Junior forward Abdul-Malik Abu was dejected as he came out of the locker room after N.C. State’s 93-88 loss to Wake Forest Saturday.
He was quieter than normal. He answered questions with his head down. His team had just lost a close game it could have won, marred by questionable calls that often went the Demon Deacons’ (12-7, 3-4 ACC) way.
The questionable calls weren’t the reason the Wolfpack lost the game, however. The Wolfpack (13-7, 2-5 ACC) at times had mental lapses on defense, and couldn’t contain John Collins’, the Demon Deacons’ 6-10, 235-pound sophomore forward.