RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Anthony ''Cat'' Barber scored a career-high 37 points and North Carolina State to beat Winthrop 87-79 on Friday night.
Freshman Maverick Rowan added a season-best 17 points and Caleb Martin had 11 for the Wolfpack (4-2). They shot 47 percent and pulled away down the stretch for their second-straight win.
Barber was 19 of 22 from the free-throw line in surpassing his previous high of 34 points set against Pittsburgh last March.
He scored 10 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes to give the Wolfpack just enough of a cushion against the Eagles, who never got closer than four points in the final few minutes.