Warren's career-high 41 lift NC State over Pittsburgh

T.J. Warren scored a career-high 41 points and N.C. State surged past Pittsburgh 74-67 on Monday night.

Warren's eighth 30-point game of the year gave the Wolfpack's flagging NCAA tournament hopes a needed boost. N.C. State (18-12, 8-9 ACC) won for just the second time in its last six games, riding Warren for much of the second half.

Josh Newkirk led Pitt (22-8, 10-7) with a career-high 20 points but the Panthers had no answer for Warren.