Washington finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Tar Heels (11-6, 4-1 ACC), who have won 20 of the last 26 games against the Wolfpack (9-7, 2-3) in Raleigh. UNC led by nine points late in the second half before N.C. State made a charge to tie the game at 61 with just under two minutes left.

Elliot Cadeau found Washington for a two-handed dunk with 24 seconds left and Washington swatted away Jayden Taylor’s potential game-tying layup before grabbing the rebound as the final buzzer sounded.

Here are some observations from the latest meeting between UNC and N.C. State.

NC State’s Marcus Hill, UNC’s Ian Jackson were the scoring stars

In their first games as part of the UNC vs. N.C. State rivalry, Marcus Hill and Ian Jackson put on a show for their squads. Hill, a Bowling Green transfer, finished with 20 points and nine rebounds. Jackson, a freshman from the Bronx, had 21 points, including five 3-pointers. In a game that didn’t feature a lot of good offense, Hill and Jackson were great.