...yet. Top-ranked Duke saw its 18-game winning streak snapped by No. 21 North Carolina State on Sunday night as Marcus Melvin scored 18 points and Julius Hodge made two clutch free throws with 7 seconds left in a 78-74 victory. The win moved...

...State when Julius Hodge gets to practice his shimmy after key baskets. Hodge scored a career-high 26 points and Marcus Melvin added 18 as the Wolfpack found its offense in the nick of time to beat South Carolina 76-64 Sunday night. The Wolfpack...

...in the second half Sunday while Josh Powell scored 17 on 8-for-8 shooting as the Wolfpack beat Clemson 78-56. Marcus Melvin added 15 points for the Wolfpack (12-5, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won for the fourth straight time...

...Freije scored 11 points from there to lead the comeback. The rally was aided when Smith drew an intentional foul on Marcus Melvin with 1:51 to play. Smith hit the foul shots to bring Vanderbilt within 71-67, and Mario Moore followed it up...

...That's just something throughout the season we've been emphasizing and tonight everybody was around the rim," said Marcus Melvin, who finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds. "(There) was possessions where we got maybe three, four, five...

...lead with free throws. Hodge made 8-of-15 shots from the floor and was 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. Marcus Melvin added 15, including a pair of 3s, for the Wolfpack before fouling out with 2:46 left. Scooter Sherrill finished...

...less. The Wolfpack, 17-11 and fighting for their NCAA Tournament life, scored the next seven points - five from Marcus Melvin - to pull ahead for good. In that span, Georgia Tech had one turnover, one missed field goal and a missed free throw...

...less. The Wolfpack, 17-11 and fighting for their NCAA Tournament life, scored the next seven points - five from Marcus Melvin - to pull ahead for good. In that span, Georgia Tech had one turnover, one missed field goal and a missed free throw...

...In Orlando, Fla., the Wolfpack overcame a slow start to beat Sun Belt Conference champion Louisiana-Lafayette. Marcus Melvin scored 20 points, and the Wolfpack (21-9) survived a subpar performance by Julius Hodge, the ACC Player of the...

...said. "We contested every shot, and that made it difficult for them to shoot." He must have been talking about Marcus Melvin, who was just 2 of 10 from 3-point range. Still, Melvin's 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play cut Clemson's...