Overview
- Freshman Ebuka Okorie hit five threes and logged his seventh 30-point game, tying the ACC freshman season mark.
- The Cardinal moved to 20-11 (9-9) with a fourth straight victory; the Wolfpack fell to 19-12 (10-8) with a fourth consecutive loss.
- Stanford shot 62% after halftime and finished 11-for-29 from deep, using a late burst to build a two-possession cushion.
- NC State earned a 25-8 scoring edge at the foul line, but Jeremy Dent-Smith sank clutch free throws before Paul McNeil Jr.'s 0.3-second three set the final margin.
- The ACC Tournament opens Tuesday in Charlotte, with Stanford carrying momentum as coach Kyle Smith courts Okorie to return for a second season.