Dennis Smith Jr. led N.C. State with 15 points at Boston College on Wednesday but was the third-best guard on the floor.
Both Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman for Boston College were more effective and efficient than Smith in what turned out to be a 74-66 win by the Eagles.
Robinson, a sophomore, finished with 24 points and five assists while Bowman, a freshman, had 19 points and seven rebounds.
Smith finished with 15 points, three assists, three rebounds and three steals in 33 minutes. He missed about 2 minutes in the second half after taking an inadvertent elbow from Robinson at the 8:25 mark.