Stanford Edges North Carolina State in ACC Thriller

RALEIGH, N.C. (Interstat) — Ebuka Okorie scored 33 points to lead Stanford to an 85-84 victory over North Carolina State in a men’s basketball game Saturday at Lenovo Center. The Cardinal held off a furious second-half rally by the Wolfpack, which outscored Stanford 50-48 after halftime. Stanford improved to 20-11, while North Carolina State fell to 19-12. Ven-Allen Lubin led the Wolfpack with 17 points. A crowd of 18,922 watched the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup, where Stanford overcame a pregame spread that favored North Carolina State by eight points. The combined score fell under the projected total.