RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Wolfpack of NC State took out the Hokies of Virginia Tech 90-86 in OT behind Scott Wood's 22 points.
C.J. Leslie pumped in 16 points, while Richard Howell grabbed 16 rebounds to go along with his 10 points for the Wolfpack (18-7, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference).
The preseason league favorite is currently a bubble team who needs to go deep into the ACC Tournament to make it to the NCAA's
The nations leading scorer Erick Green dropped a cool 29 for the Hokies to no avail.
Lorenzo Brown's play was critical down the stretch as he scored six of his 15 in over-time, made key free throws and a big steal from Green with about 20 seconds left to help seal the game.
The Pack take on Florida State on Tuesday, February 19.
