NC State returns home, gets much-needed win over UNC Asheville

Ven-Allen Lubin scored 23 points with 12 rebounds and North Carolina State earned a 75-63 home victory against UNC Asheville on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.Quadir Copeland supplied 13 points and eight assists for the Wolfpack (6-3), while Matt Able also had 13 points off the bench.NC State lost three of its previous four games before playing at home Saturday for the first time since Nov. 17.Kameron Taylor scored 20 points for UNC Asheville (4-5), while Justin Wright added 16 points and DJ Patrick made five 3-point shots on the way to 15 points. Toyaz Solomon had 12 points for Bulldogs, who fell to 0-4 in road games.NC State won with a 23-0 advantage in bench points.Lubin finished 9 of 11 from the field and was good on all five free-throw attempts as part of his second double-double of the season.NC State held a 35-33 halftime lead and began the second half with a 9-1 run to take a 44-34 lead with 15:44 remaining. Lubin notching six of those nine points along with a Copeland 3-pointer.

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