The NC State men's basketball team used a hot-shooting first half, and downed Akron, 66-45, in the Pack's first game of the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday afternoon.

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Senior forward Dennis Horner, who has suffered with tendinitis in his knees throughout his basketball career, is playing pain-free this year, thanks to a cutting-edge treatment he received this summer.

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No. 6/4 North Carolina (4-0) will face off against No. 24 Syracuse (3-0) in the finals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic tonight. Carolina beat No. 15 Ohio State 77-73 in the late game after Syracuse vanquished No. 12 Cal, 95-73. Carolina has a 4-2 record against Syracuse with the first meeting coming in the 1957 NCAA Tournament in the Regional Final. That is actually Carolina's only win over Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament - the Tar Heels lost to the Orange in 1975 in the second round, 78-76, and then again in 1987 in the Regional Finals, 79-75. Carolina is 3-0 in regular-season meetings against Syracuse.

Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals on Thursday night.

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NC State will travel to Daytona Beach, Fla., this weekend and compete in the 2009 Glenn Wilkes Classic being held at the Ocean Center Arena.

Al-Farouq Aminu had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Wake Forest pull away early in the second half and beat High Point 83-60 on Wednesday night.

Wake Forest continues non-conference play on Wednesday night when it hosts High Point at 8 p.m. Join the WakeForestSports.com live blog for updates, beginning at 7:45 p.m.

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No. 6/4 North Carolina (3-0) will face off against No. 15 Ohio State (2-0) in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. The winner will play either Syracuse or Cal in the finals. Carolina is entering into a stretch of facing five ranked teams in its next eight games. Carolina leads the all-time series with Ohio State, 9-2. Carolina has also won 11 of its last 12 games against Big Ten teams.

It was an injury-plagued week for the former Demon Deacons playing in the National Basketball Association. Josh Howard, Chris Paul and Tim Duncan all missed time due to injuries this past week.

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Wake Forest is set to welcome in Triad-rival High Point for the teams' first meeting in nine seasons. The Demon Deacons and Panthers will tipoff at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.

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Wake Forest sophomore forward Al-Farouq Aminu has been named the ACC Player of the Week after averaging 24 points and 11 rebounds in the Demon Deacons' two wins last weekend.