Paul McNeil Jr. scores 21, N.C. State ties season high with 19 3s in 113-69 rout of Florida State

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Paul McNeil Jr. scored 21 points, making five of North Carolina State’s 19 3-pointers, Darrion Williams added 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Wolfpack beat Florida State 113-69 on Saturday. The game matched two of the ACC’s top three 3-point teams, both averaging double-figure makes from the arc, but only the Wolfpack was hot Saturday, tying a season high with their 19 3-pointers on 35 attempts for 54% to the Seminoles’ 5-of-23 for 22%. The Wolfpack scored the first 11 points of the game and made 11 of 21 3-pointers in the first half to lead 56-31. Thomas Bassong scored 14 points to lead FSU.