(AP) -- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Freshman C.J. Leslie had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help North Carolina State beat Clemson 69-61 on Thursday night. Tracy Smith added 14 points for the Wolfpack (14-11, 4-7 Atlantic Coast Conference), who pushed ahead for good with a 9-0 second-half run. The win allowed N.C. State to gain some measure of revenge for last month's loss to the Tigers in which the Wolfpack blew a 19-point first-half lead. Javi Gonzalez added 11 points off the bench for N.C. State, which made 11 of 14 free throws in the final 4½ minutes to stay in control. Demontez Stitt scored 16 points to lead the Tigers (17-9, 6-6), who are fighting to position themselves for an NCAA tournament bid. Losing this one won't help on that front considering N.C. State had lost seven of nine coming in.
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