Burns' 31 points propels N.C. State past Wake Forest 79-77

1 of 10 Wake Forest guard Tyree Appleby (1) moves around the defense of North Carolina State guard Breon Pass (10) in the first half of an NCAA col...

January 29, 2023
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1 of 10 Wake Forest guard Tyree Appleby (1) moves around the defense of North Carolina State guard Breon Pass (10) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — D.J. Burns Jr. scored a career-high 31 points and Jarkel Joiner scored 17 and North Carolina State rallied down the stretch for an exciting 79-77 win against Wake Forest on Saturday. The Wolfpack secured the win despite shooting just 7 for 16 from the foul line.