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Demon Deacons Down NC State 34-30 - Match Report

The Wolfpack had no answer for Demond Claiborne on Saturday as the Demon Deacons rolled to a 34-30 win at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Wake Forest was an underdog by +4.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 52.5.

Demond Claiborne rushed for 136 yards, while Hank Bachmeier added 20 yards in the win. Micah Mays Jr. and Horatio Fields added 48 and 46 receiving yards respectively.

Kendrick Raphael rushed for 48 yards for NC State, while Jordan Waters added 33 yards. CJ Bailey threw for 272 yards for the Wolfpack, while receivers Justin Joly and Wesley Grimes had 73 and 46 yards respectively.

Wake Forest lost the offensive yardage battle to NC State 419-315 yards in Saturday's game. NC State had more first downs as that total ended up 28-21.

The time of possession battle favored NC State as their offense was on the field for 35:52, longer than the 24:08 of their opponents.

Wake Forest heads into a 7 battle against Clemson. NC State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Syracuse.