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Yurtseven Helps NC State Top Penn State, 85-78

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Omer Yurtseven had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and North Carolina State held on to beat Penn State 85-78 on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Al Freeman scored 17 points while fellow graduate transfer Sam Hunt added a season-best 14 and hit four of the Wolfpack's season-high 10 3-pointers.

N.C. State (6-2) hit 8 of 10 free throws in the final minute to snap the two-game losing streak that followed its upset of then-No. 2 Arizona last week in the Bahamas.

Lennard Freeman finished with 10 points and Torin Dorn added 12 rebounds for the Wolfpack.

Tony Carr scored 29 points on 12-of-25 shooting for Penn State while Lamar Stevens finished with 13 points and Shep Garner added 10.

In losing for the second time in three games, the Nittany Lions (6-2) - who usually thrive on generating steals - instead had 18 turnovers, including two in the final minute.

The Wolfpack never trailed in the second half and led by 13 with just over four minutes to play before Penn State rallied, closing to 79-76 on Lamar Stevens' stickback with 43.1 seconds remaining.

After Markell Johnson hit a free throw with 41.4 seconds left, the Nittany Lions threw the ball away on their next trip downcourt.

Braxton Beverly hit two free throws with 30.9 seconds left to stretch it to 82-76, and after Carr hit a jumper, Johnson added two more to make it a six-point game. Carr was called for an offensive foul with about 10 seconds left and Beverly iced it with a free throw with 4.7 seconds left.

BIG PICTURE

Penn State: The Nittany Lions lost their first true road game of the season. Carr continued his scoring tear, but Penn State couldn't get much from another of its key scorers. Mike Watkins, a 10.3-point scorer, finished with eight on 4-of-10 shooting, but did have 14 rebounds.

N.C. State: The Wolfpack took care of the hallmarks of first-year coach Kevin Keatts' uptempo system - shooting 3s and forcing turnovers. They have forced an average of 22.4 takeaways in their five home games, and even Yurtseven got into the 3-point-shooting act, knocking down three of them.

UP NEXT

Penn State: Begins Big Ten play on Saturday at Iowa.

N.C. State: Plays host to South Carolina State on Saturday.

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