Here are some photos from last Thursday night's thrilling one-point win over No. 19 Clemson.
Sophomore guard Markell Johnson returns to the NC State bench after his indictment for felonious assault was dismissed. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
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Johnson has not been at PNC Arena since NC State was upset by UNC Greensboro on Dec. 16, the first of six games he sat out while his court case was handled. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Sophomore center Omer Yurtseven battles Clemson junior big man Elijah Thomas for a rebound. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Head coach Kevin Keatts notched his third win over a top 25 opponent in his first season at NC State. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Keatts and the Pack avenged a 16-point loss to Clemson on Dec. 30. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Fifth-year senior guard Sam Hunt exemplified the hustle on Thursday, willing to go between the opponent's legs for a loose ball. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Even as the ball gets away from him, Hunt continues to battle for it. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Fifth-year senior guard Allerik Freeman was one of just two NCSU players to score in double digits. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Senior forward Abdul-Malik Abu celebrates the highlight of the game, a thunderous one-handed dunk. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Freshman guard Lavar Batts Jr. provided a big spark off the bench with five steals, a new career-high. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Freshman guard Braxton Beverly turned it over just once in 32 minutes. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Freeman finished the game with 14 points. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Redshirt junior wing Torin Dorn hustles and dives for a loose ball on the floor. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Keatts takes a moment during a break in the action to chat with Batts. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Yurtseven gets one of his four blocks, one off his career high. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Batts drive against Clemson grad transfer Mark Donnal. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Johnson (left) was joined on the bench by freshman guard Blake Harris, who transferred in this week from Missouri. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Freeman drives for a shot. His 16 field goal attempts were second most on the team. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Fifth-year senior post player Lennard Freeman gets one of NC State's 11 steals. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Freeman shoots around the basket. He finished with five points. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Abu drives to the basket. He finished with six points. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Keatts expresses his frustration after a missed defensive assignment. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Beverly tries to sneak a shot past the Clemson defense. He finished with seven points and five assists. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Freeman tries to drive again. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Yurtseven scored a career-high 29 points. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Keatts makes a point with Freeman late in the game. (Kevin Keatts)
Yurtseven showed off a variety of moves while going 12 of 18 from the field, including 5 of 6 on threes. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Keatts leads the huddle late in the game. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
A smiling Yurtseven dunks home the last of his career-high 29 points. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Yurtseven lets out a scream after his dunk. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
Torin Dorn (2) and the Wolfpack celebrate after Clemson senior guard Gabe DeVoe (10) missed a potential game-tying free throw with 0.2 seconds left. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)
