RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State lost its leading scorer during game-day shootaround. His teammates made sure they didn't lose the game as well.

DJ Funderburk scored a career-high 22 points to help N.C. State beat Appalachian State 72-60 on Sunday.

Devon Daniels added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolfpack (10-3), who made just 5 of 25 3-point attempts in their final nonconference game of the regular season.

N.C. State played without C.J. Bryce, who was inadvertently hit in the face by a teammate on the final sequence of the shootaround. The team announced before tipoff that Bryce was in concussion protocol.

"He was a little bit woozy, and we wanted to make sure that he was OK," N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts said. "That was it. I've never had anybody that this happened to on game day. It's tough because you've got to make adjustments on the fly."

One game after his first triple-double, Markell Johnson had 12 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and six assists for N.C. State.

The Wolfpack led 50-48 with 8:30 remaining and pulled away with a 12-1 run over the next four minutes. Manny Bates sparked the surge with two putbacks.

"I like the way our guys responded," Keatts said. "It was one of those games where if they weren't prepared or if they weren't mentally tough enough, we could have folded a little bit."

Justin Forrest scored 25 points to lead Appalachian State (8-5). Adrian Delph added 10 points for the Mountaineers, who shot 37% from the field.

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