger

    Block

    Cooper Schwieger Block.

    C. Schwieger · 6 PTS

  17. H2 1:50Ven-Allen Lubin

    Misses layup

    Ven-Allen Lubin misses layup

    V. Lubin · 12 PTS

  18. H2 2:11Juke Harris
    +2

    Layup

    Juke Harris makes layup

    J. Harris · 31 PTS

    NCSU 89 - 72 WAKE
  19. H2 2:12Juke Harris

    Offensive Rebound

    Juke Harris Offensive Rebound.

    J. Harris · 31 PTS

  20. H2 2:14Juke Harris

    Misses layup

    Juke Harris misses layup

    J. Harris · 31 PTS

  21. H2 2:31Paul McNeil Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    P. McNeil Jr. · 28 PTS

    NCSU 89 - 70 WAKE
  22. H2 2:31Paul McNeil Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    P. McNeil Jr. · 28 PTS

    NCSU 88 - 70 WAKE
  23. H2 2:31Myles Colvin

    Foul on Myles Colvin

    Foul on Myles Colvin.

    M. Colvin · 9 PTS

  24. H2 2:46Terrance Arceneaux

    Steal

    Terrance Arceneaux Steal.

    T. Arceneaux · 9 PTS

  25. H2 2:46Sebastian Akins
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Sebastian Akins bad pass turnover

    S. Akins · 8 PTS

Leaders

NCSUWAKE
Points
Paul McNeil Jr.
28
Juke Harris
31
Assists
Quadir Copeland
10
Sebastian Akins
3
Rebounds
Ven-Allen Lubin
8
Juke Harris
7

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