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Lubin and Able score 13 points apiece to help N.C. State rout Liberty 85-45

Lubin and Able score 13 points apiece to help N.C. State rout Liberty 85-45 | iNFOnews.ca
NC State's Alyn Breed (7) controls the ball with Liberty's Colin Porter (0) reaching in during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Ven-Allen Lubin and Matt Able each scored 13 points to help N.C. State rout Liberty 85-45 on Wednesday night.

N.C. State moves to 7-3 and 6-0 at home, and hosts No. 19 Kansas on Saturday.

The Wolfpack had a 16-point advantage midway through the first half and led 45-19 at the break. Lubin scored six points during a 15-1 run to open the second for a 60-20 lead. Tre Holloman scored all 11 of his points in the first half for the Wolfpack. Quadir Copeland also finished with 11 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists. Darrion Williams added nine points and eight boards.

N.C. State shot 52% (31 of 60) overall and scored 21 points from 17 turnovers.

JJ Harper and Brett Decker Jr. scored 12 points apiece for Liberty (6-3).

N.C. State is 3-0 in the series. Its previous meeting was a 94-60 win on Dec. 11, 2004.

Up next

N.C. State: hosts No. 19 Kansas on Saturday

Liberty: plays at home against Midway on Tuesday

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Lubin and Able score 13 points apiece to help N.C. State rout Liberty 85-45 | iNFOnews.ca
NC State’s Tre Holloman (5) looks to pass while battling Liberty’s Colin Porter (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Lubin and Able score 13 points apiece to help N.C. State rout Liberty 85-45 | iNFOnews.ca
NC State’s Darrion Williams (1) celebrates a basket against Liberty during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Lubin and Able score 13 points apiece to help N.C. State rout Liberty 85-45 | iNFOnews.ca
Liberty’s Ryan Jones Jr. (21) controls the ball in a battle with NC State’s Alyn Breed (7) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Lubin and Able score 13 points apiece to help N.C. State rout Liberty 85-45 | iNFOnews.ca
Liberty’s Zach Cleveland, center, tries to regain control of the ball against NC State’s Ven-Allen Lubin (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

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