WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Allerik Freeman scored 24 points to help North Carolina State beat Wake Forest 90-84 on Saturday.
Omer Yurtseven added 21 points for the Wolfpack (18-9, 8-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 51 percent and made 11 of 24 3-pointers.
N.C. State had lost five straight years in Winston-Salem, including last year's 30-point loss. But the Wolfpack led nearly all day, leading by 14 midway through the second half before holding off Wake Forest's late rally.
The Demon Deacons (10-17, 3-12) twice got within five on Keyshawn Woods' 3-pointers in the final 2 minutes, then closed to 86-82 on two free throws from Bryant Crawford when he was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 15.