#9 NC State (24-5, 16-2) steamrolled SMU (10-20, 2-16) 69-45 on the road today to close out the regular season, clinching the #1 seed in the 2025 ACC Tournament. The Wolfpack’s 16 conference wins are tied for the second-most ACC wins in a single season in program history.
NC State’s defense has been smothering lately, holding opponents to under 42% shooting from the field for the fifth straight game and limiting the Mustangs to 33.9% shooting.
SMU didn’t hold the lead for a single second of the contest.
Par for the course, Senior Aziaha James tied for the team lead in scoring with 19 points (7-17 FG), hitting 4 of 9 from three-point range.