Led by Airion Simmons' 15 points, the Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated the California Baptist Lancers 71-65 on Thursday night. The Wildcats moved to 11-15 with the win and the Lancers fell to 14-12.
North Carolina State will try to start the season 2-0 when it hosts Abilene Christian in a nonconference clash on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.The Wolfpack (1-0) started their season Monday with a 72