Deon Thompson scored 20 points and North Carolina ended its longest losing streak in six years by beating host North Carolina State, 77-63, on Tuesday night.

Larry Drew II scored 18 points for the Tar Heels (13-7, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who ended their first three-game losing streak under coach Roy Williams. They also finally earned their first road win, something they desperately needed to do if they had any hopes of regrouping in the final month of the regular season.

North Carolina shot 51 percent and held the Wolfpack scoreless for more than 8 minutes in the second half, helping the Tar Heels build a 17-point lead in front of a stunned home crowd for N.C. State.

Tracy Smith scored 20 points for the Wolfpack (13-8, 2-5), who couldn't follow up last week's upset of Duke with another win against a nearby rival.

Boston College 75, Clemson 69: Reggie Jackson scored 18 points and dished out seven assists to lead the host Eagles over suddenly slumping Clemson.

Corey Raji had 14 points and Rakim Sanders added 11 for Boston College (12-9, 3-4), which shot 56 percent from the field.

Trevor Booker led the Tigers (15-6, 3-4) with 19 points and eight rebounds. Jerai Grant added 12 points for Clemson, which dropped its third straight game.

Clemson, which had lost its past two games - against Georgia Tech and No. 8 Duke - entered out of the Top 25 for the first time since mid-December.

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