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Photos: NC State vs Wake Forest in college basketball action

By Ethan Hyman
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) celebrates after making the shot while being fouled during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) celebrates after making the shot while being fouled during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

Photos from the NC State men’s basketball 79-77 victory over Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.

N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) and Terquavion Smith (0) celebrate after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) and Terquavion Smith (0) celebrate after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) works his way between Wake Forest’s Andrew Carr (11) and Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) works his way between Wake Forest’s Andrew Carr (11) and Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) pulls the ball from Wake Forest’s Daivien Williamson (4) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) pulls the ball from Wake Forest’s Daivien Williamson (4) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) shoots as Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) defends during N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) shoots as Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) defends during N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) makes the basket with 38 seconds left in the game to put the Wolfpack up by 3 during N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) makes the basket with 38 seconds left in the game to put the Wolfpack up by 3 during N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s head coach Kevin Keatts hugs D.J. Burns Jr. (30) after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s head coach Kevin Keatts hugs D.J. Burns Jr. (30) after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) heads out onto the court before N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) heads out onto the court before N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) can’t believe he was called for his third foul during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) can’t believe he was called for his third foul during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Ernest Ross (24) blocks the slam by Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Ernest Ross (24) blocks the slam by Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Casey Morsell (14) blocks the shot by Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Casey Morsell (14) blocks the shot by Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) jumps from the bench after LJ Thomas hit a three-pointer during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) jumps from the bench after LJ Thomas hit a three-pointer during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) blocks the shot by Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) as N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) also defends late in the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) blocks the shot by Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) as N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) also defends late in the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) heads to the basket as Wake Forest’s Tyree Appleby (1) defends during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) heads to the basket as Wake Forest’s Tyree Appleby (1) defends during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s LJ Thomas (4), left, and D.J. Burns Jr. (30) defend Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s LJ Thomas (4), left, and D.J. Burns Jr. (30) defend Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
At the Wake Forest and NC State basketball game on Sat. Jan. 28, headphones and a microphone were placed at the broadcasting area in remembrance of Billy Packer, a Wake Forest graduate and long time television analyst, who died on January 26.
At the Wake Forest and NC State basketball game on Sat. Jan. 28, headphones and a microphone were placed at the broadcasting area in remembrance of Billy Packer, a Wake Forest graduate and long time television analyst, who died on January 26. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s head coach Kevin Keatts celebrates after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s head coach Kevin Keatts celebrates after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) shoots while being defended by Wake Forest’s Andrew Carr (11) and Davion Bradford (20) during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) shoots while being defended by Wake Forest’s Andrew Carr (11) and Davion Bradford (20) during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) and D.J. Burns Jr. (30) defend Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) and D.J. Burns Jr. (30) defend Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth (2) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) celebrates with Ebenezer Dowuona (21) after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) celebrates with Ebenezer Dowuona (21) after N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) gets to the loose ball before Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) can during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s D.J. Burns Jr. (30) gets to the loose ball before Wake Forest’s Davion Bradford (20) can during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) shoots as Wake Forest’s Andrew Carr (11) defends during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) shoots as Wake Forest’s Andrew Carr (11) defends during the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Casey Morsell (14) watches as his three-pointer goes in during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Casey Morsell (14) watches as his three-pointer goes in during the second half of N.C. State’s 79-77 victory over Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) makes a third-pointer at the end of the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
N.C. State’s Jarkel Joiner (1) makes a third-pointer at the end of the first half of N.C. State’s game against Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

This story was originally published January 28, 2023 at 2:02 PM.

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