Guard Anthony Barber scored 29 points as North Carolina State pulled away from a tie in the final minutes to defeat Northeastern 72-66 on Tuesday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.

With the score knotted at 57-57 with less than four minutes remaining, North Carolina State guard Caleb Martin made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions for his first points of the game.

Guard Maverick Rowan's 16 points -- 14 in the second half -- and forward Abdul-Malik Abu's 10 points and 12 rebounds helped lift the Wolfpack (10-3) in the team's last nonconference game. North Carolina State has a six-game winning streak.

Barber shot 11-for-20 from the field.

Forward Quincy Ford scored 15 points, guard David Walker had 13 points and guard Caleb Donnelly added 12 points for Northeastern (8-5), which played the first of three games in the state of North Carolina in a five-day period.

Northeastern, which was aiming for its second victory against an Atlantic Coast Conference team this season, was outrebounded 39-28.

North Carolina State led 27-25 at halftime despite shooting 32.3 percent from the field.

The Wolfpack's 12-0 run in the second half created a 50-41 lead before Northeastern, which finished with 11 3-point baskets (and 13 2-point buckets), responded.