RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — ACC leading scorer T.J. Warren scored 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead North Carolina State over Florida State 74-70 on Wednesday.
The Wolfpack (14-7, 4-4 Atlantic Coast) held on at the end after Warren fouled out with 1:36 remaining and his team holding a 72-68 lead. Florida State’s Okaro White made two of four free throws but NC State got a tip in by Desmond Lee (11 points, and five of the Pack’s final 7) with 12.1 seconds left to hang on for its third straight win.
White led Florida State (13-7, 4-4) with 20 points, while Ian Miller added 17 and Aaron Thomas chipped in with 12. The Seminoles shot 43 percent as a team and went 7 of 19 from beyond the arc.
N.C. State led 39-33 at the break and went up by as much as eight in the second half.
