N.C. State wins fifth straight, beats Notre Dame 80-69

<p>SOUTH BEND, Ind. &mdash; Cam Hayes scored a career-best 20 points, Dereon Seabron had career highs with 17 points and 13 rebounds, and North Carolina State beat Notre Dame 80-69 on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>N.C. State (13-9, 9-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won five straight, its longest ACC win streak since the 2003-04 season. </p>
<p>Seabron, a freshman whose role increased after junior Devon Daniels was injured on Jan. 27, has started the last five games. He shot 8 of 12 from the floor and blocked three shots against the Fighting Irish. Hayes is also a freshman and has scored in double figures in four of the last five games. </p>
<p>Jericole Hellems added 13 points for the Wolfpack, who have won the last four meetings against Notre Dame. </p>
<p>Prentiss Hubb scored 14 points for the Fighting Irish (9-14, 6-11). Trey Wertz added 12 points and Juwan Durham had 10. </p>
<p>The Wolfpack built a 40-32 halftime advantage, opened the second half on a 16-7 run and led by double-digits for nearly the rest of the way. </p>
<p>The ACC announced on Wednesday the Virginia Tech at N.C. State game scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to quarantining and contract tracing review within the Virginia Tech program. </p>
<p>Norte Dame concludes its regular season on Saturday hosting No. 11 Florida State.</p>
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