NC State looked like a dominant force in the first half against Syracuse, but barely held on to defeat the Orangemen 33-25.
The Wolfpack scored on 4 out of their 5 offensive possessions in the first half (missing an easy field goal on the other one).
Carson Wise connected on field goals from 26 and 48, Reggie Gallaspy and Jaylen Samuels both picked up rushing touchdowns, and Ryan Finley threw a perfect over the shoulder touchdown pass to Stephen Louis.
The Wolfpack took a 26-7 lead into half time.
Syracuse came out and forced the NC State offense to punt on three consecutive drives, and put 10 points on the board.