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Louisville Falls 79-63 to NC State - Recap

NC State grabbed a 79-63 win over Louisville on Wednesday, behind a 24-point effort from Terquavion Smith at KFC Yum! Center.

NC State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +6.0-point spread as underdogs.

Jericole Hellems had 19 points for NC State and Dereon Seabron chipped in with 15 points. Dereon Seabron had 5 assists for them, while Dereon Seabron was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.

Louisville got 22 points from Sydney Curry in a losing cause and another 13 points from Dre Davis. Mason Faulkner contributed 4 assists for them, while Sydney Curry had 10 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed NC State were victorious, as the score was 35-28 at the break.

Louisville had a 31-27 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

NC State heads into a battle against Duke. Louisville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.