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Turner, Lacey shoot N.C. State past Tennessee

North Carolina State's Ralston Turner pulls in a rebound between Tennessee's Devon Baulkman, left, and Derek Reese during the second half of N.C. State's 83-72 victory in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014.
North Carolina State's Ralston Turner pulls in a rebound between Tennessee's Devon Baulkman, left, and Derek Reese during the second half of N.C. State's 83-72 victory in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. North Carolina State's Ralston Turner pulls in a rebound between Tennessee's Devon Baulkman, left, and Derek Reese during the second half of N.C. State's 83-72 victory in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014.

By Patrick Brown 4 min read

Tennessee appeared to be hitting its gear again as a second-half basketball team.

A pair of former guards the Volunteers faced in the SEC had the answers for North Carolina State.

In its first true road game of the season, Tennessee used a 10-0 spurt to trim a 17-point deficit to five midway through the second half, but the Wolfpack got a career-high 28 points from Ralston Turner to fend off the Vols in an 83-72 victory at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Wednesday night.

Former Alabama guard Trevor Lacey added 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists as N.C. State beat Tennessee for the second consecutive December.

“Give them credit where credit is due,” first-year Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall told the Vol Network radio broadcast after the game. “We made them shoot over half of their shots from beyond the arc, which is usually a great statistic for us.