ACC Wednesday Night Hoops

PAINTER SHOOTS GAME WINNER
(Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer)

CLEMSON 73, The Citadel (Bulldogs, 3,300 cadets, Charleston, SC) 50 – Clemson used a stingy defense and held The Citadel to 30.2 percent field goal shooting Wednesday in a road win over the Bulldogs. The game was the first played between the two schools at McAlister Field House since the 1989-90 season.

#24 FLORIDA STATE 79, Stetson (Hatters,  2,200 students, DeLand, FL) 66  – Newly ranked  Seminoles defeat visiting Stetson Wendesday at the Donald L. Tucker Center behind double-figure scoring from Deividas Dulkys, Okaro White and Bernard James.

N.C. STATE 60, Princenton (Tigers, 5, 113 students, Princeton, NJ) 58 – DeShawn Painter's turnaround jumper from the top of the key with 4.2 seconds remaining capped NC State's comeback win over Princeton at the RBC Center.

WAKE FOREST 81, Georgia Southern (Eagles, 17,525 students, Statesboro, GA) 72 – The Demon Deacons Wake Forest was held in check early, but 20-point games from both sophomore Travis McKie and junior C.J. Harris provided enough firepower to take down Georgia Southern in Winston-Salem.