UNC, N.C. State Pick Up ACC Road Wins

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UNC, N.C. State Pick Up ACC Road Wins

Jan 11, 2006

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Both UNC and N.C. State hit the road Tuesday and picked up some key ACC wins.

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No. 18 North Carolina State headed north and topped the 15th-ranked Boston College Eagles

78-60

. The Eagles are now 0-3 in their new league.

Cedric Simmons scored 17 points on 6-for-6 shooting, Cameron Bennerman scored 14 points and Tony Bethel went 4-for-6 from 3-point range with seven rebounds for N.C. State (13-2, 2-1).

The Wolfpack lost to North Carolina on Saturday to snap a seven-game winning streak. They play four ranked teams in a span of six games, finishing with No. 1 Duke next Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Tar Heels went to Blacksburg and survived a close game with Virginia Tech

64-61

. Freshman Tyler Hansbrough scored 20 points -- four in the final 1:07 -- and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (10-2, 2-0 ACC) to their 18th consecutive victory over the Hokies.

Wyton Witherspoon, making his first start of the season, had 17 points for Virginia Tech (10-6, 0-3), which failed to come up with a rebound after several misses by the Tar Heels in the final minute. Deron Washington's 3-point attempt from the right corner at the buzzer to tie hit the front of the rim.