Raleigh, N.C. ? Desperate for a basket, and even more desperate for a victory, North Carolina State got both from Ilian Evtimov.

Evtimov led a balanced attack with 17 points, including a clutch three-pointer, and N.C. State beat No. 8 Georgia Tech, 76-68, Sunday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Five players scored in double figures for the Wolfpack (11-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who hadn’t won since narrowly getting by Columbia last month. With a road trip to Virginia Tech and Maryland looming, another loss would have left them 0-3 in the conference for the first time in four seasons.

“We looked pretty desperate to me,” leading scorer Julius Hodge said. “We just went out and gave it our all. We got the win, and I love to win, so I don’t even want to talk about the past now.”

Cameron Bennerman finished with 16 points, and Hodge had 12 of his 14 in the second half, but Evtimov scored the biggest points. The Yellow Jackets (11-4, 2-2) scored 12 straight to get to 64-61, and N.C. State patiently ran its Princeton-style offense until Evtimov got an open look from beyond the arc.

“I just did what I’m supposed to do,” Evtimov said. “The pass came on time, on target, and I just have to make it.”

That he did, swishing the jumper to increase the margin to six with 2:14 left, and the Wolfpack hung on from there.

“Playing hard defense, and somebody hits a three-pointer, it makes you want to shut down in a way,” Georgia Tech point guard Jarrett Jack said. “But we fought hard to the end.”

With point guard Tony Bethel already on the sidelines with colitis, the Wolfpack didn’t have senior Levi Watkins (flu) for this one. That left them with eight scholarship players, and only seven played.

North Carolina State's Andrew Brackman, left, pulls down the rebound in front of Georgia Tech's Luke Schenscher during the second half. Brackman had 12 points, eight rebounds and six blocks in the Wolfpack's 76-68 victory over the No. 8 Yellow Jackets on Sunday at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C.

“We couldn’t worry about fatigue,” Wolfpack coach Herb Sendek said. “We had eight available, and we played seven.”

It was enough, with freshmen Andrew Brackman and Gavin Grant taking advantage of the increased playing time. Brackman scored 12 points — including nine of the first 11 for N.C. State — and added six blocks, and Grant had a career-high 13 points.

No. 5 Duke 80,

Virginia 66

Durham, N.C. — J.J. Redick scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half to help Duke remain one of four unbeaten Division One teams in the country, joining No. 1 Illinois, No. 2 Kansas University and No. 13 Boston College, which also won Sunday.

Shelden Williams added 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocks for the Blue Devils (13-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Duke struggled to put away the Cavaliers (9-5, 0-4), but still won for the 20th time in 22 meetings.

Sean Singletary scored 21 points to lead the Cavaliers, who fell to 0-4 in the league for the first time since the 1998-99 season, Pete Gillen’s first year as coach. Virginia has not won at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 10 years.

No. 13 Boston College 73, West Virginia 53

Morgantown, W.Va. — Jared Dudley scored 21 points, Craig Smith added 20, and Boston College earned its eighth straight road win. The Eagles (14-0, 3-0 Big East) extended the best start in school history and won their first three conference games for the first time under coach Al Skinner.

Wisconsin 62, No. 15 Mich. State 59

Madison, Wis. — Kam Taylor scored the go-ahead basket with 37.3 seconds left, and Wisconsin ran off the final 11 points to beat Michigan State, extending the longest home winning streak in Division One to 38 games. The Badgers (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) haven’t lost at Kohl Center since Dec. 4, 2002, when Wake Forest beat them, 90-80.