The Atlantic Coast Conference is as unrelenting this season as it ever has been in No. 3 North Carolina State coach Dan Moore's 11 years on the job. Moore knows the Wolfpack know can ill afford a misstep if they want to be on top. “We said all season ‘take it one game at a time’ and you can’t let one game set you back,” said center River Baldwin, who had 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
Coleman Hawkins had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, and No. 16 Illinois thumped Syracuse 73-44 in the ACC/Big Ten.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Coleman Hawkins had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, and No. 16 Illinois thumped Syracuse 73-44 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.