Ryan Agarwal drove the length of the court and converted a last-second layup to lift the Stanford Cardinal over the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday, 74-73.

Agarwal, a redshirt sophomore guard, received the inbounds pass with about 15 seconds left after a second-chance basket put the visiting Wolfpack ahead by one. He dribbled through defenders and finished at the rim with 8.1 left on the clock for the last of his nine points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

Maxime Raynaud led Stanford with 25 points and 12 rebounds in the win, which snapped a two-game losing streak for the Cardinal (16-8, 8-5 ACC). All but four of the 7-footer’s points came after halftime as Stanford flipped a 33-29 halftime deficit into a lead that grew as wide as 61-52 with 8:29 to go.

A showdown with No. 2 Duke awaits next weekend; first the Cardinal travel to Georgia Tech on Wednesday.

Wake Forest 76, Cal 66 >> Jeremiah Wilkinson had 21 points, but it wasn’t enough for Cal to cool down a red-hot Wake Forest squad Saturday afternoon.

Wilkinson made three 3-pointers and was 10 for 11 at the foul line. Jovan Blacksher had 12 points and Andrej Stojakovic scored 10. Mady Sissoko added nine points and 10 rebounds.

But Cameron Hildreth had 23 points, Hunter Sallis added 20 and Efton Reid scored 19 to lead the Demon Deacons (18-6, 10-3 ACC), who upped their win streak to three by sweeping the West Coast schools.

Wake Forest opened the road trip with a 79-73 victory over Stanford and has won 9 of its last 11 games.

Reid, Hildreth and Sallis each scored nine, accounting for all but four of Wake Forest’s 31 first-half points. Blacksher had nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from 3-point range to get Cal within two at halftime.

Wilkinson made two free throws for Cal to tie it five minutes into the second half, but Omaha Biliew answered with an inside score and Reid added a 3-pointer in an 8-0 run as Wake Forest moved in front 50-42. Wilkinson buried a 3-pointer to end the run, but that was as close as the Golden Bears would get.

Cal plays at No. 2 Duke on Wednesday.