RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lorenzo Brown scored 13 points to help North Carolina State defeat Fairleigh Dickinson 77-67 on Saturday.
Scott Wood scored all 12 of his points in the second half for the Wolfpack (4-1), who made six of their first seven 3-point attempts after halftime. DeShawn Painter tied a career high with 12 points for N.C. State.
Wood made four 3-pointers in the first seven minutes of the second half, including three in a four-possession span to douse a rally by the Knights.
Terence Grier scored a career-high 23 points to lead Fairleigh Dickinson (0-3). Mathias Seilund had 13 points and Mike Scott added 11 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Knights.
Fairleigh Dickinson opened the second half with a 9-3 run to cut N.C. State’s lead to 42-38 with 16:25 remaining, but the Wolfpack answered with a 10-0 run that included the start of Wood’s 3-point flurry.
