The first half of Saturday’s game between N.C. State and Wake Forest remained close throughout, as the Wolfpack took a 44-43 lead into halftime.
Four Wolfpack players were in foul trouble. Terry Henderson, Omer Yurtseven, Dennis Smith Jr., and BeeJay Anya all had two fouls each. Yurtseven and Henderson had to sit early in the game, but that gave Abdul-Malik Abu a chance to be the agressor for N.C. State.
Abu was the leading scorer at halftime with 17 points. He was 8 for 11 from the floor with 4 rebounds. Smith added 6 points and had 9 asssits.