John Gillon carried Syracuse in regulation. Andrew White carried the Orange to its first ACC road win of the season in overtime.
Gillon, a graduate transfer from Colorado State, scored a career-high 43 points while White scored the first seven points in overtime to hand N.C. State a 100-93 loss on Wednesday night.
N.C State (14-9, 3-7 ACC) got another triple-double from freshman point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and led by as many as 15 points in the second half but Gillon wouldn’t let the Orange (14-9, 6-4) lose.
Gillon made nine 3-pointers and all 14 of his free throws to give the Orange its first ACC road win after it had lost its first four to open conference play.