DENTON, Texas DJ Funderburk and Manny Bates combined for 35 points on 15-of-17 shooting and North Carolina State defeated Davidson 75-61 in a first round NIT game on Thursday night.
Funderburk matched his season high with 21 points, hitting 8 of 10 shots and grabbing seven rebounds. Bates went 7 for 7 for 14 points and had seven rebounds.
Jericole Hellems added 13 points for the Wolfpack (14-10), who improved to 11-2 in the first round of their 13 NIT appearances. They will face in the winner of Friday s game between Buffalo and Colorado State in the second round next Thursday.
Luka Brajkovic scored 15 points for the Wildcats (13-9), who are now 3-9 in nine NITs. Hyunjung Lee added 13 points, Kellan Graby 12 to surpass 2,000 for his career, and Michael Jones 11.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. No. 8 Syracuse (16-8, 9-7 Atlantic Coast) shot No. 9 NC State (13-10, 9-8) out of Greensboro Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon, starting its ACC Tournament run hot.
Led by Buddy Boeheim (27 points on 6-for-12 3-point shooting), the Orange shot 14-for-29 from 3 (48.3%), nearly a season-high. Its 89 points were the second-most against an ACC opponent all season.
Syracuse did what it had to on Wednesday. Whether it’s enough to vault the Orange into the field of 68 remains to be seen as No. 1 Virginia awaits in the next round.
Here are three takeaways from Syracuse’s 89-68 second round ACC Tournament victory:
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