Darrien Williams carries NC State past SMU in barnburner

Darrien Williams scored 25 points and Quadir Copeland had a career-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds as North Carolina State held on for an 84-83 win over host SMU on Tuesday in a wild Atlantic Coast Conference dustup in Dallas.

The Mustangs led by eight points at halftime but NC State (17-6, 8-2 ACC) rallied and swept to the front on Matt Able's 3-pointer with 10:57 to play. The Wolfpack reeled off a 20-4 run while scoring in 10 straight possessions and taking a 76-64 lead after a steal and three-point play by Terrance Arceneaux with 6...