Omer Yurtseven’s red-hot shooting allowed the Wolfpack to hold off a late Clemson rally and claim another ranked victim on Thursday night.
Yurtseven scored 29 points, sinking five 3-pointers along the way, as NC State topped No. 19 Clemson 78-77 in ACC basketball before a crowd of 17,526 at PNC Arena.
Coupled with last Saturday night’s 96-85 win over No. 2 Duke, the Wolfpack (12-5, 2-2 in ACC) has two consecutive wins over top-25 teams and three this season.
Yursteven made 12 of 18 shots against Clemson (14-2, 3-1) to reach a career-high scoring total. The Wolfpack shot just 41.