Virginia Tech 73, at North Carolina State 82

RALEIGH, N.C. (Interstat) — Quadir Copeland orchestrated a dominant offensive performance and Paul McNeil provided a critical scoring punch as North Carolina State pulled away from Virginia Tech for an 82-73 victory in Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball on Saturday afternoon at a sold-out Lenovo Center. A crowd of 19,119 watched the Wolfpack improve to 18-6 overall and 8-3 in the ACC, while the Hokies fell to 16-8 and 5-6 despite a furious second-half rally that ultimately fell short. The game’s decisive stretch came early in the second half, after Virginia Tech had clawed back from a 12-point halftime deficit.… Read more...