It wasn’t pretty, unless you are a N.C. State fan — if you are a Virginia Tech fan, cover your eyes, close your ears, because the No. 21 ranked Hokies’ who were wanting that respect from the AP voters, absolutely got routed by the Wolfpack in their second road test of the season.
Dennis Smith Jr. and North Carolina State certainly proved they know how to respond to a loss. Smith had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists on the night for just the second triple-double in program history. The Wolfpack’s Terry Henderson finished with 22 points and Malik-Abdul Abu finished with 20 as N.