ATLANTA (AP) _ Tony Akins scored 17 points and Alvin Jones and Halston Lane added 13 apiece as Georgia Tech downed North Carolina State 69-54 on Saturday.

The Yellow Jackets (15-9, 7-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a 10-0 run three minutes into the second half to overcome a 35-32 deficit and take control.

Lane started the run with a three-point play, added two free throws two minutes later and Akins capped the run on a 3-pointer for a 42-35 lead with 12:41 to play.

N.C. State (12-12, 4-8) never got closer than five points the rest of the way as the Wolfpack lost for only the second time in the last 10 games in the series. Anthony Grundy led State with 13 points and Ron Kelley added 12.

Jones also had 14 rebounds for Tech, giving him the 31st double-double of his career and his fifth in the last seven games. He also blocked five shots.

After hitting only one of its first 10 shots, the Wolfpack overcame a 9-4 deficit to build a 21-15 lead _ its biggest of the game _ on basket by Grundy 7:17 before halftime.

Tech had the last seven points in the half to take a 31-29 lead at intermission _ a 3-pointer by Akins and two layups in the final 20 seconds by T.J. Vines, first off a blocked shot by Jones, then off his own steal.