RALEIGH — After picking up his first Atlantic Coast Conference victory, coach Mark Gottfried didn’t shy away from his North Carolina State team’s goal of 10 more.

C.J. Leslie had 20 points and 11 rebounds and N.C. State held on to beat Maryland 79-74 on Sunday night in their league opener.

Scott Wood scored 19 points and Lorenzo Brown added 11 for the Wolfpack (12-4, 1-0), who hit 47.5 percent of their shots — 28 of 59 — and were 21 of 24 from the free-throw line to win their sixth straight and snap the Terrapins’ seven-game winning streak.

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