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Photos: N.C. State falls to Wake Forest on the road

kaitlin mckeown

N.C. State fell 77-59 to Wake Forest on Saturday in Winston-Salem, the team’s second consecutive conference loss this week.

Marcus Hill led N.C. State with 14 points. Senior Ben Middlebrooks returned to the lineup after missing the Wolfpack’s game against Virginia on Dec. 31.

The Wolfpack will face Notre Dame on Wednesday in Raleigh.

N.C. State’s Ben Middlebrooks is fouled as he drives to the basket between Wake Forest’s Tre’Von Spillers and Efton Reid III during the first half of the Wolfpack’s game on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Ben Middlebrooks is fouled as he drives to the basket between Wake Forest’s Tre’Von Spillers and Efton Reid III during the first half of the Wolfpack’s game on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts reacts on the sidelines during the first half of the Wolfpack’s game against Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts reacts on the sidelines during the first half of the Wolfpack’s game against Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Breon Pass exits the court following the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Breon Pass exits the court following the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Jayden Taylor drives between Wake Forest’s Juke Harris and Hunter Sallis during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Jayden Taylor drives between Wake Forest’s Juke Harris and Hunter Sallis during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis and N.C. State’s Ben Middlebrooks sprint after a loose ball during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis and N.C. State’s Ben Middlebrooks sprint after a loose ball during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill drives into the Wake Forest defense during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill drives into the Wake Forest defense during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield pressure Wake Forest’s Ty-Laur Johnson during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield pressure Wake Forest’s Ty-Laur Johnson during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill looks on during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Marcus Hill looks on during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Michael O’Connell forces a Wake Forest turnover during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Michael O’Connell forces a Wake Forest turnover during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts speaks with an official during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts speaks with an official during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Ty-Laur Johnson passes around the defense of N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles and Marcus Hill during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Ty-Laur Johnson passes around the defense of N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles and Marcus Hill during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Breon Pass reacts after knocking down a three-point basket during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Breon Pass reacts after knocking down a three-point basket during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Tre’Von Spillers blocks a shot by N.C. State’s Marcus Hill during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Tre’Von Spillers blocks a shot by N.C. State’s Marcus Hill during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts reacts to a call during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts reacts to a call during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Jayden Taylor shoots over Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Jayden Taylor shoots over Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth and N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles lunge after a loose ball during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth and N.C. State’s Dontrez Styles lunge after a loose ball during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Ben Middlebrooks contests a shot by Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
N.C. State’s Ben Middlebrooks contests a shot by Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth during the first half of the Wolfpack’s 77-59 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis reacts during the second half of the Demon Deacons’ 77-59 win over N.C. State on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis reacts during the second half of the Demon Deacons’ 77-59 win over N.C. State on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.