NC State rallies past ETSU, wins 77-63

N.C. State rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat East Tennessee State 77-63 in Raleigh, improving to 2-0 under first-year coach Justin Gainey. Preston Edmead led the Wolfpack with 20 points and a career-high 10 assists, while Paul McNeil Jr. scored 16 and helped seal the win with a four-point play late in the game. A 15-0 run put N.C. State ahead, and the Wolfpack finished strong as ETSU fell to 0-2.