NC State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

FINAL

Jan 31, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCST	49	47	96
WAKE	31	47	78

Game Recap

McNeil Jr.'s 28 lead NC State over Wake Forest 96-78. Paul McNeil Jr. scored 28 points and knocked down six 3-pointers as N.C. State pulled away in the second half for a 96-78 win over Wake Forest on Saturday.

Player Stats

NC STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Darrion Williams	24	7-12	5-8	1-1	3	1	2	0	5	2	20
22Ven-Allen Lubin	28	5-8	0-0	2-2	8	3	0	0	0	1	12
5Tre Holloman	28	4-8	3-6	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	3	11
2Paul McNeil Jr.	36	8-12	6-8	6-6	3	2	0	0	0	2	28
11Quadir Copeland	24	3-9	0-1	2-2	3	10	2	0	1	4	8
13Musa Sagnia	11	0-0	0-0	1-4	4	0	0	1	0	1	1
3Matt Able	24	2-6	1-4	2-3	2	0	0	0	1	2	7
21Terrance Arceneaux	25	4-6	1-1	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	2	9

TOTAL	-	33-6154.1%	16-2857.1%	14-1877.8%	26	19	6	1	8	17	96

WAKE FOREST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Tre'Von Spillers	30	2-4	1-1	2-2	7	0	0	1	0	2	7
13Cooper Schwieger	26	2-3	0-0	2-3	4	0	0	2	0	1	6
10Sebastian Akins	18	3-7	0-3	2-2	2	3	0	0	2	0	8
2Juke Harris	40	11-25	3-10	6-7	7	1	2	0	2	1	31
6Myles Colvin	32	1-3	1-2	6-6	2	2	3	0	1	2	9
23Jaylen Cross	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0Omaha Biliew	25	4-6	2-3	2-2	4	0	0	0	2	3	12
7Isaac Carr	22	2-4	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	1	5	5
8Mekhi Mason	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	7-2035.0%	21-2487.5%	26	8	5	3	8	14	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNCSTWAKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by NC State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Wake Forest.
(19:52) Ven-Allen Lubin misses dunk.
(19:44) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(19:31) Myles Colvin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:29) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(19:29) Darrion Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:29) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Juke Harris misses layup.
(18:56) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:44) Paul McNeil Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:36) Darrion Williams traveling turnover.
(18:30) Foul on Tre Holloman.
(18:19) Juke Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Tre'Von Spillers Offensive Rebound.
(18:13) Tre'Von Spillers misses layup.
(18:11) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Quadir Copeland misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:00) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:43) Juke Harris makes driving layup.
02
(17:23) Darrion Williams bad pass turnover.
(17:23) Myles Colvin Steal.
(17:19) Sebastian Akins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:11) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
32
(16:19) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(16:19) Myles Colvin Steal.
(16:07) Foul on Darrion Williams.
(15:44) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (15:23) Darrion Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
62
(15:18) Sebastian Akins out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (15:05) Darrion Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
92
(14:46) Omaha Biliew bad pass turnover.
(14:46) Quadir Copeland Steal.
(14:38) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:33) Omaha Biliew Defensive Rebound.
(14:19) Juke Harris misses layup.
(14:15) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Darrion Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(13:42) Foul on Matt Able.
+1 (13:42) Juke Harris makes free throw 1 of 2.
93
+1 (13:42) Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2.
94
+1 (13:32) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 1 of 2.
104
+1 (13:32) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 2 of 2.
114
(13:31) Foul on Tre'Von Spillers.
+2 (13:24) Omaha Biliew makes layup (Isaac Carr assists).
116
(13:10) Foul on Omaha Biliew.
+1 (13:10) Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
126
+1 (13:10) Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
136
+1 (13:10) Paul McNeil Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
146
(12:49) Jaylen Cross misses layup.
(12:45) Musa Sagnia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:33) Terrance Arceneaux makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
176
+3 (12:07) Omaha Biliew makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Cross assists).
179
(11:37) Terrance Arceneaux misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:33) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Juke Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:20) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Matt Able bad pass turnover.
(10:43) Omaha Biliew misses layup.
(10:41) Musa Sagnia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:31) Darrion Williams makes layup.
199
(10:31) Foul on Isaac Carr.
+1 (10:31) Darrion Williams makes free throw 1 of 1.
209
(10:00) Sebastian Akins misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:59) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Darrion Williams bad pass turnover.
(9:39) Myles Colvin Steal.
(9:39) Foul on Matt Able.
+2 (9:34) Juke Harris makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
2011
+3 (9:14) Tre Holloman makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
2311
(9:06) Juke Harris bad pass turnover.
(9:06) Darrion Williams Steal.
(9:01) Darrion Williams bad pass turnover.
(9:01) Juke Harris Steal.
+2 (8:58) Juke Harris makes layup.
2313
+3 (8:46) Tre Holloman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
2613
(8:26) Foul on Tre Holloman.
(8:26) Cooper Schwieger misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:26) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:26) Cooper Schwieger makes free throw 2 of 2.
2614
+3 (8:07) Darrion Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
2914
(8:01) Isaac Carr bad pass turnover.
(8:01) Terrance Arceneaux Steal.
(7:42) Foul on Isaac Carr.
+2 (7:37) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Darrion Williams assists).
3114
+2 (7:14) Juke Harris makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
3116
(6:55) Quadir Copeland misses layup.
(6:46) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:46) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3316
+2 (6:41) Juke Harris makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
3318
+2 (6:23) Quadir Copeland makes layup.
3518
+3 (5:57) Tre'Von Spillers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Juke Harris assists).
3521
(5:38) Quadir Copeland misses layup.
(5:35) Cooper Schwieger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:30) Isaac Carr makes driving layup.
3523
+2 (5:06) Darrion Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Ven-Allen Lubin assists).
3723
(4:53) Cooper Schwieger misses layup.
(4:53) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Quadir Copeland misses driving layup.
(4:38) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Myles Colvin bad pass turnover.
(4:32) Quadir Copeland Steal.
(4:21) Terrance Arceneaux misses layup.
(4:17) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:10) Terrance Arceneaux makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
3923
(3:50) Juke Harris misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:48) Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:31) Juke Harris makes 28-foot three pointer.
3926
+3 (2:57) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
4226
(2:39) Foul on Paul McNeil Jr..
+1 (2:38) Omaha Biliew makes free throw 2 of 2.
4228
+1 (2:38) Omaha Biliew makes free throw 1 of 2.
4227
(2:23) Darrion Williams misses layup.
(2:23) Tre'Von Spillers Block.
(2:23) NC State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:21) Paul McNeil Jr. makes layup (Quadir Copeland assists).
4428
+2 (1:57) Isaac Carr makes layup.
4430
(1:41) Tre Holloman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Omaha Biliew misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:19) Quadir Copeland makes layup.
4630
(1:03) Omaha Biliew bad pass turnover.
+3 (0:53) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ven-Allen Lubin assists).
4930
(0:46) Foul on Quadir Copeland.
+1 (0:46) Isaac Carr makes free throw 1 of 2.
4931
(0:46) Isaac Carr misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:45) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(0:14) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:11) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Isaac Carr misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:00) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NCST

WAKE

96Points78

33-61(54.1%)Field Goal(%)25-53(47.2%)

16-28(57.1%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)27(5)

19Assists8

6Steals5

1Blocks3

8Turnovers9

17(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

19Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC

attendance: 5,821 (39.7%)

tv: ACC Extra

spread: NCST -5.5

over/under: 156.5