North Carolina State bigman Omer Yurtseven scored a career-high 19 points and collected 11 rebounds as the Wolfpack defeated Penn State 85-78 as part of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
Yurtseven was one of four NC State players in double figures as Allerik Freeman (17), Sam Hunt (14) and Leonard Freeman (10) helped with the heavy lifting. But it was Yurtseven’s strong second half to spark the Wolfpack (6-2) to end a three-game losing streak.
The sophomore center scored 12 points in the second half as NC State held off a late run by Penn State in the final three minutes.