NC State Wolfpack vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score on Feb 20, 2021

Jericole Hellems and Dereon Seabron each scored 14 points and visiting North Carolina State cruised after a big first half to whip Wake Forest 80-62 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.

D.J Funderburk and Cam Hayes both had 11 points Braxton Beverly added 10 points for the Wolfpack (10-9, 6-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won four of their last eight games -- two of those against the Demon Deacons (6-11, 3-11).

NC State had a solid shooting outing, hitting 8 of 19 shots from 3-point range and 14 of 19 from the free-throw line. The team shot 50 percent overall from the field.

Seabron had a stellar all-around performance, also contributing nine rebounds, four steals and three assists.

NC State's last three victories have all come in road games.

Wake Forest received 14 points from Ian DuBose. Isaiah Mucius and Daivien Williamson each added 11 points.

The Demon Deacons shot 28 percent (7 of 25) from 3-point range, with Dubose and Jalen Johnson each canning two. Wake Forest was charged with 18 turnovers and lost its third straight game.

The halftime advantage was 51-35 as the Wolfpack built a huge lead, as was the case in the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 27. NC State won that one in Raleigh, 72-67.

A 12-2 run that concluded around the midway mark of the first half put the Wolfpack in control. NC State finished the first half with an 8-2 run.

The Demon Deacons never made a sustained run in the second half after closing within 53-41 on a pair of Mucius baskets in the first two minutes of the second half. Hayes answered with a 3-pointer to launch NC State's 7-0 spurt while Wake Forest was in a four-minute scoring drought.

Wake Forest fell to 0-5 against in-state ACC competition under first-year head coach Steve Forbes. That mark also includes a home blowout loss earlier this week to Duke.

--Field Level Media