In what could be the last time NC State faces Maryland in an ACC game, the Wolfpack’s Ralston Turner made up for the absence of injured scoring leader TJ Warren by scoring 23 points in a 65-56 win over the Terps.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years since NC State defeated Maryland 103-100 in that classic ACC game and it’s hard to believe Maryland, a charter member of the ACC, won’t be in the league next season.

The Wolfpack faithful couldn’t resist chanting “A-C-C, A-C-C” in the last minute of the game, which saw State rally from nine down at the half and 11 down in the second half.

Warren, an All-America candidate, is the ACC’s leading scorer but couldn’t go because of an ankle injury. In steps Turner, an LSU transfer, who was hitting baskets all over the court, including from beyond the arc. Warren averages 22 points a game and Turner took over that scoring role, and then some, in a game that lifted State out of a last-place tie in the conference.