NC State tips off against Syracuse at noon Saturday in the second round of the 2021 ACC Tournament on ACC Network.
Here are the live updates:
Final
Syracuse 89, NC State 68. FINAL.
Second half
Syracuse scores the first four points of the half, and the Pack picks up two early second-half turnovers. Timeout State.
Cuse leads 47-38 with 18:09 left.
Syracuse extends the run to 10-0 to begin the half off of four Pack turnovers, but Seabron saves the Pack with a much-needed steal and traditional three-point play.
A quick State miss turns into a transition four-point play for Boeheim.
Another NC State turnover triggers the under-16 timeout.
Syracuse leads 57-41 with 15:59 left.
NC State shows some life in the following four-minute stretch, but the Orange have an answer every time. 8-8 in the last four minutes.
Cuse leads 65-49 with 11:47 left.
The Wolfpack can't get a stop. Syracuse is shooting 68.8 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from three in the first 12 minutes of the second half.
Cuse leads 75-57 with 7:57 left.
Syracuse's red-hot shooting hasn't stopped.
Orange lead 86-64 with 3:49 left.
First Half
Hot start for both teams.
Syracuse leads 10-9 with 15:22 left in the first half at the under-16 official timeout.
Orange forward Quincy Guerrier leads all scorers with five points early.
After a quick Pack basket out of the break, Syracuse responds with a 12-1 run.
Timeout NC State. Syracuse leads 22-12 with 11:58 left in the first half.
Wolfpack redshirt sophomore center Manny Bates hits a bucket right out of the timeout.
Orange guard Buddy Boeheim hits three in a row from deep, but NC State guard Braxton Beverly responds with a pair from deep of his own.
Syracuse forward Marek Dolezaj hits a jumper from the baseline, but Pack guard Dereon Seabron draws a foul at the time to trigger the under-eight media timeout.
Syracuse leads 30-23 with 7:44 left in the half.
Seabron makes both of his free throws, but Syracuse scores the next seven points.
Pack guard Cam Hayes hits a three to stop the run. Cuse turns it over to trigger the under-four official timeout.
Syracuse leads 37-28 with 3:51 left in the first half.
Orange guard Kadary Richmond hits a jumper out of the timeout, but the Pack responds with a 10-4 run. Syracuse calls timeout with 1.4 seconds of a difference between game clock and shot clock.
Syracuse leads 43-38 with 26.4 seconds left.
NC State forces a shot clock violation on the final possession of the first half.
Syracuse 43, NC State 38. Halftime.
Starting lineups
NC State
G- Cam Hayes
G-Dereon Seabron
F- Jericole Hellems
F- DJ Funderburk
C- Manny Bates
Syracuse
G- Joseph Girard
G- Alan Griffin
G- Buddy Boeheim
F- Quincy Guerrier
F- Marek Dolezaj
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