National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
N.C. State 80, Wake Forest 55
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 13, 2011
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Les Jones, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 12576

C.J. Leslie returned from a one-game suspension with an inspired performance, leading North Carolina State past host Wake Forest 80-55 Sunday in a battle of the bottom two teams in the ACC.

Leslie, a freshman forward who was benched last week against Duke for breaking an undisclosed rule, had 19 points, including a handful of dunks, to go along with eight rebounds.

The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the Wolfpack (13-11, 3-7 ACC) and completes a season sweep of the Demon Deacons (8-17, 1-9 ACC), who have dropped four straight since posting their only conference win on Jan. 29.

Tracy Smith added 20 points and eight boards for the Wolfpack, who led by eight at half, extended the lead to 18 with 10 minutes to play and cruised to an easy victory.

Travis McKie led Wake Forest with 15 points.
Top Game Performances
 
N.C. State   Wake Forest
Tracy Smith 20 Scoring Travis McKie 15
Lorenzo Brown 7 Assists C.J. Harris 6
C.J. Leslie 8 Rebounds Travis McKie 7
C.J. Leslie 5 Free Throws Made Carson Desrosiers 2
Ryan Harrow 2 Steals Tony Chennault 1
Richard Howell 2 Blocks Carson Desrosiers 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
N.C. State 80 55.9 4-10 10-14 22 32 4 7
Wake Forest 55 38.9 3-11 10-12 9 24 2 4