College Basketball

Dion Waiters scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 1 Syracuse beat host North Carolina State, 88-72, on Saturday. Scoop Jardine added 16 points for the Orange (11-0), including two 3-pointers during an 11-2 spurt after the Wolfpack (6-4) fought back from a 17-point deficit late in the first half.