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NC State Smothers Liberty 85–45 to Stay Unbeaten at Home

Relentless perimeter pressure neutralized one of the nation’s most accurate three-point teams.

Overview

  • The Wolfpack moved to 7-3 overall and 6-0 at home with the rout in Raleigh.
  • Ven-Allen Lubin and Matt Able paced balanced scoring with 13 points each.
  • Quadir Copeland contributed 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as NC State turned 17 turnovers into 21 points.
  • Liberty shot 6-for-28 from beyond the arc and was outrebounded 42-31 in its lowest scoring game of the season.
  • Tre Holloman scored all 11 of his points before halftime as NC State built a 45-19 lead, and Coach Will Wade said Darrion Williams is managing a sore shoulder ahead of a visit from No. 19 Kansas.